He’s now in his third season as a starter for the Cowboys....expected to move to right guard for his final season...has started 24 straight games at right tackle....one of the strongest players on the team and won the squad’s annual bench-a-thon two years in a row...an extremely hard worker...named to the CoSIDA all-academic all-district team last year...also Academic All-SLC two straight years....graduated with a degree in General Studies in May...

2007: started all 12 games at right tackle ...had 12 pancake blocks and 10 knockdown blocks...named the team’s player of the week in win over Portland State...helped team set school records in points per game and total offense per game...named to the CoSIDA academic all-district team and named to the Southland Conference academic team

2006: took over a starting assignment in the spring and went on to start 12 straight games

2005: earned    first  letter  as  a  backup  at   tackle

HIGH SCHOOL: four letters at Barbe High as an offensive tackle...also named to the academic all-state team

OTHER: birthdate 1/9/86...honor roll graduate in General Studies...named to SLC commissioner’s list...mother is Carolyn Ballard