2007: Hit .278 (49-for-176) with four home runs and 35 RBI as a 2007 junior...Played in all 52 games, including 51 starts...Had seven doubles and scored 27 runs...Put together a seven-game hitting streak from April 20-29, going 10-for-20 with nine RBI...Had two other hitting streaks of five games each...Drove in a career-high four RBI after belting two home runs vs. New Mexico Highlands, Feb. 23...Went 1-for-2 with three RBI and a double vs. Colorado Christian, March 4...Went 8-for-23 with eight RBI over his first five games of the season...Posted 12 multi-hit games, including three games with three hits...Also had eight games with two or more RBI...Had one hit in one at-bat with three walks at CSU-Pueblo, March 31...Recorded 11 games with 10 or more putouts on defense...Had 355 put outs, 15 assists and eight errors at first base.

NORTHWESTERN CC: Played his 2005 freshman and 2006 sophomore seasons at Northwestern CC.

FAITH CHRISTIAN HIGH: A four-year letterwinner in baseball at Faith Christian High School, from which he graduated from in 2004...An all-State and all-Metro League selection as both a 2003 junior and a 2004 senior...Named the Eagles' Most Valuable Player as a senior...An all-Metro League pick as a 2002 sophomore...Coached by Ralph Nance...Also an all-Metro League performer in football.

PERSONAL: Born Jan. 31, 1986, to Lowell and Luanne Marner...Has a brother, Andrew, and a sister, Wendy...Enjoys hunting, fishing and snowboarding...Majoring in criminal justice at Metro State and wants to be in federal law enforcement after graduation.

Career Statistics
2007 - .278, 52 GP, 51 GS, 176 AB, 27 R, 49 H, 7 2B, 0 3B, 4 HR, 35 RBI, 24 BB, 9 HBP, 40 K, 1-2 SB
2008 - .308, 39 GP, 30 GS, 117 AB, 15 R, 36 H, 8 2B, 1 3B, 3 HR, 19 RBI, 16 BB, 1 HBP, 30 K, 1-1 SB
Totals - .290, 91 GP, 81 GS, 293 AB, 42 R, 85 H, 15 2B, 1 3B, 7 HR, 54 RBI, 40 BB, 10 HBP, 70 K, 2-3 SB