Concordia Career:
2012: Voted Concordia's Male Athlete of the Year ... BSN All-America Third Team ... Don Hansen All-America Honorable Mention ... Daktronics All-Super Region 3 Second Team ... Don Hansen Super Region 3 Third Team ... All-NSIC South Division First Team ... named team's Bear of the Year (MVP) ... BSN Preseason All-America honorable mention and named a BSN Player to Watch for the NSIC ... named a USA Football News Central Regional Preseason All-Star ... had career-highs with 43 catches for 450 yards and five touchdowns including 10.5 yards per catch and 3.9 catches per game ... had career-highs with eight catches for 116 yards with a career-long of 51 yards in season-opener against U-Mary (9/1/12) ... had second career multi-touchdown game with two catches for 24 yards and two scores against Augustana (10/27/12) ... had three or more catches in nine games and a catch in every game ... had 40-plus yards in five games.
2011: A Daktronics All-Super Region 3 Second Team performer ... named an All-NSIC South Division Second Team selection ... earned the team Steinke Coaches Appreciation Award ... played in and started all 11 games at tight end for the Golden Bears ... a three-time CU Offensive Player of the Week ... was fourth on the team in receiving yards (387) and receiving touchdowns (3) ... recorded four receptions for 40 yards against St. Cloud State (9/10/11) ... registered a career-high 6 receptions for 67 yards against Minnesota State (9/24/11) including a career-long 28 yarder ... recorded four receptions for 57 yards at Bemidji State (10/8/11) ... had five catches for 54 yards at Winona State (10/22/11) ... had four receptions for 39 yards and 3 touchdowns against Minnesota Crookston (10/29/11), his first career touchdowns ... caught a pass in all 11 games ... had three 20-plus yard catches ... had seven games with 4-plus receptions.
2010: Named NSIC All-Academic in football and in track & field ... played in all 12 games, starting seven ... hauled in four receptions for 35 yards ... recorded first career reception for 10 yards in a win at Northern State (9/18/10) ... set career highs against Upper Iowa (11/6/10) with two catches for 14 yards ... hauled in career long 11 yard reception in Mineral Water Bowl against Pittsburg State (12/4/10). 2009: Played in eight games as a true freshman ... made one tackle at SMSU (10/17/09).
Mahtomedi High School: 2008 Most Valuable Receiver ... All-Conference ... led team with 13 sacks while playing 25% of defensive downs ... 2007-08 All-Conference Honorable Mention in basketball ... earned three letters in football, four in basketball and one in track for the Zephyrs ... named Most Valuable Lineman in 2006 ... earned Work Horse Award in basketball in 2006-07 and the Mr. Defense Award in 2007-08 ... started and played both ways in the 2007 State 4A Runner-Up Zephyrs ... an All-State and All-Conference track athlete.
Personal: Born October 8, 1990 ... son of Cheryl Thienes; and Jim and Cindy Thienes ... has five siblings: Shannon, Matt, Nick, Lynnett and Kali ... will pursue a degree in criminal justice with a minor in political science ... brother, Nick, played basketball at Bethel ... competes on CU track & field team in throws events, and was the only athlete at the 2013 NSIC Outdoor Track & Field Championships to score points in all four throws events ... holds five school records for indoor shot put (51' 11.75"), indoor weight throw (51' 3.5"), outdoor shot put (51' 4.25"), outdoor discus (157' 11") and outdoor hammer ('159' 3").
