Concordia Career:
2011: Voted a team captain... played in 11 games and started 5 at defensive back for the Golden Bears... 2 time CU Defensive Player of the Week...39th in the NSIC South in total tackles (26)... 7th on the team in total tackles (44)... tied for 11th on the team in tackles for loss (2.5)... recorded 6 tackles (0.5 for loss) against Augustana (10/1/2011)... registered a season high 11 tackles against Bemidji State (10/8/2011)... recorded 6 tackles (1.0 for loss) and 2 pass breakups against Wayne State (10/15/2011)... registered 9 tackles (6 solo, 1.0 for loss) against Upper Iowa (11/5/2011).
2010: An ESPN The Magazine CoSIDA Academic All-District V Second team selection ... NSIC All-Academic ... played in 12 games while earning four starts in Concordia secondary ... named CU Special Teams Player of the Week against Winona State (10/23/10) ... produced a career-high 13 tackles with one tackle for loss in win at Minnesota Crookston (10/30/10) to earn CU Defensive Player of the Week honors ... had nine tackles in Mineral Water Bowl against Pittsburg State (12/4/10) ... also produced four tackles in win at SMSU (11/13/10) with a tackle for loss, a sack and a forced fumble ... had three tackles and a fumble recovery for touchdown in win over Upper Iowa (11/6/10) ... had at least a tackle in nine games.
2009: NSIC All-Academic ... named CU Special Teams Player of the Week against Wayne State (10/31/09), making two total tackles in the game with 1.0 tackle for a loss of seven yards ... made at least one tackle in nine off 11 games played ... had two or more tackles in five games with a career high three tackles against Winona State (9/19/09).
2008: Played in eight games primarily as a special teams player.
2007: Redshirted ... named CU Scout Defensive Player of the Week for preparations against Winona State.
Armstrong High School: Earned eight letters in three sports for the Falcons, football (2), hockey?(3) and baseball (3) ... earned all-conference and all-area honors and was named DB/LB of the year ... was all-conference in hockey and won the High School Hobey Baker Award.
Personal: Born May 1, 1989 … son of Dave and Barb Vann ... has an older brother, Grant (25) ... earned bachelor of arts degree in sports management ... graduated Cum Laude ... made Dean’s List five of six semesters of undergraduate academic career ... currently enrolled in graduate school with strategic communication management program with completion date in Spring of 2012 ... career goal is to be in the Minnesota Twins front office ... his father, Dave, was a tight end for St. Cloud State football.
