Last updated August 16, 2011
2010: Saw action in all 12 games...Was in on eight tackles and had five solo stops...Returned seven kickoffs for 137 yards, averaging 19.6 yards per return...Posted a season-high 51 kick return yards and had a season-long 31-yard kickoff return vs. Eastern Kentucky (10/23)...Ranked second on the team in kick returns and kick return yards...Southeast Scholar-Athlete.
2009: Played in all 11 games...Assisted on three tackles...Returned three kickoffs for 60 yards, averaging 20 yards per return...Had a career-long 28-yard kick return at Cincinnati (9/12)...Southeast Scholar-Athlete.
2008: Had one tackle in three games before suffering a season-ending knee injury...Later received a medical redshirt...Named to the Dean’s List...Southeast Scholar-Athlete.
Prep: First-Team All-Conference running back and punter at Perryville High School ...Second-Team All-Region selection...Named All-Southeast Missourian running back...Co-Captain...Rushed for 1,157 yards and seven touchdowns on 221 carries as a senior...Ran for nearly 1,200 yards as a junior...Caught eight passes for 48 yards in 2007... Ran for 205 yards on 31 carries vs. St. Vincent High School... Coached by Rick Chastain...Ran the fastest 200-meter time in the region (22.5 seconds) and was a member of the 4x400 relay team that placed eighth at the state meet.
Personal: Born April 16, 1989...Majoring in General Studies...Son of Bill and Sherry Cottner...Both of his parents attended Southeast...Has an older brother, Kyle, who attends Missouri-St. Louis...Nickname is “Kip”.
