Southeast Missouri State University Athletics

Last updated July 22, 2015

2014: Played in four games...Completed 5-of-12 passes for 32 yards...Rushed for 33 yards and one touchdown on seven attempts...His only touchdown came on a 1-yard run in the third quarter of Southeast’s season-opener vs. Missouri Baptist (8/28)...Southeast Scholar-Athlete.

Central Michigan: Completed his redshirt-sophomore season in 2013, where he completed 13-of-27 passes for 138 yards in four games and one start...Entered the Chippewas season-opener vs. Michigan (8/31) in relief of the injured Cody Kater, throwing for 131 yards on 11-of-22 passes with one interception...A week later, he made his first career start against New Hampshire (9/7), completing 2-of-5 passes for seven yards and threw one interception...Played in the Toledo (9/21) and UMass (11/23) games, as well...Did not see game action at CMU in 2012 and was redshirted as a true freshman in 2011.
Prep: Graduated early from Ithaca High School and enrolled at CMU for the Spring 2011 semester...Was ranked No. 10 on the Detroit Free Press Fab 50 and No. 12 on the Detroit News Blue Chip lists as a prep...Led Ithaca High School to a perfect 14-0 record and Division 6 state championship in 2010...Completed 150-of-219 passes for 2,731 yards and 31 touchdowns, and ran for 1,161 yards and 21 TDs as a senior...Threw for 251 yards on 22-of-26 passes and ran for 138 yards and a state title game record five touchdowns in the Yellowjackets 45-35 win over Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central during the 2010 Division 6 state championship game...First-Team Associated Press All-State selection and was named the area’s Offensive Player of the Year by the Lansing State Journal and Mount Pleasant Morning Sun his senior season.

Personal: Born November 2, 1992...Majoring in M.A. Higher Education...Son of Steve and Judy Niznak.