NDSU

Named to 1999 Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division II All-America second team … Four-time NFCA All-North Central Region (1996-97-98-99) … Led Bison to first NCAA North Central Regional title and NCAA Division II national tournament appearance in Salem, Va., in 1999 … Named the 1999 NCC Freshman of the Year … Four-time all-North Central Conference performer (1996-97-98-99) … Four-time NCC Player of the Week … Member of 1999 NCAA North Central Regional and NCC Tournament championship teams, directed by Mitch Hansen, Darren Mueller and Mike McLeod … Teams went 37-29 in 1996, 45-19 in 1997, 64-17 in 1998 and 53-12 in 1999 during career … The 1996 team posted the program's first winning record since 1982 … The 1998 team made the program's first NCAA regional appearance … Played in 262 career games … Career .381 hitter (305-800) with 33 home runs and 246 RBI … Set school single-season record with 73 RBI in 1997 … Hit .405 in 1996 with eight home runs and 42 RBI … Batted .457 in 1997 with four home runs and 73 RBI … Hit .350 in 1998 with 11 home runs and 67 RBI … Batted .327 in 1999 with 10 home runs and 64 RBI  … On the NDSU career charts, Gramenz ranks No. 1 in triples (17), No. 2 in doubles (66) and total bases (504); No. 3 in slugging percentage (.630); No. 4 in runs scored (203), hits (305) and home runs; No. 5 in games played, at-bats (800); No. 6 in batting average and stolen bases (59); No. 7 in on-base percentage (.431); No. 8 in walks (73), and No. 10 in sacrifice flies (10) … Defensively, No. 3 in fielding assists (522) and No. 10 in fielding chances (892) … Grew up in Maplewood, Minnesota, the youngest of six children to parents Mary Gramenz and Michael Gramenz … Graduated from Tartan High School in 1995 … Four-year letterwinner in softball, three-time all-conference, three-time softball MVP at Tartan, captain during senior year … Selected to the all-state and Minnesota All-Star teams in 1995 after leading the St. Paul Suburban Conference in batting … Two-year letterwinner in volleyball … Married to college sweetheart Jason for 10 years … Lives in Prior Lake, Minn., with son, Abel, and dog, Crosby … Since graduation, worked in the human services field with a focus on serving individuals with developmental disabilities in a variety of capacities … For past 10 years, worked as a social work case manager for Scott County Health and Human Services.