NDSU

* Missouri Valley Football Conference Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award
* Missouri Valley Football Conference Honor Roll

Walk-on to the NDSU program ... Valuable contributor on special teams ... Battling back from knee injury ... 2010 SEASON (SOPHOMORE):  Limited to five games due to injury ... Made four tackles including three unassisted stops  ... Matched career-high with three tackles vs. Morgan State (9-18-10) including a pair of solos ... Received Missouri Valley Football Conference Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award ... MVFC Honor Roll ... 2009 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Received MVFC Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award ... MVFC Honor Roll ... Played in 10 games, primarily on special teams ... Had seven tackles including three solos ... Had three tackles at Indiana State (11-14-09) ... Blocked punt at Indiana State (11-14-09) that led to a touchdown ... Also returned a punt for 37 yards at ISU ... 2008 SEASON (REDSHIRT): Sat out as the season as a redshirt in Bison program ... Named to the MVFC Honor Roll... HIGH SCHOOL: 2008 graduate of Mott-Regent High School ... North Dakota 9-Man Player of the Year, all- state and all-region at Mott-Regent coached by Ron Benson ... Mott-Regent won the ND 9-Man State Championship in 2007... PERSONAL: Son of Bill and Jean Gion ... Has two brothers, Clark and Grant, and one sister, Allison ... Majoring in marketing with a minor in computer science ... Member of the Blue Key Honor Society ... Sold computers at Best Buy during the summer.

Gion’s Career Bests
Solo Tackles: 2 vs. Morgan State, 9-18-10
Assisted Tackles: 3 at Indiana State, 11-14-09
Total Tackles: 3 vs. Morgan State, 9-18-10; at Indiana State, 11-14-09