NDSU

Plays with the first team defense during spring drills when starter Jared Essler runs track and will be the backup when fall camp opens...Veteran player who gives the Bison great quality depth...Blessed with speed...2003 SEASON (JUNIOR): Saw action in all 11 games...Charted 12 tackles, four of them unassisted...Made four stops against Concordia-St. Paul and three vs. South Dakota...Had a quarterback sack in the South Dakota game and an interception at Augustana (SD)...2002 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Lettered and played in all 10 games, recording 12 tackles and one pass interception...The interception came in the loss to Northern Colorado...Charted three tackles in the win over Minnesota State-Mankato and had two tackles in three other games...2001 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Lettered in a reserve role for the Bison, appearing in six games and recording one tackle while breaking up a pass...2000 SEASON (REDSHIRT): Sat out the season as a redshirt in the Bison football program...HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Central Valley High School where he was a two-time all-conference selection and a first team All-State pick as a senior...Second team All-State his junior season...Nine-man Player of the Year his senior season when his team went 11-1 and won the state championship...Team captain and Most Valuable Player...Ran for 987 yards as a quarterback on offense and intercepted 10 passes as a defensive back...Picked off four passes in the state title game...Also played basketball and baseball...Three-time all-region in baseball...PERSONAL: Majoring in pharmacy...Enjoys watching sports and collecting bears and plates...Family includes one older brother and one younger brother...Son of Ken and Tarra Ihry of Reynolds...Father attended NDSU.

Defensive Point Chart
Season G UT AT TT FF FR P-BU,D INT KB Pts. Sacks Penetr's
2001 6 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 10 0 0
2002 10 8 4 12 0 0 0 1 0 82 0 0
2003 11 4 8 12 0 0 0 1 0 70 1 0
Career 27 12 13 25 0 0 1 2 0 162 1 0

Pass Interceptions
Season G No. Yds. Avg. TD LG
2001 6 0 0 0.0 0 0
2002 10 1 0 0.0 0 0
2003 11 1 0 0.0 0 0
Career 27 1 0 0.0 0 0