NDSU

* 2017 NCAA Elite 90 Award
* 2017 MVFC President's Council Academic Award
* 2014, 2015, 2016 MVFC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award
* 2014, 2015, 2016 MVFC Honor Roll

2017 SEASON (SENIOR): Appeared in 14 of 15 games as a wide receiver and special teams player...Caught five passes for 69 yards...Made his first career reception in the season-opener against Mississippi Valley State...Had two catches in each of the wins over Robert Morris and Indiana State...Credited with five tackles, all on kickoff coverage...Earned the Missouri Valley Football Conference President's Council Academic Award...Recipient of the NCAA Elite 90 Award, presented to the student-athlete with the highest GPA at the national championship.

2016 SEASON (JUNIOR): Valuable special teams member who saw action in seven contests...Credited with tackles in the home wins over Charleston Southern and Indiana State...MVFC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award and MVFC Honor Roll.

2015 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Played in three games...Appeared in home wins over Weber State, Western Illinois and Missouri State...MVFC Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award and MVFC Honor Roll.

2014 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Appeared in three games against Incarnate Word, South Dakota and South Dakota State...Dressed for the national championship victory over Illinois State...MVFC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award and MVFC Honor Roll.

2013 SEASON (REDSHIRT): Sat out the season as a redshirt in the Bison program.
 
HIGH SCHOOL: 2013 graduate of Grygla High School...Nine-man all-state performer for Goodridge-Grygla and head coach John Wilebski...Played in MSHSL all-star game and North Dakota Shrine Bowl...Quarterback, running back and linebacker for the Chargers, who reached the Minnesota 9-man state semifinals...Rushed for 2,500 yards and 30 TDs...Passed for 576 yards and 11 TDs...Added 74 receiving yards and one TD...2012 Top of the State Conference Player of the Year...Three-time all-conference...Two-time honorable mention on Associated Press all-state team...Finished career with school record 5,200 rushing yards and 97 touchdowns...Goodridge-Grygla football compiled a 36-9 record during his career including a pair of state semifinal appearances...All-conference performer on the basketball court...Five-year section track and field participant.
 
PERSONAL: Graduated from NDSU in December 2017 with a 4.0 GPA in electrical engineering…Son of Gary and Laurie Polansky...Has three brothers, Peter, John and Timothy, and one sister, Rebecca...Peter and two aunts graduated from North Dakota State.