NDSU

HIGH SCHOOL: Five-year letterwinner in track and field at Kindred High School...Placed eighth in the 100 meters at the North Dakota state championships as a junior and senior...Also finished fourth in the 200 meters at states as a senior...Named Senior Athlete of the Year for Region I track in 2008...Holds the District 1 record in the 400...Also holds Region I record in 100 and 200...Also a two-year all-region selection in football...Earned all-state honors on the gridiron as a senior...Played in the 2008 Shrine Bowl...Also played basketball...Helped team to District 1 championship in 2007...Named defensive player of the year as a junior.

PERSONAL: Son of Gary and Janell Girodat...Has one younger brother, Cole, and one younger sister, Megan...Mother attended NDSU...Planning to major in criminal justice.