* 2023 MVFC Presidents Council Academic Award
* 2020-21, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 MVFC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award
* 2019, 2020-21, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 MVFC Honor Roll
2024 SEASON (SENIOR): Returned to the Bison football program for an extra year available due to the impact of COVID-19 on the 2020 season...Played in all 16 games on the PAT and field goal unit...Listed as the backup left tackle for most of the season...Started the final three games of the year against Mercer, South Dakota State and Montana State at left guard after an injury to starting right guard
Jake Rock...Named to the Missouri Valley Football Conference Honor Roll...Earned the MVFC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award.
2023 SEASON (SENIOR): Backup offensive lineman who played in all 15 games as part of the PAT and field goal protection unit...Hero of the second round NCAA playoff win at Montana State, where he blocked a PAT in overtime to send NDSU to the quarterfinals...Named to the Missouri Valley Football Conference Honor Roll...Earned the MVFC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award.
2022 SEASON (JUNIOR): Appeared in six games on the offensive line, including playoff games against Montana and South Dakota State...Named to the Missouri Valley Football Conference Honor Roll...Earned the MVFC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award.
2021 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Appeared in two games on the offensive line...Played in home wins over Valparaiso and Indiana State...Named to the Missouri Valley Football Conference Honor Roll...Earned the MVFC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award.
2020-21 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Played one game in a backup role against Eastern Washington in the first round of the NCAA playoffs...Named to the Missouri Valley Football Conference Honor Roll...Earned the MVFC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award.
2019 SEASON (REDSHIRT): Took a redshirt year with the Bison...Did not participate in any contests...Named to the MVFC Honor Roll.
HIGH SCHOOL: 2019 graduate of Buffalo High School...Three-year letterman...Moved into a starting role his senior year...Played left tackle for coach Todd Bouman...Team bounced back from a .500 finish his junior year to go 6-2 his senior year...Also competed in hockey and track.
PERSONAL: Graduated from NDSU in May 2024 with a degree in health and physical education...Son of Erik and Tonia Poncius...Father was an offensive lineman at North Dakota...Has a brother,
Gerrit Poncius, who plays football at South Dakota.
