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2018 Football Roster

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30 Colton Myles

  • Position Running Back
  • Ht./Wt. 6-0 / 196
  • Year Senior
  • Major Exercise Science
  • Hometown Richfield, Minn.
  • High School Thomas Jefferson HS

Biography

CAREER - Recorded 180 carries for 1,007 yards and eight TDs in 27 games...averaged 5.5 yards per carry and 37.3 yards per game......as member of special teams has 11 tackles, including 10 solo stops and blocked two kicks...named to All-NSIC second team in 2018...selected Academic All-NSIC in 2017 and 2018... named to the NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence in 2018 for GPA over 3.6.

2018 -  Named Academic All-NSIC for second straight year and named to NSIC Academic Team of Excellence (GPA of 3.6 or better) in 2018...named second team All-NSIC in 2018 ranking sixth in the NSIC in rushing with 117 carries for 726 yards and five TDs... ranked third in the NSIC with a 6.2 yards per carry average and averaged 66.0 yards per game for the league's top rushing attack.....had three catches for 28 yards, two punt returns for 13 yards and also blocked two kicks...twice had games over 100 yards rushing with a career-best 154 yards on 15 carries with a TD in the "Key to the City" win over Augustana on 9-22-18...also had 19 carries for 131 yards and two TDs in a win over Minot State on 9-29-18...six times had at least 64 yards rushing and twice had runs of 57 yards or longer.

2017 - Played in career-high 10 games for the 9-3 Cougars' squad that reached the playoffs for a third straight season...contributed to fifth ranked NSIC offense which averaged 381.3 yards per game, including sixth best rushing attack at 190.3 yards per game...had 47 carries for 200 yards or 4.3 yards per carry...scored two TDs and had a long run of 20 yards...had four carries for 31 yards, including season-long 20 yards in win over U-Mary on Sept. 16...had four carries for 21 yards and a TD against No. 22 Winona State on Oct. 7...recorded 15 carries for 52 yards and a TD, including tying a season-best 20-yard run in a road win over Wayne State on Thursday, Oct. 12...had 10 carries for a season-high 62 yards, including a 14-yard run, against Concordia St. Paul on Oct. 21...had three tackles on special teams in 2017...named to Academic All-NSIC squad.

2016: Played in six games for NSIC champs, including DII playoff second round game vs Harding...had 16 carries for 81 yards and a TD on the season...averaged 5.1 yards per carry...set a career high with 11 carries for 54 yards, including a 15-yard run in victory over Wayne State (11/12)...had three carries for 18 yards with a TD in win over Upper Iowa (11/5)...had career best 16-yard run against UIU.

2015: Redshirted

HIGH SCHOOL: standout performer for Thomas Jefferson High School and coach Tim Carlson in Bloomington, Minn... named the offensive MVP and a team captain...selected All-Metro West Conference in football after rushing for 1,100 yards and scoring 15 TDs rushing and four receiving TDs as a senior...standout hurdler who was named all-conference in the 300-meter hurdles and served two years as a track captain...named Academic All-Conference selection...also ran track...participated in the FCA and received the Jag Pride Award.

PERSONAL: born May 18, 1996....son of Gayle and Robert Myles...brother Rob ran track at UND...exercise science major...community service includes serving as soup kitchen every other Thursday for several years.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2015Freshman

    Running Back
    6'0" 210 lbs
  • 30

    2016Redshirt Freshman

    Running Back
    6'0" 195 lbs
    30
  • 30

    2017Redshirt Sophomore

    Running Back
    6'0" 205 lbs
    30
  • 30

    2018Senior

    Running Back
    6'0" 196 lbs
    30