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2024 Football Roster

Grace Gallant

7 Tayven Penninger

  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 185
  • Class Senior
  • Position Defensive Back
  • Hometown Billings, Mont.
  • Highschool Skyview

Biography

2024: Second Team All-UMAC … All-UMAC Sportsmanship Team ... Academic All-UMAC … Played in nine games on the season … Totaled up 24 solo tackles and 13 tackles assists … Forced one fumble against Martin Luther (11/16) … Made a team-high 11 pass breakups on the season.

2023: Played in all 11 games … Finished with 30 tackles (16 solo), including one tackle for a loss … Led the Cougars with six pass breakups … Had an interception against Crown (10/28).

2022: Played in all 10 contests … Had 33 tackles (14 solo) on the season … Made one tackle for a loss … Broke up five passes … Blocked one kick on the year … Recovered a fumble against Greenville.

2021: Played in all 10 games on the season … Finished the year with 43 tackles (34 solo), including 2.5 for a loss … Forced a fumble against Westminster … Broke up five passes on the season.

2020-21: Played in both Spring contests ... Recorded 13 tackles (seven solo) ... Had one fumble recovery ... Had a pair of pass breakups.

Personal: Born August 28, 2001 ... Parent is Whitney ... Siblings are Cesily and Stormi
Major/Minor: Sport Management
Why did you choose Morris: I chose Morris to get out of my comfort zone of being home in Montana and to chase my dreams of playing college football and becoming a football scout.
What sports did you play in high school: Football, Track, Wrestling

Statistics

Season:
2024

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Historical Player Information

  • 22

    2020-21First Year

    Defensive Back
    5'10" 185 lbs
    22
  • 22

    2021Sophomore

    Defensive Back
    5'10" 185 lbs
    22
  • 7

    2022Junior

    Defensive Back
    5'10" 175 lbs
    7
  • 7

    2023Senior

    Defensive Back
    6'0" 175 lbs
    7
  • 7

    2024Senior

    Defensive Back
    5'11" 185 lbs
    7