Completed Event: Football versus #17 Kansas State on August 23, 2025 , Win , 24, to, 21

Awards and Honors
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (F10, F11, F12)
Scholar Athlete (2012)
2011
Squad member.
2010
Redshirted initial collegiate season.
High School
Was team MVP and first-team all-conference selection ... played both ways as a senior ... passed for 250 yards and two touchdowns his final prep season ... rushed for 750 yards and eight touchdowns ... had 100 yards receiving ... on defense made 75 tackles, forced two fumbles and scored a defensive TD ... earned second-team all-conference honors as a junior ... team was 7-3, falling in the first round of the state playoffs his sophomore season ... played football under head coach Keith Hanks and Angelo James ... track team captain.
Personal
Born Aug. 19, 1991 in Sioux City ... son of Mike and Debbie Ahrendt ... mechanical engineering major ... member of National Honor Society and posted a 4.0 GPA to earn Academic All-State honors.