2012 - Earned the first Mary Card Harbaugh School of Nursing Scholarship as well as honorable mention all-academic honors on the MVFC ... Also earned the State Farm Sycamore Scholar-Athlete of the Month honor for September ... Nominee for the FCS ADA Academic All-Star Team ... Was the team's leading receiver with 34 receptions for 408 yards and four TDs, with a long pass reception of 43 yards ... Averaged 37.1 yards per game, which ranked 20th in the MVFC and also averaged 3.09 receptions per game, which ranked 21st in the league ... Had eight multi-catch games, including a season-best six receptions at Indiana and against Illinois State.
2011 - Named to the Missouri Valley Football Conference All-Academic Team ... Finished the year with 174 receiving yards on 10 catches, also catching a pair of touchdowns ... Went for a season-high of three catches and 83 yards against Youngstown State and caught a 32-yard TD against Western Illinois and a four-yard scoring pass against North Dakota State.
2010 – Played in 10 games, earning starts at the tight end position against Quincy and Youngstown State ... made one catch for 10 yards against Cincinnati.
2009 – Played in 10 contests, starting the final eight games for the Sycamores at the tight end position ... Was the team's leading receiving tight end, posting 12 catches for 105 yards, an average of 8.8 yards per catch ... Hauled in a season-long pass reception of 18 yards at Missouri State ... Tallied four catches for 51 yards at Missouri State and also posted four catches for 21 yards at South Dakota State ... Made a four-yard pass reception in his collegiate debut at Louisville ... Had two catches for 24 yards against North Dakota State.
High School – Lettered for three seasons in football ... Named Associated Press All-State Honorable Mention ... All-Wabash Valley Honorable Mention ... Took home the Student Council Athletic Award as well as the Braves Iron Award ... Offensive Player of the Year ... Member of the 2009 Wabash Valley Football Coaches Association All-Star Team ... Caught 54 passes for 727 yards with five touchdowns as a senior ... Recorded 113 total tackles, including seven for losses and four sacks ... Coached by Mark Raetz.
Personal – Born Michael Jeffery Mardis on October 16, 1990 to Steven and Brenda Mardis in Milwaukee, Wis. ... Majoring in Nursing.
