EIU 2009: Made an impact at starting quarterback in his lone season at Eastern Illinois... earned second team All-OVC honors and All-OVC Newcomer team honors... finished season 175-of-300 from 2,204 yards and 19 touchdowns... had 11 interceptions... season best game was in win over UT Martin in which he was 18-of-21 for 322 yards and four touchdowns... ranked 30th nationally in passing efficiency and 50th nationally in total offense... ranks 10th on EIU single season list in both passing attempts and passing completions... ranks tied for 10th in single season touchdown passes.
IOWA: 2008: Started two games against Maine and Pittsburgh as Iowa finished the season playing the Outback Bowl... appeared in eight games passing for 396 yards and two touchdowns... was 36-of-63 with one interception... 2007 - - Listed as first team quarterback following spring practice . . . started at quarterback and played every offensive play in opening win over Northern Illinois as offense rushed for 250 yards and gained 383 yards total offense . . . completed 12-29 passes for 133 yards and one touchdown, a five-yard toss in the second quarter . . . started at quarterback in win over Syracuse as offense gained 408 yards total offense . . . completed 23-32 passes for 278 yards vs. Syracuse, with four touchdown passes and one interception . . . scoring strikes covered 52, 36, five and six yards . . . started at quarterback and played every offensive down in loss at Iowa State, completing 12-23 attempts for 118 yards, with no turnovers . . . scored Iowa's only touchdown on 11-yard run in the third period for first career rushing touchdown . . . started at quarterback and played every offensive down in loss at Wisconsin . . . completed 17-37 passes for 169 yards and one touchdown, with no interceptions . . . also rushed eight times for 11 yards . . . scoring strike covered 21 yards with four seconds remaining in second period . . . started at quarterback and played every offensive down in loss to Indiana . . . completed 24-42 passes for 308 yards and three touchdowns, with one interception . . . scoring passes covered 33, 10 and 18 yards . . . started at quarterback and played every offensive down in loss at Penn State . . . completed 16-29 passes for 146 yards, with an 11-yard touchdown strike and no interceptions . . . started at quarterback and played every offensive down in win over 18th-ranked Illinois . . . completed 17-25 passes for 182 yards and one touchdown, with no interceptions, vs. Illinois . . . completed 20-yard scoring strike in final minute of third period for only touchdown of the game in 10-6 win . . . started at quarterback in loss at Purdue . . . completed 17-40 passes for 177 yards at Purdue, with one interception, stopping a streak of 111 passes between interceptions . . . started at quarterback and played every offensive down in double OT win over Michigan State . . . completed 5-15 passes for 53 yards and one score vs. MSU, with the TD pass covering 23 yards in the first overtime period . . . started at quarterback and played every offensive down in win at Northwestern as offense gained 299 passing yards and 369 yards total offense . . . completed 21-36 passes for 299 yards and one touchdown at Northwestern, with no interceptions . . . scoring pass covered 20 yards for Iowa's first score of the game . . . started at quarterback and played every offensive down in win over Minnesota . . . completed 14-25 passes for 157 yards and one touchdown, with one interception . . . connected with TE Brandon Myers on eight-yard scoring pass for first touchdown of the game . . . started at quarterback and played every offensive down in loss to Western Michigan as offense gained 397 yards total offense . . . completed 20-37 passes for 249 yards and three touchdowns vs. Western Michigan, with two interceptions and 45 yards on 12 rushing attempts... 2006 - - Listed as third team quarterback following spring practice . . . saw action in 41-7 win over Montana as offense gained 416 yards total offense . . . competed all three pass attempts for 19 yards vs. Montana in first action of career . . . did not see action in win at Syracuse . . . did not see action in win over Iowa State . . . did not see action in win at Illinois . . . did not see action in loss to top-ranked Ohio State . . . saw action in win over Purdue as offense reached season high marks in points (47) and rushing yards (286) . . . did not see action in loss at Indiana . . . did not see action in loss at Michigan . . . started first game of his career in Northern Illinois, leading offense to 405 yards total offense in win . . . completed 19-30 passes for 256 yards and two scores, with one interception . . . completed scoring passes of six and 10 yards, with final TD pass sealing the victory in the fourth quarter . . . did not see action in loss to Northwestern . . . did not see action in loss to Wisconsin . . . saw action in loss at Minnesota, completing 1-2 passes for 10 yards, with one interception, as offense gained season-best 546 yards total offense . . . saw action vs. Texas in Alamo Bowl, gaining one yard on two rushing attempts... 2005 - - Redshirted . . . Team Leader Award, offense.
HIGH SCHOOL: Earned all-American recognition from USA Today, SuperPrep, Rivals.com and Parade Magazine . . . named Illinois Player of the Year by Champaign News-Gazette . . . was first team all-state and all-conference as a senior . . . earned first team all-conference, all-area and all-state honors as a junior after leading prep team to second straight Class 8A state title . . . Career - - career totals include 404-774 for 6,555 yards and 69 touchdowns . . . completed 178-317 attempts as a senior for 2,874 yards and 36 touchdowns as a senior, with 11 interceptions . . . passed for 3,681 yards and 33 touchdowns, with five interceptions as a junior, completing 226-457 pass attempts . . . earned three letters in football and three letters as baseball outfielder.
PERSONAL: - - parents are Linda Freveletti and Jeff Christensen . . . member of prep Honor Roll for four years . . . father played with Cincinnati, Philadelphia and Cleveland in the NFL . . . high school coach was Bret Kooi.
