Slippery Rock University Athletics

Personal: Son of Melinda and Todd Durand … father graduated from Slippery Rock and was a member of the football team … safety management major.

2011: Played in six games ... had four receptions for 49 yards and one touchdown ... averaged 12.2 yards per catch ... made two grabs for 22 yards and one touchdown at Gannon.

High School: Lettered three times in football and four times in both basketball and track … caught 33 passes for 834 yards and 10 touchdowns as a senior ... averaged 25.3 yards per reception ... a fourth-team all-state performer in 2010 ... named the Valley News Dispatch’s Athlete of the Year as a senior … won the Northern Area Athletic Directors Association Tri-Athlete Award … as a senior, earned first team All-Allegheny Conference honors at wide receiver and second team All-Allegheny Conference accolades at defensive back … named to the Butler Eagle’s Sweet Sixteen Offense … holds the Freeport High School long jump record at 22’8” … a three-time WPIAL medal winner track (long jump, 110-meter hurdles and 300-meter hurdles … led Freeport Allegheny Conference championships in football and basketball in 2009.