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- Height:
- 6-0
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- Weight:
- 204
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- Year:
- RS-Sr.
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- Hometown:
- Emery, S.D.
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- High School:
- Bridgewater-Emery High School
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- Position:
- RB
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- Major:
- Business Finance
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- gp
- 11
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- tk
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Bio
Awards & Honors
- GPAC First Team All-Conference (2023)
- Daktronic/NAIA Scholar-Athlete (2023)
- CSC Academic All-District (2023)
- GPAC Offensive Player-of-the-Week (Oct. 1, 2023)
- GPAC First Team All-Conference (2022)
- Daktronic/NAIA Scholar-Athlete (2022)
Redshirt Senior (2023): started in all 11 games at the running back position for the Tigers and was named to the GPAC All-Conference First Team thanks to a dominant year that saw Arend pace the GPAC in rush attempts, total rush yards, rush yards per game, and finished second in rushing touchdowns ... over the course of the season Arend also became the all-time leading rusher in DWU history with his 3,831 yards ... after a dominant year last season, Arend set career high’s in rush attempts (284), yards (1,217), yards per game (110.6), touchdowns (12), receptions (34) receiving yards (300) and total touchdowns (13) ... Arend also moved into sixth all-time in career receptions with 119 ... set a new career-high with his 212 yards and five touchdowns against Mount Marty (9/30/23) which earned him GPAC Player-of-the-Week ... ran all over the No. 1 Red Raider (11/4/23) defense for 189 yards ... rushed for 100+ yards in five games and had 100+ yards from scrimmage in all but one game this year which was 93 yards against Concordia.
Redshirt Junior (2022): started all 11 games for the Tigers in the backfield and has been selected to the GPAC First Team All-Conference...Arend rushed for 1,201 yards (7th all-time in DWU history), team high 12 touchdowns (11 rushing / 1 receiving), second on the team in receptions with 33 for 189 yards and recorded nine kick returns for 234 yards (26.0 avg)...rushed for 100+ yards in six of the 11 total games...his two biggest performances came against Jamestown (9/3/22) when he rushed for career-high 198 yards and three touchdowns and against Mount Marty (11/5/22) when he had 186 yards rushing and three touchdowns...currently sits first in the GPAC in rushing yards (1,201), rushes (247) and all-purpose yards (1,624)...in the NAIA Arend is top-10 in rush yards and 3rd in all-purpose yards...finished his career with 2,619 yards rushing which is 8th all-time in DWU football history, 21 touchdowns (19 rushing / 2 receiving), 85 receptions and 672 yards receiving.
High School: Completed his career with 5,254 all-purpose yards, 2,985 rushing yards, 614 receiving yards and 55 total touchdowns ... finished with 226 tackles and 10 interceptions ... guided the Seahawks to consecutive state championship runner-up finishes with a 10-2 record his senior season and a 9-3 record his junior year ... was a two-time Argus Leader Elite-45 member, two-time 11B All-State Representative, two-time Daily Republic Player of the Year Nominee and a member of the SESD All-Conference Team three years ... a member of the National Honor Society and named to the Academic All-State Team in football ... also competed in basketball for four seasons and track for three years.
Parents: Lisa and Jeff Arend
Sponsored By:
Jeff and Lisa Arend
Emery SD
Contact: Jeff Arend
(605)-999-7684
Recent games
Season Statistics
Game Log - Passing
Game Log - Rushing
Game Log - Receiving
Game Log - Kicking
Game Log - Punting
Game Log - Returns
Game Log - All-Purpose
Game Log - Scoring
Game Log - Defense
Career Stats: Passing
Career Stats: Rushing
Career Stats: Receiving
Career Stats: Kicking
Career Stats: Punting
Career Stats: Returns
Career Stats: All-Purpose
Career Stats: Scoring
Career Stats: Defense
Splits Stats: Passing
Splits Stats: Rushing
Splits Stats: Receiving
Splits Stats: Kicking
Splits Stats: Punting
Splits Stats: Returns
Splits Stats: All-Purpose
Splits Stats: Scoring
Splits Stats: Defense
News mentions

17 TIGER FOOTBALL PLAYERS EARN DAKTRONICS NAIA SCHOLAR-ATHLETE
December 14, 2023

TURNOVERS PLAGUE TIGERS IN OFFENSIVE SHOOTOUT WITH NO. 1 RED RAIDERS
November 4, 2023

TIGERS FALL IN CLOSING SECONDS ON DEFLECTED BALL 21-17 TO CHARGERS
October 21, 2023

TIGERS SELECTED 10TH IN PRESEASON COACHES' POLL
The Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) announced the 2023 football preseason coaches' poll this morning. Coaches among the conference picked...
August 8, 2023