Bio

HONORS & AWARDS
2013: Third Team All-West Region (D3football.com), First Team All-IIAC (WR), First Team All-IIAC (KR), IIAC Offensive Player of the Week (9/21 vs. UW-River Falls)
2013 Preseason: Return Specialist - First Team All-America (Lindy's), Second Team All-America (D3football.com). Receiver - First Team All-America (Cutting Edge Sports Management), Second Team All-America (USA College Football), Third Team All-America (BSN).
2012: First Team All-West Region (D3football.com, KR), First Team All-IIAC (KR), Second Team All-IIAC (WR), IIAC Offensive Player of the Week (9/23 vs. Eureka), IIAC Special Teams Player of the Week (10/7 vs. Central)
2011: First Team All-IIAC (KR), IIAC Special Teams Player of the Week (9/18 vs. Coe)
2010: Honorable Mention All-IIAC (KR)

CAREER HIGHS
Receptions: 20 (at Buena Vista, 11/3/12)
Receiving Yards: 202 (Wartburg, 9/29/12)
Receiving TDs: 3 (twice)
Rushes: 4 (Luther, 11/10/12)
Rushing Yards: 90 (at Dubuque, 10/27/12)
Rushing TDs: 1 (at Dubuque, 10/27/12)
Longest Rush: 80 (TD, at Dubuque, 10/27/12)
Kick Returns: 7 (Coe, 10/20/12)
Kick Return Yards: 177 (vs. Coe, 9/17/11)
Longest Kick Return: 93 (TD, at Eureka, 9/22/12)
Punt Returns: 5 (vs. Buena Vista, 9/25/10)
Punt Return Yards: 46 (vs. Coe, 10/23/10)
Longest Punt Return: 27 (vs. Coe, 10/23/10)
All-Purpose Yards: 283 (at Dubuque, 10/27/12)

IN THE RECORD BOOKS

• Holds Simpson career records for: kick return yards (2,601), kick returns (111) and all-purpose yards (5,687)
• Holds single-season records for: kick return yards (818, 2012) and kick returns (34, 2010)
• Holds single-game records for: receptions (20, at Buena Vista, 2012) and kick return yards (177, at Coe, 2011) ... in a tie for the single-game record for: kick returns (7, Coe, 2012)
• Ranks in the top 5 in career record books for: receiving yards (2,535, 3rd), receptions (199, 2nd) receiving touchdowns (24, 4th), receptions per game (5.40, 3rd), all-purpose yards per game (220.3, 2nd), average yards per kick return (23.40, 4th)
• Ranks in the top 5 in single-season record books for: receiving yards (1,116 in 2012, 2nd), receptions (81 in 2012, 2nd), receptions per game (8.10 in 2012, 2nd), all-purpose yards (2,203 in 2012, 2nd), kick return yards (720 in 2010, 3rd), average yards per kick return (25.56 in 2012, 2nd)
• Ranks in the top 5 in single-game record books for: longest rush (80 at Dubuque in 2012, 3rd), yards receiving (202 vs Wartburg in 2012, 4th), all-purpose yards (283 at Dubuque in 2012, 2nd), longest kick-return (93 at Eureka in 2012, 2nd)

2013 | senior: Named to D3football.com All-West Region Third Team as a receiver ... earned First Team All-Iowa Conference honors as both a receiver and a return specialist ... earned fourth varsity letter ... appeared in nine games, missing a full game and part of another due to injury ... led the team with 56 catches for 717 yards and eight touchdowns ... rushed five times for 34 yards ... returned 18 kicks for 446 and a league-best 24.8 yard average ... also returned one punt for 12 yards ... surpassed 100 yards receiving four times and caught multiple touchdowns three times ... earned IIAC Offensive Player of the Week honors in Week 3 after catching eight passes for 115 yards and a touchdown in a win over UW-River Falls ... made a season-high nine catches for 107 yards and two touchdowns - including the game-winner in overtime - in a win at Coe in Week 7 ... made eight catches for 126 yards and three scores in a win at Luther in Week 10 ... closed career with 199 catches for 2,535 yards and four touchdowns ... ranks in the top four in school history in career receptions (2nd), yards (3rd) and receiving touchdowns (4th) ... before the season, was named to numerous Preseason All-America Teams, including: Lindy's (first team returner), Cutting Edge Sports Management (first team receiver), D3football.com (second team returner), USA College Football (second team receiver), and BSN (third team receiver) ... in track and field, won IIAC Championships in the 55 meters (indoors) and 200 meters (outdoors).

2012 | junior: Named to the D3football.com All-West Region First Team as a return specialist ... named First Team All-Iowa Conference as a returner and second team all-conference as a receiver ... earned third varsity letter ... started all 10 games as a wide reciver and return specialist ... one of the most explosive players in all of Division III, ranked third in the nation with 220.3 all-purpose yards per game while leading the Iowa Conference in receptions (81) and receiving yards (1,116) to go along with 10 receiving touchdowns ... had 12 rushes for 165 yards and a touchdown, including a long of 80 against Dubuque ... returned 32 kicks for 818 yards (25.6 avg), including a 93-yard touchdown return in Week 3 win at Eureka ... 80-yard run at Dubuque stands as the 3rd-longest in school history while 93-yard kick return at Eureka is the 2nd-longest at Simpson ... returned 11 punts for 104 yards ... season totals of 81 receptions, 1,116 receiving yars and 2,203 all-purpose yards all rank second in program history ... all-purpose yard mark topped the 2,123 yards compiled by 1989 DIII Player of the Year Ricky Gales and was most since 1998 ... broke the 46-year old school record for receptions in a game with 20 in Week 9 loss at Buena Vista ... named IIAC Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 23 after making 5 catches for 134 yards and 2 touchdowns to go along with a 93-yard kickoff return for a touchdown against Eureka ... named IIAC Special Teams Player of the Week on Oct. 7 after returning 2 kickoffs for 67 yards and making 7 catches for 74 yards in Week 5 win at Central ... broke the 200-yard receiving mark for the first time in Week 4 win over Wartburg, making 7 catches for 202 yards and a 76-yard touchdown ... amassed 283 all-purpose yards in Week 8 loss at Dubuque, rushing 3 times for 90 yards and a touchdown, making 7 catches for 60 yards and a touchdown and returning 6 kickoffs for 133 yards ... also a member of the track and field team.

2011 | sophomore: Named First Team All-Iowa Conference as a returner despite missing two games due to injury ... earned second varsity letter ... ranked third in the IIAC with 124.2 all-purpose yards per game, amassing 617 kick return yards, 319 receiving yards, 39 punt return yards and 26 yards rushing ... led the team in kick return yards and ranked fourth in receptions (26) and receiving yards (319) ... caught 2 touchdown passes ... named IIAC Special Teams Player of the Week (9/18) after returning 6 kicks for 177 yards - including longs of 60 and 42 - against Coe ... caught a season-high 9 passes for a season-best 127 yards against St. Olaf (9/10) ... amassed a season-high 231 all-pupose yards against Central (11/12) after making 7 catches for 88 yards and a touchdown, returning 6 kickoffs for 142 yards (long of 46) and returning 1 punt for 1 yard ... earned a varsity letter ... also a member of the track and field team.

2010 | freshman: Named Honorable Mention All-Iowa Conference as a returner ... earned first varsity letter ... ranked second in the league in both punt return average (6.9) and kick return average (21.1) ... also voted the team's Offensive MVP and Special Teams Player of the Year ... compiled 1,281 all-purpose yards (rush, rcv, pr, kr, ir), tops on the team and second in the conference ... led the team in receptions (36), receiving yards (383) and receiving touchdowns (4) ... made a season-high 7 receptions for a season-high 91 yards and a touchdown against Coe (10/23) ... also returned 4 kicks for 99 yards and 4 punts for 46 yards for 236 all-purpose yards ... returned 6 kickoffs for 158 yards with a long return of 55 yards at St. Olaf (9/11) ... also a member of the track and field team.

High School: A 2010 graduate of Central Lee High School ... coached by kent Benner and Dave McNish ... named all-district as a sophomore, junior and senior ... ended career with 2,196 yards receiving, 532 yards rushing, 27 touchdowns and 13 interceptions ... qualified for the state track meet three times, winning the 100 meters as a junior and placing third as a senior ... a four-time all-conference performer in basketball and baseball ... scored over 1,000 points in basketball and was named second team all-state as a senior.

Personal: Born Sept. 6, 1991 ... son of Doug and Donna Vogel ... majoring in athletic training and minoring in exercise science ... has two older brothers, Brandon and Ben ... Ben played basketball at Wartburg.