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  #23 Ben Thoreson
Senior
Running Back - RB
Height: 6-1
Weight: 215
Hometown: Moorhead, Minn.
High School: Moorhead H.S. ('03)
Major: Business


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Season
Games
Rushing
Avg.
TD
Long
 
2006
10
14-56
2.9
1
13
2005
12
29-154
5.3
2
43
2004
12
31-129
4.2
-
18
2003
3
3-34
11.3
-
17
Total
37
77-373
5.9
3
43
 
Season
Games
Receiving
Avg.
TD
Long
 
 
2006
10
16-178
11.1
-
32
 
 
2005
12
10-250
25.0
3
76
 
 
2004
12
-
-
-
-
 
 
2003
3
-
-
-
-
 
 
Total
37
26-428
18
3
76
 
 

2006 - Played in all ten games for Concordia...scored one touchdown...second on the team in average receiving yards per game with 17.8...longest reception for 32 yards.

2005 - Named to the MIAC All-Conference Honorable Mention Team...played in all 12 games for the Cobbers...fifth on the team in rushing with 154 total yards and in scoring with 5 touchdowns...third on the team in receiving...longest rush for 43 yards and longest reception for 76 yards.

2004 – Played in 12 games for Concordia…rushed for 129 yards on 31 attempts…averaged 4.2 yards per carry…had one unassisted tackle for the season.

2003 – Ran for 34 yards on 3 attempts…played in 3 games for the Cobbers.

Personal: All-Conference in football…letter winner in football, wrestling, and track…son of Bryan and LeAnn…enjoys hunting, fishing, and skiing...favorite food is steak.

Why did you choose to come to Concordia? “The tradition and family like atmosphere.”

What do you like best about Concordia? “How tightly knit everyone is.”

The THORESON File:

Place I would most like to visit: Alaska

Favorite movies: Running Scared, Patch Adams

Favorite TV show: Grey's Anatomy

Favorite musical groups: Gary Allen, Red Hot Chili Peppers

Favorite book: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
The two people I would most like to meet: Gunner Mensink, Paul Boy

Nobody knows how much I like to: Go to Country Concerts

The biggest influence on my football career: My dad and Coach Horan

If I were to play another sport, it would be: Wrestling

 

 
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