Central Washington University Athletics

CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY: Appeared in eight games in 2011 … Appeared in two games before suffering a season-ending injury ... Played against Dixie State on Sept. 4, 2010, and Eastern Washington on Sept. 11, 2010 ... Started against the Eagles in the Showdown on the Sound ... Granted a medical hardship for the 2010 season ... Joined the Wildcats in Winter 2010.

COLLEGE OF THE SISKIYOUS: Played two seasons of football at the College of the Siskiyous in Weed, Calif. ... Earned honorable mention all-Mid-Empire Conference honors as a sophomore offensive lineman in 2009.

MERIDIAN HIGH SCHOOL (2007): Graduated from Meridian High School in Bellingham, Wash., in 2007 ... Played four seasons of football for the Trojans and head coach Bob Ames ... Helped Meridian to the Class 1A state championship as a senior ... Also competed in baseball and track and field during his high school career.

PERSONAL: Turns 24 in September 2012 ... Born in Bellingham, Wash. ... Business major ... Parents are Terry and Darla Vander Yacht ... Has a sister, Serena.

2010 Game-by-Game Statistics
2011 Game-by-Game Statistics (medical hardship season)
2012 Game-by-Game Statistics