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Photo of Kyle Ortegren#6 Kyle Ortegren

Height: 5-10

Weight: 195

Year: Senior

Position: Wide Receiver

Hometown: Oskaloosa, IA

Majors: Elementary Education & Computer Science

Previous School: Oskaloosa High School

Finished career as Mustangs' all-time leader with 219 career pass receptions for 2,976 career yards. Was Mustangs' leading pass receiver in 17 consecutive games over stretch that covered the 2002 and 2003 seasons. Two-time NAIA All-American is also Morningside's all-time leader with 51 career kickoff returns and 1,105 career yards. Finished with career average of 21.7 yards per kickoff return. . .2005 Data- Caught 12 passes for 187 yards and one touchdown in season that was cut short by a knee injury suffered in the fourth game of the season. Made triumphant return to the field four weeks later to catch three passes for 36 yards in Mustangs' 35-13 win against Hastings College on Oct. 29, but they reaggravated the injury during the next week in practice and was lost for the duration of the campaign. Caught six passes for 113 yards in Mustangs' 52-6 win against nationally ranked Northwestern College on Sept. 10. Earned honorable mention All-GPAC honors. . .2004 Data- Earned second-team NAIA All-America and first-team All-GPAC honors. Received Mustangs' Most Valuable Offensive Player Award. Mustangs' leading pass receiver with 79 catches for 900 yards and seven touchdowns. His 79 receptions was the second highest single-season total in Morningside history, while his 900 reception yards was school's fourth highest total. Mustangs' leading receiver in seven of their 11 games. Had a season's high 13 receptions for 123 yards in Nov. 6 contest against No. 1 ranked University of Sioux Falls. Season's high of 154 reception yards and three touchdown catches came in seven-catch performance against Midland Lutheran College on Sept. 25. Had 11 receptions in NAIA National Playoff game against Saint Francis University. Le Mustangs with average of 22.1 yards per kickoff return on eight returns. . .2003 Data- Named to the first team of the NAIA All-America team to become Morningside's first-ever first-team NAIA All-American. Earned first-team All-GPAC laurels and received Mustangs' Most Valuable Receiver Award following superlative campaign where he ranked among the nation's top pass receivers. Caught 74 passes for a school-record 1,141 yards for an average of 15.4 yards per catch. His 74 catches and nine touchdown receptions were the second highest single-season totals in Morningside history. Mustangs' leading receiver in eight of their 10 games. Caught 16 passes for 188 yards against Doane College on Oct. 18 to tie Morningside's single-game record for pass receptions. His 188 reception yards against Doane was the fourth highest single-game total in Morningside history. Caught 12 passes for 184 yards, the fifth highest single-game yardage total in Mustangs' history, in the season's opener against Hastings College. Also had 100-yard games against Northwestern College (109), Midland Lutheran College (114), Nebraska Wesleyan University (154), and Dakota Wesleyan University (169). Aside from pass catching exploits, also topped Mustangs with 388 kickoff return yards. Averaged 19.4 yards per return. . .2002 Data- Mustangs' leading pass receiver wtih 54 catches for 748 yards and six touchdowns. Received Mustangs' Outstanding Receiver Award. Team's leading receiver in each of the final nine games. His 748 reception yards was the fourth highest single-season total in Morningside history, while his 54 receptions ranked sixth among Mustangs' all-time single-season bests. Posted first 100-yard game of collegiate career with six catches for 118 yards in Mustangs' 18-11 victory against Midland Lutheran on Oct. 19. Season's high eight receptions helped Mustangs upset Doane 28-25 on Oct. 26. Led Mustangs in kickoff returns with 19 returns for 439 yards for average of 23.1 yards per return. . .High School Data- 2001 graduate of Oskaloosa High School.

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