Minnesota State University - Mankato Athletics

2015: Played in 11 games, including four starts…Threw for 1,699 passing yards and 12 touchdowns, both of which led the team…Finished fourth on the team in rushing with 487 rushing yards…Also notched nine rushing touchdowns…Rushed for a season-high 106 yards against Winona State…Posted three rushing touchdowns against Southwest Minnesota State…Threw for a career-high 374 yards and three touchdowns against Sioux Falls…Led Minnesota State in total offense with 2,186 yards.

2014: Played in all 15 games this past season, including three straight starts…Rushed for 568 yards and three touchdowns…Threw for 1,306 passing yards and 12 touchdowns…Named the NSIC Offensive Player of the Week…Threw two touchdown passes in four games…Connected on 20-of-22 passes against Wayne State where he posted a season-high 297 passing yards…He also rushed for 91 yards and three touchdowns against the Wildcats…Named the NSIC Offensive Newcomer of the Year.

2013: Saw action in two games this past season…Tallied two rushes for 22 yards against Minnesota Crookston.

2012: Redshirted.

High School: Started and lettered as a senior and also lettered as a junior...Led the Dons to a third-place finish in the East Suburban Catholic Conference last season as quarterback...Threw for a school record 1,712 yards and was an all-state, all-area and all-conference selection...Was named team captain, the most valuable player and the most outstanding offensive back...Was also all-conference as a junior as well as the team's most outstanding offensive back.

Personal: Son of Peter and Kim Pieruccini...Born Sept. 22, 1993...Intends to major in engineering at Minnesota State.