Minnesota State University - Mankato Athletics

2012: Bernarde started all 14 games and made 28 career starts...For the season, he was a member of a Maverick offensive line that saw their backs rush 668 times for 3,300 yards (4.9 ypc; 235.7 ypg) and 38 touchdowns and protected their quarterbacks who have completed 166-of-291 passes for 2,370 yards and 19 touchdowns, averaging 169.3 yards per game...The 3,330 yards of rushing, 668 carries, and 38 rushing touchdowns are all the second-highest marks on the school's single-season charts, while the 2,370 yards of passing was the tenth-best tally in school history...Was a Second-Team All-NSIC South Division pick.

2011: Played in five games last season, was hampered by injury for much of the year...For the season he was employed by a Maverick offensive line which has seen nine running backs eclipse the 100-yard barrier...The Maverick offensive line saw the backfield rush for 2,292 yards and 25 touchdowns this year and throw for 2,278 yards and 20 touchdowns...MSU averaged 167.9 yards per game on the ground and 189.8 yards per game through the air.  

2010: Played three games in 2009  and was employed by the Maverick offensive line that saw its running backs rush for 1,834 yards and pass for 2,140. 2009: Made his collegiate debut on the Maverick offensive line against Truman State (8/28) and played in seven games...He helped anchor a Maverick offensive line that rushed for 2,601 yards and 34 touchdowns and protected a Maverick quarterback corps that threw for 2,169 yards and 23 scores.

2009: Made his collegiate debut on the Maverick offensive line against Truman State (8/28) and played in seven games...He helped anchor a Maverick offensive line that rushed for 2,601 yards and 34 touchdowns and protected a Maverick quarterback corps that threw for 2,169 yards and 23 scores

2008: Redshirted.

High School: Named Honorable Mention All-State by the Associated Press and the WFCA...CNI Newspapers First-Team All-Suburban...First-Team All-Waukesha County and First-Team All-Conference as a defensive lineman...As an offensive lineman, he was a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Honorable-Mention All-Area pick...Finished with 29 tackles, eight tackles for a loss, and one forced fumble...Offensively, helped anchor a line that ran for 2,700 yards, while defensively helped limit opponents to less than 100 yards rushing per game.

Personal: Son of William and Ida Bernarde...Born Nov. 14, 1989...Proposed elementary education major.