2012:Academic All-GLIAC honoree...Honorable Mention All-GLIAC...Earned second varsity letter...Played in nine games with three starts...Missed three games in middle of the season with an injury...Ranked second on the team in rushing, toting the ball 103 times for 603 yards and a team-high 12 TDs...Tallied 865 all-purpose yards, averaging 96.1 all-purpose yards per game...Ranked fourth on the team in receptions with 14 for 219 yards and three TDs...Second on the team in TDs with 15...Broke the 100-yard rushing mark two times in final three games...Caught four passes for 104 yards and two TDs, while rushing six times for 41 yards and two TDs vs. Notre Dame (9/8)...Rushed 16 times for 110 yards and a a TD at Hillsdale (10/27)...Tallied 118 rushing yards and two TDs on 20 carries vs. Wayne State (11/3)...Rushed 17 times for 95 yards and three TDs at Saginaw Valley State (11/10).
2011: GLIAC Academic Excellence honoree...Earned first varsity letter...Played in all 11 games with one start...Rushed for 317 yards and four TDs on 48 carries, while hauling in 15 passes for 189 yards...Returned four kickoffs for 91 yards with a long of 37 yards...Recorded 597 all-purpose yards...Ranked third on the squad in rushing and fourth in receiving...Led team with 11 special teams tackles...Rushed four times for 40 yards and a TD vs. Tiffin (10/1)...Toted the ball 13 times for 68 yards and caught one pass for 25 yards at Northern Michigan (10/8)...Caught five passes for 70 yards and rushed one time for four yards vs. Ferris State(10/22)...Rushed for 105 yards and a TD on nine carries, while also catching three passes for 48 yards at Northwood (11/5)...Rushed nine times for 54 yards and a TD and hauled in four passes for 25 yards vs. Saginaw Valley State (11/15).
2010: Received a medical redshirt...Played in three games...Rushed for 79 yards and a TD on six carries at Tiffin (10/2)...Toted the ball seven times for 40 yards vs. Northern Michigan (10/9).
2009: Redshirted.
High School: Prepped at Geneva High School...Played for Rob Wicinski...Named IHSFCA 7A All-State at running back as a junior and senior...Rushed for 2,859 yards and 44 touchdowns as a senior...Also caught 18 passes for 266 yards and three touchdowns...Named the Geneva Republican Player of the Year...Named to the Kane County Chronicle All-Area First-Team offense...Also named Kane County Chronicle Player of the Year as a junior and senior...Named All-Western Sun Conference and was MVP of the league...Earned Chicago Tribune First-Team All-State plaudits...Earned the Walter Payton Round House Chicago Player of the Year award...As a junior, rushed for 1,743 yards and 29 touchdowns, while catching 11 passes for 239 yards and four touchdowns en route to being named Chicago Tribune Second-Team All-State.
Personal: Son of Mark Ratay and Peggy Kersting...Education major...Enjoys working out and video games.
