Washburn University Athletics

At Washburn:  Enters senior season seventh on Ichabods' all-time reception chart with 125 and his 1,891 career receiving yards rank eighth on the all-time chart … his 23 career touchdowns are fifth all-time.

In 2013: Appeared in seven games making six starts recording 37 catches for 388 yards earning third team all-MIAA honors … averaged 13.2 yards per catch … tied a school record with 13 receptions against Missouri Western adding a career-high 182 receiving yards with two touchdown catches … named the Ichabod skill player of the week twice.

In 2012: Sat out the season as a redshirt.

In 2011: Recorded 1,029 receiving yards on 62 receptions earning second team all-MIAA and honorable mention All-American honors starting all 13 games …his 15 touchdown receptions tied for the second-most in a single season in school history … he led the MIAA in touchdown receptions and was fifth in yards per game and eighth in receptions per game … had a then career-high 141 receiving yards against Missouri Southern with two touchdown catches and had three touchdown catches against Central Oklahoma and Northwest Missouri in back-to-back weeks … recorded an interception against Abilene Christian in the NCAA playoffs returning it from the end zone 43 yards … completed his only passing attempt of the season for 49 yards against Truman …  finished 45th in the nation in receiving yards per game … named the Ichabods’ offensive skill player of the week three times.

In 2010: Started the final five games of the season at wide receiver finishing second on the team with 374 receiving yards with 26 receptions and five touchdowns … finished second in the MIAA in punt returns averaging 11.8 per return on 17 attempts … recorded a season-high 125 receiving yards on give catches against Northwest Missouri… had five punt returns for 75 yards against Truman tallying 160 all-purpose yards.

Background:  At Raytown South High School, he was a three-year varsity letterman earning first team all-state honors as a punt returner … also a second team all-state receiver while picking up multiple all-district, all-league, all-metro and all-area honors … played in the Metro Classic All-Star football game … redshirted at Highland Community College.

Personal:  Son of Alphonzo and Shanae Beard … majoring in mass media.