Biography
COLLEGE
- Played one season (2021) at Ferris State University after spending five years (2017-21) at the University of Maryland where he played lacrosse.Â
- Led the Bulldogs to a 14-0 record and a Division II National Championship in his lone season at Ferris State.Â
- Rushed for three touchdowns in a 58-17 win in the national championship over Valdosta State.
- Passed for 1,322 yards and 11 touchdowns and ran for 1,273 yards and 23 touchdowns in 2021.
- Played lacross at Maryland for four seasons, where he ended his career as the Terrapins' all-time record holder in career points (290), goals (202), single-season points (99), single-season goals (71), goals in a single NCAA tournament (18) and point sin a single NCAAS tournament (24).Â
- Won the 2021 Tewaaraton Award, given to the nation's best lacrosse player, equivalent to the Heisman Trophy in college football.
- Named the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year and was named first-team all-Big Ten for a third time in 2021.
- Earned first-team All-America twice (2019; 2021).
- Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors four times from 2018-21.
- Won a national championship at Maryland as a freshman.
PERSONAL
- Native of Longwood, Fla., where he attended Lake Brantley High School.
- Ran the triple option as a quarterback and compiled more than 4,000 all-purpose yards and more than 30 touchdowns over his final two seasons.
- Also lettered in lacrosse, totaling 434 career points on 236 goals and 198 assists.
- Was the third-overall recrui in the Class of 2016 for lacrosse.
- Son of Jim and Catherine Bernhardt.