Towson University Athletics

2014 Season: Returned to the lacrosse field after leading the football team to the FCS national title game ... became eligible to play midway through the season ... saw action in four games ... scored his second career goal against Penn on April 22 ... took seven shots on the season and collected one ground ball.

2012 Season: Played in eight games and finished the year with one goal and seven shots.

As a Tiger Football Player: Four-year letter winner for Coach Rob Ambrose ... started at quarterback as a senior and led the Tigers to the 2014 FCS National Championship game ... completed 228 of 353 pass attempts with 12 interceptions ... finished with 3194 yards and 19 touchdowns in 2013 ... sat out the 2010 season as a medical redshirt ... started one of five games played in 2011 and played in one game in 2012 ... started first six games as a freshman before suffering a season-ending knee injury against Delaware ... completed 59 of 112 passes for 691 yards ... threw six touchdown passes and 12 interceptions ... earned Colonial Athletic Association Rookie of the Week award after leading Tigers to a 21-17 win over Coastal Carolina ... completed 13 of 18 passes for 132 yards and two touchdowns in five overtime victory ... missed the entire 2010 season due to injury ... played in five games as a redshirt sophomore for CAA champion Tigers ... completed 22 of 34 passes for 332 yards ... threw one touchdown with two interceptions ... started against Maryland, completing 17 of 29 passes for 217 yards ... also threw for 73 yards against Morgan State in season opener.

At Huntingtown H.S.: Four-year letter winner who attended Northern H.S. as a freshman and sophomore, St. Mary’s H.S. as a junior and graduated from Huntingtown H.S. ... scored 164 goals with 130 assists in career ... led Hurricanes to state semi-finals as a senior ... holds Northern H.S. record for points in a single season ... tallied 11 points in first round of playoffs as a freshman ... four-time all-county selection ... earned all-conference notice as a freshman and sophomore ... named as Washington Post All-Star ... three-sport standout who also played football and wrestled ... led Huntingtown to a 9-2 record and a berth in the state football playoffs as a senior ... passed for 1,700 yards and threw 17 touchdown passes as a senior for Coach Jerry Franks ... also ran for 300 yards and scored two TDs ... named honorable mention All-State in 2008 ... earned All-Southern Maryland Athletic Conference honors ... also named All-County ... quarterbacked St. Mary’s to MIAA championship and a 9-3 record as a junior ... passed for more than 2,000 yards ... threw 22 TD passes in 2007 ... led Saints to a 26-20 win over Archbishop Spalding in 2007 MIAA championship game at Unitas Stadium ... passed for 166 yards and 4 TD’s against Spalding ... named all-conference at St. Mary’s ... led Northern to a 6-4 record as a sophomore, earning All-SMAC notice.

Personal: One of nine children in family ... has four brothers and four sisters ... two brothers, Andrew and Jon, played college lacrosse at Presbyterian College ... older brother, Arthur, played football at James Madison ... sister, Katherine, was a member of the women’s lacrosse team at Pfeiffer University ... lists parents as the people he admires most ... father is Colonel Art Athens, USMC (ret.), the Dean of the Stockdale Center for Ethical Leadership at the U.S. Naval Academy ... career goal is to become a United States Marine ... favorite athlete is Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow ... lists “Remember The Titans” as his favorite movie ... enjoys listening to music by Dierks Bentley ... most memorable experience was winning the MIAA championship in 2007 ... hobbies include water sports, playing video games and camping ... mother is a graduate of New Hampshire Tech ... son of Art and Mistina Athens ... born on January 25, 1991 in Yuma, Ariz. ... major is sport management.