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Nate Ryken RC E-Newsletter
Nate Ryken
Jersey Number 45

Nate Ryken

  • Position:
    Fullback
  • Height:
    6-1
  • Weight:
    235
  • Class:
    Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown:
    Berthoud, Colo.
  • High School:
    Berthoud HS
Was awarded a scholarship in June of 2018.

2018 (Senior): Played in six games: vs. Colorado in Denver (Aug. 31), vs. Illinois State (Sept. 22), vs. New Mexico (Oct. 13), vs. Wyoming (Oct. 26), vs. Utah State (Nov. 17) and at Air Force (Nov. 22).

2017 (Junior): Played in 11 games on special teams and at fullback.

2016 (Sophomore): Played in seven games at fullback and on special teams.

2015 (Freshman):
Did not see action during his freshman season.

2014 (Redshirt): Redshirted during his first collegiate season.

High School:
  • Is a 2014 graduate of Berthoud High School in Berthoud, Colo.
  • Earned all-conference honors in football as a senior.
  • Named team captain his senior season by his coaches and teammates.
  • Named Berthoud Hall of Fame's 2014 Male Athlete of the Year.
  • Head football coach was Dan McGinn.
  • Four-sport athlete at Berthoud High School in Berthoud, Colo., competing in football, baseball, wrestling and track & field... all-conference and all-area wrestler ... three-time all-conference honoree in track & field.
Personal: Born May 17, 1995 in Walnut Creek, Calif. ... Hometown is Berthoud, Colo. ... Parents are Michael and Laurel Ryken ... mother played lacrosse at UC Davis... has three brothers: Mike, Josh and Nick... received his bachelor's degree from CSU in human development & family studies, with a minor in criminology, in Dec. 2018.
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