Wayne State University Athletics

2008: Played in all 11 games, starting the first three contests ... made fifth career start in Indianapolis game ... earned first career win in Mercyhurst game ... both career passing TD[apos]s were vs. Mercyhurst ... also had career best 20-yard run vs. MC ... accounted for six of WSU[apos]s nine first downs (five passing and one rushing) vs. Mercyhurst ... set career-highs in completions (18) and passing attempts (30) at Saginaw Valley ... passed for 126 yards at Ashland, including a career-long 48 yard pass which set up WSU[apos]s first touchdown just before halftime ... served as the holder for all PAT and field goals ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic team ... Game-By-Game Stats.

2007: Appeared in all 11 games, starting twice ... played the final two series at St. Joseph[apos]s ... completed 6-of-9 for 62 yards and a TD at Mercyhurst to earn WSU[apos]s Offensive Player of the Week award ... engineered game-tying drive (drove WSU 57 yards in 1:13 with no timeouts) completing a five-yard TD pass and a two-point conversion pass to send the game into overtime ... made first collegiate start against Findlay ... completed 7-of-10 for 98 yards ... also saw playing time against Grand Valley and Gannon ... passed for a career-high 156 yards on 15 of 26 at Ashland ... completed 14 of 25 for 106 yards versus Ferris State in second career start ... finished fourth on the squad in total offense with 434 yards ... was the holder for all PAT and field goals ... wore No. 7 ... Game-By-Game Stats.

2006: Named to the GLIAC All-Academic team ... dressed for every game but at Michigan Tech ... made collegiate debut at Findlay in WSU[apos]s final series of the game ... also saw playing time at Gannon and versus Ashland ... wore No. 12 ... Game-By-Game Stats.

2005: Dressed as third-string for every game ... did not see any playing time ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic team ... wore No. 12.

2004: Dressed for every game but at Gannon ... did not see any playing time and was redshirted ... wore No. 12.

High School: A 2004 graduate of Dearborn High School ... was a Detroit Free Press All-West honorable mention selection ... passed for 1,200 yards and 13 touchdowns for coach Dave Mifsud to earn All-MEGA Red honors ... also had two rushing touchdowns ... earned two varsity letters in football ... played baseball (four years at shortstop) and basketball (two years as a guard) for the Pioneers ... served as team captain in both basketball and baseball ... selected all-league, all-district and academic all-district in baseball ... earned DHS Senior Baseball Scholarship Award and shared the Student Athlete of the Year Award ... also won the DHS Booster Scholarship award for morals, academics and athletics.

Personal: Full name--Michael R. Berce ... born March 25, 1986, in Detroit ... son of Rob and Patricia Berce ... father was a 1975 football letterwinner at the University of Virginia ... has two younger sisters, Mandy and Meredith ... is a business management major ... his great uncle, Frank [quote]Ace[quote] Cudillo, played football at WSU and was inducted into the WSU Athletic Hall of Fame in 1990 ... named to the Athletic Director[apos]s Honor Roll (term gpa 3.5+) for Winter 2009 ... named to the Coach[apos]s Honor Roll (term gpa 3.0-3.49) for Winter 2005, Fall 2005, Winter 2006 and Winter 2008 ... served as president of the student-athlete advisory committee (SAAC) in 2007-08.