Career Notes: Finished his career with the highest punt return average (11.7) in WSU history ... was second in all-purpose yards (5,595), punt returns (67) and punt return yards (784), third in rushing yards (2,767), kickoff returns (64), kickoff return yards (1,600) and kickoff return average (25.0), fifth in rushing touchdowns (28), tied-for-fifth in touchdowns (32), sixth in rushing attempts (533), tied-for-sixth in points (192), and seventh in average yards per rush (5.2).
2011: Selected WSU's Male Student-Athlete of the Year ... recipient of the 2011 GLIAC's Jack McAvoy Award which is presented annually to the GLIAC football player who best combines outstanding character and leadership on the field, in the classroom, and in the community ... voted to the CoSIDA Academic All-America First Team ... selected to the Hansen's Football Gazette All-America Third Team as an all-purpose back ... earned D2Football.com Honorable Mention All-America honors as an all-purpose back ... named to Don Hansen's Super Region Three First Team at both running back and all-purpose back ... selected to the Daktronics Super Region Second Team at running back ... named to the All-GLIAC First Team ... voted to the CoSIDA Super Region 3 All-Academic First Team ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... voted to the CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team ... recipient of the 2011 GLIAC Fall Commissioner's Award ... started all 16 games ... recorded a team-high 131 all-purpose yards against Urbana and also rushed for two scores ... extended his streak of 100-yard games to six with 107 yards and a touchdown vs. Tiffin ... rushed for 91 yards and a score in win over Michigan Tech ... also had two receptions and two punts returns vs. the Huskies to finish with 126 all-purpose yards ... garnered 107 yards (his ninth career 100-yard game) and one touchdown in victory at Ohio Dominican ... also had two receptions and two kickoff returns vs. the Panthers to total 148 all-purpose yards ... recorded one punt return and one rushing attempt at Northern Michigan before being sidelined ... rushed for a game-high 128 yards and one touchdown vs. Lake Erie ... gained a game-high 93 rushing yards at Ashland to share WSU's Offensive Player of the Week award ... had 179 all-purpose yards vs. the Eagles to earn WSU's Special Teams Player of the Week award ... recorded a career-high 193 rushing yards in win at Hillsdale to earn WSU's Offensive Player of the Week award ... tallied a rushing touchdown in each overtime period vs. the Chargers, including a 17-yard game-winning run in the second extra stanza ... had a game-high 177 all-purpose yards in the Saginaw Valley contest ... rushed for 114 yards and one touchdown in win at Indianapolis ... finished the Greyhound game with a team-high 184 all-purpose yards to earn WSU's Special Teams Player of the Week award ... rushed for 57 yards and a score against Findlay to record his second consecutive 1,000-yard season ... caught a career-long 44-yard pass vs. the Oilers ... had 216 all-purpose yards in NCAA playoff win at St. Cloud, including a career-best 55-yard touchdown run ... averaged 28 yards on five kickoff returns in the snow at SCSU ... rushed for a game-high 121 yards and two scores at Nebraska Kearney ... rushed for a game-high 81 yards and recorded a game-best 136 all-purpose yards at Winston-Salem ... began the national championship game with a 93-yard kickoff return for a touchdown (only the second time in the Division II national title contest the opening kickoff was returned for a score) ... finished 28th nationally in all-purpose yards per game (146.00), 33rd in kickoff return average (25.61), and 55th in rushing yards per game (84.56) ... had at least 120 all-purpose yards in 14 contests ... selected to the CDS Pre-Season All-America Honorable Mention team ... named to Lindy's Pre-Season All-America First Team as the all-purpose back ... shared WSU's Offensive Most Valuable Player award with Troy Burrell ... recipient of the Randy Guzowski Award (for the second straight year), which goes to the individual who has demonstrated team leadership and shown exemplary school and community citizenship ... nominee for the 2011
American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Good Works Team ...
William Campbell Trophy national semifinalist from the NFF ...
Game-By-Game Stats ... received membership into 2012 NFF (National Football Foundation) Hampshire Honor Society ... 2011-12 recipient of the DII ADA Academic Achievement Award ...
2011 NCAA Playoffs: Had the most kickoff returns (11), most kickoff return yards (329) and highest average per kickoff return (29.9) ... second in rushing attempts (69), fourth in rushing yards (302), tied-for-seventh in rushing touchdowns (3) ... recorded 697 all-purpose yards.
2010: Named to the
Hansen's Football Gazette All-America First team as the all-purpose back ... voted to the All-GLIAC First Team at both running back and return specialist ... selected to the
Hansen's Football Gazette All-Region First Team as the all-purpose back ... voted to the CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team ... recipient of the 2010 GLIAC Fall Commissioner's Award ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence team (cumulative GPA 3.5+) ... started all 10 games played ... only Division II player to record at least 2,000 all-purpose yards during the regular season ... ranked second nationally in all-purpose yards per game (213.30) and sixth in punt return average (16.46) with both totals leading the GLIAC ... was eighth nationally (and second in the GLIAC) in rushing yards per game (124.90) ... was tied-for-12th in Division II in points per game (9.0) and tied-for-30th in kickoff return average (24.95) ... rushed for a career-high 192 yards on 27 carries with three touchdowns in win over Northwood to earn the squad's co-Offensive Player of the Week award ... gained 84 yards on 18 attempts at Tiffin with three rushing touchdowns ... also had a 69-yard kickoff return (T-6th longest non-scoring KOR in school history) to earn the team's Special Teams Player of the Week award ... recorded 136 all-purpose yards at Michigan Tech (72 rushing, 64 kickoff return) ... garnered 273 all-purpose yards against Ohio Dominican (190 rushing, 16 receiving, 29 KOR, 38 PR) to earn the squad's Offensive Player of the Week award ... recorded 213 all-purpose yards (84 rushing, 31 receiving, 41 KOR, 57 PR) vs. Northern Michigan to earn the team's Special Teams Player of the Week award ... dressed but did not play at Lake Erie due to injury ... had 140 all-purpose yards vs. Ashland ... rushed for 143 yards on 22 carries vs. Hillsdale and totaled 216 all-purpose yards to earn the squad's Offensive Player of the Week award ... recorded 228 all-purpose yards (161 rushing, 18 receiving, 49 kickoff return) at Saginaw Valley including two rushing touchdowns ... recorded the fifth highest single-game all-purpose yard total in school history (319) against Indianapolis ... rushed 27 times for 177 yards and three touchdowns vs. the Greyhounds to earn the GLIAC Offensive Player of the Week award ... gained 115 yards on 25 carries with two touchdowns at Findlay ... led the GLIAC in both all-purpose yards per game and punt return average ... his 319 all-purpose yards vs. Indianapolis was the sixth-highest D-II total in 2010 ... only GLIAC player to have three rushing touchdowns in a game three times during the season ... 74 punt return yards vs. Indianapolis were second most in the GLIAC in 2010 ... had six 100-yard rushing games and seven games with at least 200 all-purpose yards ... voted WSU's Offensive Most Valuable Player ... recipient of the Randy Guzowski Award, which goes to the individual who has demonstrated team leadership and shown exemplary school and community citizenship ... ranked second in the GLIAC in both total touchdowns (15) and scoring (9.0 points per game) ... fourth in the conference in both rushing attempts (224) and yards per carry (5.6) [of those with at least 95 rushing attempts] ... named to the CDS Pre-Season All-America Honorable Mention team as a punt returner ... 2010-11 recipient of the DII ADA Academic Achievement Award ...
Game-By-Game Stats.
2009: Named to the GLIAC All-Academic team ... named to the All-GLIAC Honorable Mention team ... recorded two carries, one reception and two punt returns vs. Mercyhurst ... had a six-yard carry against Saginaw Valley ... named GLIAC Special Teams Player of the Week after recording 156 return yards at Indianapolis ... had a 25-yard punt return setting up WSU’s first touchdown ... his 90-yard kickoff return put WSU ahead to stay (it was the seventh longest kickoff return for a TD in school history) ... had two carries for seven yards and two punt returns for 12 yards against Findlay ... rushed seven times for 38 yards at Tiffin ... recorded 245 all-purpose yards against Ashland (six kickoff returns for 148 yards; two punt returns for 68 yards; and three rushing attempts for 29 yards) to earn WSU's Special Teams Player of the Week award ... had a nine-yard carry and a 25-yard kickoff return at Northern Michigan ... had four carries vs. Ferris State ... returned five kickoffs for 116 yards at Hillsdale ... rushed for a career-high 43 yards on two attempts vs. Northwood ... had three kickoff returns, a punt return and a rushing attempt at Grand Valley ... voted to the CoSIDA Academic All-District Second Team ... tied-for-second in the GLIAC in both punt returns (17) and kickoff returns for a TD (1) ... fifth in the GLIAC in punt return average (8.8), kickoff return average (24.7) and yards per rush (6.9) ... kickoff return average was sixth best in school history ...
Game-By-Game Stats.
2008: One of seven true freshmen to play ... saw action in all 11 games ... had a 21-yard kickoff return in the second quarter vs. Mercyhurst ... recorded two punt returns at Saginaw Valley and had five punt returns vs. Indianapolis ... had one punt return and one kickoff return at Ashland ... had a season-long 26-yard kickoff return against Northern Michigan ... recorded a 44-yard punt return at Ferris State ... 62-yard punt return (season-best) set up first touchdown at Northwood ... also had a 13-yard reception ... selected WSU's Special Teams Player of the Week for the Northwood game after recording 101 yards on punt returns, the fifth-highest single-game mark in school history ... led the GLIAC in punt returns (24), was second in yards (255) and third in average (10.6) ... punt return average ranked 32nd nationally ... only four with a better average had as many returns ... 24 punt returns was tied-for-eighth highest in WSU history, 255 return yards was fifth best and return average (10.63) was eighth best ...
Game-By-Game Stats.
High School: A 2008 graduate of Rochester Adams High School ... selected to 2007 Associated Press Division 2 All-State team as a specialist ... named to the Detroit Free Press Division 2 All-State team as a defensive back after recording three interceptions and 40 tackles ... helped the Highlanders to an 11-2 record and the state semifinals for coach Tony Patritto ... rushed for 26 touchdowns as a senior and 966 yards ... also had two touchdown catches and three punt returns for scores ... 31 total touchdowns in a season set a school record ... named to the All-OAA White First Team as a running back and the Observer & Eccentric All-Area First Team ... rushed for 553 yards and 10 touchdowns as a junior on 87 carries ... also had 13 receptions for 202 yards and a score ... averaged 24.3 yards on 12 kickoff returns ... earned four letters in track ... participated in the 2008 MHSFCA All-Star game ... earned the Scholar-Athlete Award three straight years.
Personal: Full name--Joshua M. Renel ... born December 11, 1989, in Rochester Hills ... son of Daniel and Pamela Renel ... has an older brother, Matt ... is a business administration/marketing major ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.5+) for Winter 2009, Fall 2009, Winter 2010 and Winter 2011 ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.0-3.49) for Fall 2008, Fall 2010, Fall 2011 and Winter 2012 ... played club soccer for Vardar going to the state championship game three straight seasons ... serves on the student-athlete advisory committee (SAAC).
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2008 |
11 |
0 |
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- |
-- |
1 |
13 |
0 |
13 |
|
2009 |
11 |
24 |
165 |
6.9 |
0 |
28 |
1 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
|
2010 |
10 |
224 |
1,249 |
5.6 |
14 |
49 |
25 |
196 |
1 |
20 |
|
2011 |
16 |
285 |
1,353 |
4.7 |
14 |
55 |
24 |
228 |
1 |
44 |
|
2008 |
3 |
67 |
22.3 |
0 |
26 |
24 |
255 |
10.6 |
0 |
62 |
|
2009 |
19 |
470 |
24.7 |
1 |
90 |
17 |
149 |
8.8 |
0 |
57 |
|
2010 |
19 |
474 |
24.9 |
0 |
69 |
13 |
214 |
16.5 |
0 |
46 |
|
2011 |
23 |
589 |
25.6 |
1 |
93 |
13 |
166 |
12.8 |
0 |
55 |
|
2008 |
0 |
13 |
67 |
255 |
335 |
30.5 |
0 |
11.96 |
|
2009 |
165 |
7 |
470 |
149 |
791 |
71.9 |
1 |
12.97 |
|
2010 |
1,249 |
196 |
474 |
214 |
2,133 |
213.3 |
15 |
7.59 |
|
2011 |
1,353 |
228 |
589 |
166 |
2,336 |
146.0 |
16 |
6.77 |
