High school
Czerniewski was born in Montgomery City, Missouri. He led his Montgomery County High School to its first Class 2 State Championship game
in 2005. He set state records for completions (775), attempts (1,235),
yards (11,557), and touchdowns (140) in a career. He also set those
records for a single season, going 285-of-452 for 4,407 yards and 52
touchdowns compared to only six interceptions.[1] He married his high school sweetheart Danielle in 2010.[2]
College
He was the nation's fourth-ranked passer with an average of
371.9 yards per game. He was the leading passer in Division II with
5,207 total passing yards and 46 touchdown passes. His passing yardage
would be a record in all but Division I FBS.[3]
He completed 447 of 670 pass attempts and had a 66.7 completion
percentage. During his career at Central Missouri he had 12,847 passing
yards, 107 career touchdown passes and 1,043 career pass completions—all
records in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association.[4] Czerniewski led Central Missouri to its first ever quarterfinals in NCAA Division II where it lost to defending national champion Northwest Missouri State which was led quarterback Blake Bolles who also one of three finalists for the award. The third finalist was Zach Amedro from West Liberty University and was also a finalist in 2009.[4] Czerniewski received 164 total points to Amedro's 158—the closest vote in the award's 25-year history. Bolles was a distant third with 64 points.[5]
In January 2011 he was named the most valuable offensive player in the Cactus Bowl Division II All Star Game after passing for 187 yards and two touchdowns.[6]
Statistics
| Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | GP | Rating | Att | Comp | Pct | Yds | TD | INT | Att | Yds | TD | ||
| 2006 | Central Missouri | 2 | 135 | 21 | 13 | 62 | 143 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -14 | 0 | ||
| 2007 | Central Missouri | 9 | 120 | 268 | 148 | 55 | 1741 | 14 | 10 | 48 | 35 | 1 | ||
| 2008 | Central Missouri | 11 | 152 | 349 | 205 | 59 | 2938 | 27 | 6 | 67 | 72 | 6[7] | ||
| 2009 | Central Missouri | 11 | 137 | 370 | 230 | 62 | 2818 | 19 | 11 | 48 | 42 | 5 | ||
| 2010 | Central Missouri | 14 | 150 | 670 | 447 | 67 | 5207 | 46 | 15 | 49 | -4 | 2 | ||
| Totals | 47 | 143 | 1648 | 1043 | 305 | 12847 | 107 | 42 | 217 | 131 | 14 | |||
References
- "University of Central Missouri : Football :: Roster". Ucmo.edu. 1988-03-05. Retrieved 2010-12-18.
- http://www.timesdaily.com/article/20101218/NEWS/101219806/1011/NEWS?Title=Central-Missouri-quarterback-awarded-Harlon-Hill-Trophy
- "Czerniewski: Winning would come with a little extra satisfaction | TimesDaily.com | The Times Daily | Florence, AL". The Times Daily. 2007-02-20. Retrieved 2010-12-18.
- http://www.harlonhill.com/2003/Hill%20Top%203%20of%202010.pdf
- Associated Press. "Czerniewski wins Harlon Hill Trophy". Stltoday.com. Retrieved 2010-12-18.
- http://www.themiaa.com/sports/fball/2010-11/releases/20110107bm1wr2
- "NCAA College football statistics". Web1.ncaa.org. 1999-03-20. Retrieved 2011-11-24.
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