2022
Earned honorable mention all-MVFC honors … one of six Coyotes who started all 11 games, he at running back … led the team and ranked sixth in the MVFC with 775 yards rushing on 166 carries … was second on the team in catches with 25 that went for 177 yards … ran for a team-high five touchdowns … ran 21 times for a season-high 108 yards and a score in the Coyotes’ Dakota Days win against No. 14 Southern Illinois … it was his third collegiate 100-yard rushing performance … had 95 yards rushing on 14 carries at North Dakota (11/12) … also reached 90 yards with a touchdown in the Coyotes’ home-opening win against Cal Poly (9/17) … had two catches for 46 yards in that game as well … MVFC Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award winner … MVFC honor roll member

2021
Earned honorable mention all-MVFC honors … competed in 11 of 12 games and earned 12 starts at running back … Valley’s eighth-leading rusher at 60.9 yards per game … carried 152 times for 677 yards and a team-high eight touchdowns … also caught 18 passes for 154 yards … those 18 receptions ranked fourth on the team … ran 23 times for a season-high 138 yards in a 20-13 upset of 13^th-ranked North Dakota (10/9) … broke 15 tackles and had 104 yards after contact in that win … came back with 113 yards and a touchdown in a 34-21 win at 16^th-ranked UNI the next week (10/16) … became the first Coyote to rush for 100 yards in back-to-back games since 2019 … ran 18 times for a game-high 96 yards and a score against Kansas in the season opener (9/3)

2020-21
Season was reduced to four games in the spring due to COVID-19 ... was one of seven redshirt freshmen who competed for the Coyotes … played in all four games and finished as the team’s second-leading rusher with 37 carries for 151 yards and two touchdowns … also caught eight passes for 79 yards … ran 12 times for a season-high 56 yards at No. 4 North Dakota (3/4) … had a 31-yard touchdown run in the home opener against Missouri State, which was the longest run of the season for USD (3/11) … was not charged a year of eligibility due to NCAA rules related to the pandemic

2019
One of nine true freshmen who competed for the Coyotes … made his collegiate debut against 14^th-ranked UNI and earned his first carry (10/19) … competed in four games overall and can redshirt since he competed in four games or less … ran 10 times for a season-high 32 yards with a long of nine yards in the win against fifth-ranked SDSU on Senior Day (11/23) … ran 17 times for 51 yards on the season ... MVFC Honor Roll member

Prep
Took home Kansas All-Classes Offensive Player of the Year honors after completing one of the most prolific careers in state history ... rushed 841 times for 6,744 yards and 101 touchdowns ... led Pratt to a state title in 2016 and a runner-up finish at state in 2018 ... played quarterback as a freshman and senior and running back as a sophomore and junior ... ran 230 times as a senior for 2,608 yards and scored 43 touchdowns ... also passed for nearly 1,000 yards ... is a three-time all-state honoree and a four-time all-conference pick ... compiled more than 300 tackles on the defensive side of the ball ... competed in basketball and baseball for the Greenbacks

Personal
Son of Rusty and Lyndel … studying physical education at USD

Travis Theis