Yvenson Bernard

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Yvenson Bernard
College	Oregon State University
Conference	Pac 10
Sport	Football
Position	Running back
Jersey #	26
Class	Senior
Major	Merchandise Management
Career	2004 – present
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight	202 lb (92 kg)
Born	October 25, 1984 (1984-10-25) (age 23) Boynton Beach, Florida
High school	Boca Raton Community High School, Boca Raton, Florida
Career highlights
Awards
2007 Emerald Bowl Offensive MVP
Bowl games
2006 Sun Bowl, 2007 Emerald Bowl

Yvenson Bernard [pronounced 'EVAN-son'] (born October 25, 1984 in Boynton Beach, Florida) is an American football running back for the National Football League Saint Louis Rams. He signed on April 28, 2008.

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Yvenson Bernard is known as a powerful runner with deceptive speed and a good receiver out of the backfield.

[edit] Early Life

Bernard was a four-year starter and played running back, fullback and strong safety at Boca Raton Community High School in Boca Raton, Florida. He led Florida’s 5A football league in scoring his senior season with 19 touchdowns, rushing for 1,156 yards on 159 carries (7.4 average). Bernard also played baseball and was selected in the 30th round of the 2003 MLB Draft by the Minnesota Twins.

[edit] College Career

Yvenson Bernard studies Merchandising Management at Oregon State. Bernard played at running back for OSU from 2004-2007.

In 2005, Bernard took the position of starting running back for the OSU. He ended the season with 1321 yards rushing on 299 attempts (averaging 4.4 yards/carry), and finishing with 13 touchdowns. Continuing 2006, Bernard rushed for 1309 yards on 296 attempts (averaging 4.4) with 12 touchdowns.

As a senior, Yvenson was named as co-captain for the 2007 season. Despite having arthroscopic knee surgery on Nov. 20 (and missing the Beaver’s Civil War match against the University of Oregon), Yvenson was able to play in the Emerald Bowl against the Maryland Terrapins. On 38 carries Bernard rushed for 177 yards, and was awarded the 2007 Emerald Bowl Offensive MVP. For the season, he ended with 1214 yards rushing on 275 carries.

Yvenson Bernard ended with 3,862 career rushing yards, becoming the Beaver’s second all-time leading rusher behind Ken Simonton with 5,044 yards. Bernard also moved to No. 6 in the Pac-10’s all-time rushing list.