18 Carson Penyich
Carson Penyich
  • Height:
    6-7
  • Weight:
    205
  • Hometown:
    Grinnell, Iowa
  • Position:
    WR
  • Year:
    So.
  • High School:
    Grinnell
  • gp
    10
  • tk
    0.0
  • sac
    0.0
  • int
    0
  • ffum
    0

Bio

Honors & Awards
  • One-time letterwinner (2024)
2024 | freshman
  • Played in three games
  • Caught four passes for 71 yards
  • Rushed once for eight yards
High School
  • Graduated in 2024 from Grinnell High School
  • Two-time first team all-district selection in football (2022, 2023)
  • State qualifier in the high jump twice (2023, 2024)
  • State qualifier in the long jump (2024)
  • Named first team all-conference in baseball (2024)
  • Selected second team all-conference in baseball (2023)
  • Voted second team all-conference in basketball (2023)
Personal
  • Parents are Jason and Kathleen
  • Has one sibling, Braden
  • Majoring in sports communications

 

Player Profile

Recent Games
Oct 11 Coe L, 34-7
Oct 18 at Luther W, 36-3
Oct 25 Dubuque W, 27-7
Nov 1 at Loras W, 28-27
Nov 8 No. 19 Central (Iowa) L, 35-10
Nov 15 at Neb. Wesleyan W, 23-22
  Overall Conf
Solo tackles 0 0
Assists 0 0
Tackles 0.0 0.0
Tackles per game .0 .0
Sacks 0.0 0.0
Sack yards 0 0
Interceptions 0 0
Returned for touchdown - -
Fumble recoveries 0 0
Fumble return TDs - -
Tackle for loss 0.0 0.0
Tackle for loss yards 0 0

Game Log - Passing

Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 6 Augustana (Ill.) L, 42-41 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at Crown (Minn.) W, 45-7 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 No. 10/11 Wartburg L, 27-13 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at Buena Vista W, 41-0 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 Coe L, 34-7 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Luther W, 36-3 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Dubuque W, 27-7 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 at Loras W, 28-27 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 No. 19 Central (Iowa) L, 35-10 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Neb. Wesleyan W, 23-22 - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Rushing

Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 6 Augustana (Ill.) L, 42-41 - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at Crown (Minn.) W, 45-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 20 No. 10/11 Wartburg L, 27-13 - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at Buena Vista W, 41-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 11 Coe L, 34-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Luther W, 36-3 - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Dubuque W, 27-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 1 at Loras W, 28-27 - - - - - - -
Nov 8 No. 19 Central (Iowa) L, 35-10 - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Neb. Wesleyan W, 23-22 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Receiving

Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 6 Augustana (Ill.) L, 42-41 - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at Crown (Minn.) W, 45-7 2 28 14.0 18 1 - -
Sep 20 No. 10/11 Wartburg L, 27-13 3 63 21.0 34 0 - -
Sep 27 at Buena Vista W, 41-0 3 62 20.7 49 0 - -
Oct 11 Coe L, 34-7 2 17 8.5 11 0 - -
Oct 18 at Luther W, 36-3 6 107 17.8 38 0 - -
Oct 25 Dubuque W, 27-7 3 35 11.7 18 0 - -
Nov 1 at Loras W, 28-27 5 50 10.0 20 1 - -
Nov 8 No. 19 Central (Iowa) L, 35-10 - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Neb. Wesleyan W, 23-22 2 11 5.5 7 0 - -

Game Log - Kicking

Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 6 Augustana (Ill.) L, 42-41 - - - - - 0
Sep 13 at Crown (Minn.) W, 45-7 - - - - - 0
Sep 20 No. 10/11 Wartburg L, 27-13 - - - - - 0
Sep 27 at Buena Vista W, 41-0 - - - - - 0
Oct 11 Coe L, 34-7 - - - - - 0
Oct 18 at Luther W, 36-3 - - - - - 0
Oct 25 Dubuque W, 27-7 - - - - - 0
Nov 1 at Loras W, 28-27 - - - - - 0
Nov 8 No. 19 Central (Iowa) L, 35-10 - - - - - 0
Nov 15 at Neb. Wesleyan W, 23-22 - - - - - 0

Game Log - Punting

Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 6 Augustana (Ill.) L, 42-41 - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at Crown (Minn.) W, 45-7 - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 No. 10/11 Wartburg L, 27-13 - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at Buena Vista W, 41-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 Coe L, 34-7 - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Luther W, 36-3 - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Dubuque W, 27-7 - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 at Loras W, 28-27 - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 No. 19 Central (Iowa) L, 35-10 - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Neb. Wesleyan W, 23-22 - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Returns

Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 6 Augustana (Ill.) L, 42-41 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at Crown (Minn.) W, 45-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 No. 10/11 Wartburg L, 27-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at Buena Vista W, 41-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 Coe L, 34-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Luther W, 36-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Dubuque W, 27-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 at Loras W, 28-27 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 No. 19 Central (Iowa) L, 35-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Neb. Wesleyan W, 23-22 - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - All-Purpose

Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 6 Augustana (Ill.) L, 42-41 1 - - - - 0
Sep 13 at Crown (Minn.) W, 45-7 1 - 28 - - 28
Sep 20 No. 10/11 Wartburg L, 27-13 1 - 63 - - 63
Sep 27 at Buena Vista W, 41-0 1 - 62 - - 62
Oct 11 Coe L, 34-7 1 - 17 - - 17
Oct 18 at Luther W, 36-3 1 - 107 - - 107
Oct 25 Dubuque W, 27-7 1 - 35 - - 35
Nov 1 at Loras W, 28-27 1 - 50 - - 50
Nov 8 No. 19 Central (Iowa) L, 35-10 1 - - - - 0
Nov 15 at Neb. Wesleyan W, 23-22 1 - 11 - - 11

Game Log - Scoring

Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 6 Augustana (Ill.) L, 42-41 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 13 at Crown (Minn.) W, 45-7 6 - 1 - - - - - - 0 0 0
Sep 20 No. 10/11 Wartburg L, 27-13 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 27 at Buena Vista W, 41-0 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 11 Coe L, 34-7 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 18 at Luther W, 36-3 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 25 Dubuque W, 27-7 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 1 at Loras W, 28-27 6 - 1 - - - - - - 0 0 0
Nov 8 No. 19 Central (Iowa) L, 35-10 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 15 at Neb. Wesleyan W, 23-22 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 6 Augustana (Ill.) L, 42-41 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at Crown (Minn.) W, 45-7 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Sep 20 No. 10/11 Wartburg L, 27-13 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at Buena Vista W, 41-0 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 Coe L, 34-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Luther W, 36-3 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Dubuque W, 27-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 at Loras W, 28-27 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Nov 8 No. 19 Central (Iowa) L, 35-10 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Neb. Wesleyan W, 23-22 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2024-25 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2025-26 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 13 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Career Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2024-25 3 1 8 2.7 8.0 0 8 - -
2025-26 10 - - - - - - - -
Total 13 1 8 0.6 8.0 0 8 - -

Career Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2024-25 3 4 1.3 71 23.7 17.8 0 36
2025-26 10 26 2.6 373 37.3 14.3 2 49
Total 13 30 2.3 444 34.2 14.8 2 49

Career Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2024-25 3 - - - - - - - 0
2025-26 10 - - - - - - - 0
Total 13 - - - - - - - 0

Career Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2024-25 3 - - - - - - - -
2025-26 10 - - - - - - - -
Total 13 - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Returns

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2024-25 - - - - - - - - - -
2025-26 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2024-25 3 8 71 - - 79 26.3
2025-26 10 - 373 - - 373 37.3
Total 13 8 444 - - 452 34.8

Career Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2024-25 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0
2025-26 12 1.2 - 2 - - - - - - 0 0
Total 12 0.9 0 2 - - - - - - 0 0

Career Stats - Defense

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2024-25 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2025-26 10 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 13 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Splits Stats - Passing

    gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event Total 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location Home 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result Wins 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month September 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Splits Stats - Rushing

    gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event Total 10 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 6 - - - - - - - -
Losses 4 - - - - - - - -
Month September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 3 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Receiving

    gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event Total 10 26 2.6 373 37.3 14.3 2 49
Conference 8 24 3.0 345 43.1 14.4 1 49
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location Home 5 8 1.6 115 23.0 14.4 0 34
Away 5 18 3.6 258 51.6 14.3 2 49
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 6 21 3.5 293 48.8 14.0 2 49
Losses 4 5 1.3 80 20.0 16.0 0 34
Month September 4 8 2.0 153 38.3 19.1 1 49
October 3 11 3.7 159 53.0 14.5 0 38
November 3 7 2.3 61 20.3 8.7 1 20

Splits Stats - Kicking

    gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event Total 10 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 8 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location Home 5 - - - - - - - 0
Away 5 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result Wins 6 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 4 - - - - - - - 0
Month September 4 - - - - - - - 0
October 3 - - - - - - - 0
November 3 - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Punting

    gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event Total 10 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 6 - - - - - - - -
Losses 4 - - - - - - - -
Month September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 3 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Returns

    kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - All-Purpose

    gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event Total 10 - 373 - - 373 37.3
Conference 8 - 345 - - 345 43.1
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location Home 5 - 115 - - 115 23.0
Away 5 - 258 - - 258 51.6
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result Wins 6 - 293 - - 293 48.8
Losses 4 - 80 - - 80 20.0
Month September 4 - 153 - - 153 38.3
October 3 - 159 - - 159 53.0
November 3 - 61 - - 61 20.3

Splits Stats - Scoring

    pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event Total 12 1.2 - 2 - - - - - - 0 0
Conference 6 0.8 - 1 - - - - - - 0 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location Home 0 0.0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0
Away 12 2.4 - 2 - - - - - - 0 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result Wins 12 2.0 - 2 - - - - - - 0 0
Losses 0 0.0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0
Month September 6 1.5 - 1 - - - - - - 0 0
October 0 0.0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0
November 6 2.0 - 1 - - - - - - 0 0

Splits Stats - Defense

    gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event Total 10 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Conference 8 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location Home 5 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 6 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Losses 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Month September 4 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
October 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
November 3 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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