No. 10 – John van den Raadt
THIS YEAR: The Cougars' returning starting quarterback, sophomore John van den Raadt is coming off a terrific spring in which he took control of the offense and grew in his understanding of the Cougar system ... Is a great fit for the Cougars' spread offense ... Has a good arm and runs very well ... Considered an excellent athlete ... Mature beyond his years.
2008 (freshman): Was expected to redshirt his 2008 freshman season but was forced into action by the second game of the season when season-ending injuries felled Aaron Strazicich and back-up Rodney Trimm ... Started the final 7 games and finished with 1,327 yards by completing 116-of-220 passes ... Had 7 TD tosses against 11 interceptions ... Made is first collegiate start in week 4 vs. Wisconsin-La Crosse and led the Cougars to a 13-10 victory, their first of the season, to join Dain Strobel (1991) as the only Cougar true-freshman QBs to win their first starts at Azusa Pacific ... Was the first Cougar true-freshman to start at QB since 1994 (Ben Focke) ... Came on strong over the final 3 games of the season, completing 48-of-89 (.539) passes for 536 yards and 4 TDs against just 1 interception ... Was 19-for-29 for 245 yards and a career-high 3 TDs (9-, 46-, 14-yards) in a regular-season-ending victory over East Texas Baptist ... Best game may have come on the road against NCAA Division II Humboldt State when he completed a career-high 21-of-36 passes for a career-high 282 yards ... Because of the Cougars' sudden lack of depth at QB, had to curtail his running and yet rushed for 175 yards (without 11 sacks) and 1 TD on 38 carries (4.6 avg.) ... Scored his lone rushing TD on a 14-yard scamper that gave the Cougars a 13-6 lead against Dixie State in the second quarter.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played 2 seasons of varsity football as a wide receiver and quarterback for head coach Dave Pierson at Jurupa Valley High in Mira Loma, Calif. ... As a 2007 senior was named All-CIF second team and the Sunkist League MVP after leading the Jaguars' to a 7-4 record, the CIF playoffs and a league championship ... Produced nearly 2,800 all-purpose yards, passing for 1,764 and rushing for a team-high 1,027 ... Completed 127-of-211 (.602) passes with 18 TDs against just 2 interceptions ... Averaged 8.6 yards a rush and scored another 11 TDs on the ground ... Best game passing came against Patriot High in Riverside, Calif., when he completed 13-of-21 passes for 325 yards and 3 TDs ... Against Kaiser High in Fontana, Calif., completed 21-of-40 passes for 279 yards and 4 TDs to lead the Jaguars to a 27-26 victory and snap Kaiser's 32-game league winning streak ... Rushed for 215 yards and 3 TDs on 11 carries in a 38-20 victory over Ramona High in Riverside ... Also had 168 rushing yards on 16 carries in a loss to Bloomington (Calif.) High, their lone conference setback of the year ... By season's end, had broken 6 school records ... As a 2006 junior, filled a reserve role, completing 3-of-6 passes for 83 yards as a quarterback ... As a receiver had 7 catches for 175 yards and 2 TDs ... Also rushed 6 times for 32 yards and scored another TD for the 5-5 Jaguars ... Named to the Riverside All-Star team for the Inland Empire Classic ... Also lettered 2 seasons in soccer and ran track & field for another 2 years.
PERSONAL: Born Dec. 5, 1989, in Placentia, Calif. ... Parents are John and Elizabeth van den Raadt ... Has 4 sisters (Staci, Jackie, Lisa, Amber) and a foster brother (Daniel Daza) and a foster sister (Christian Daza) ... Majoring in math and physics ... Would like to be an engineer or teacher.
VAN DEN RAADT at AZUSA PACIFIC Year G-GS PC-PA-Int PCT Yards TD LG C Yards Avg. TD 2008 9-7 116-220-1 .527 1327 7 46 49 85 1.7 1
