Before Utah Valley ...
Prepped at Bingham High School ... team won the region title and finished second in state in 2005 ... finished second in state in 2004 ...won the region title in 2003 and took second in state in 2002 ... was a First Team All-Region and Second Team All-State performer in 2005 ... was Second Team All-Region in 2004 ... batted .421 in 2005 and .336 in 2004.

Other College ...
Played two seasons at the Community College of Southern Nevada in Henderson, Nev. ... team took second in conference, third at regionals and was ranked as high as No. 14 during the 2007 season ... a two-time First Team All-Conference honoree ... was the conference leader in stolen bases in 2006 (25) ... was a two-year starter ... batted .318 with a .455 slugging percentage, 16 stolen bases and 15 RBI in 2007.

Personal ...
Graduated from Bingham High School with a 3.3 GPA in 2005 ... was an honor roll student ... enjoys hanging out, boating, camping, hiking and reading ... parents are Rodney Niemann and Analee Husk.