Biography
2022: Received a M.S. in engineering & technology management in December 2022 … Team captain … Don Hansen Honorable Mention All-America … D2CCA First-Team All-Super Region 4 ... NFFCC First-Team All-Colorado … First-Team All-RMAC ... National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society member ... RMAC Offensive Player of the Week (Week 9) … RMAC Academic Honor Roll member … Lindy’s Preseason All-America … Earned Mines' Tom Mead Spirit Award ... Finished his career as not only Mines’ greatest running back, but one of the best in Colorado history … Set the Mines career records for rushing yards (4,463), rushing touchdowns (55), and total touchdowns (66) during the season … Set the Colorado state all-touchdowns record as well … Became the first Mines back to rush for 1,000+ yards in three different seasons, producing 1,303 yards and tying his career high with 21 rushing touchdowns … Was also a receiving threat with 31 receptions for 277 yards and five touchdowns in the air … Scored in all but two games in 2022 … Had rushing touchdowns in five straight games to start the season … Scored multiple TDs in eight games … In the postseason, had rushing scores vs. CSU Pueblo and Minnesota State and also caught touchdowns at Angelo State and against Ferris State … Went over 100 yards three, going for 152 on 26 carries against Colorado Mesa, 147 with three scores at Adams State, and 133 with three touchdowns in the first half against Fort Lewis … Had six 100+ all-purpose yard games.
2021: Team co-captain … Harlon Hill Trophy finalist, finishing fourth in the final voting … AFCA All-America … D2CCA First-Team All-America … Associated Press Second-Team All-America … D2football.com Elite 100 … Don Hansen First-Team All-America ... CoSIDA First-Team Academic All-America … CoSIDA Academic All-District … D2CCA First-Team All-Region … First-Team All-RMAC … First-Team All-NFFCC … NFFCC First-Team Academic All-Colorado ... Team's Offensive Player of the Year ... NFFCC Player of the Week (Week 1) … RMAC Offensive Player of the Week (Week 7) … First-Team Academic All-RMAC … Lindy's Preseason Second-Team All-America … Set the Mines single-season records for carries (343) … Scored 21 rushing touchdowns, second-most in a Mines season, and tied the program record for total touchdowns at 26 … Notched his second consecutive 1,000-yard season with 1,608 yards, the second-most ever by an Oredigger … Also caught 27 passes for 313 yards and five touchdowns … Co-led NCAA Division II in scoring (156 points) and total touchdowns (26) and ranked fifth in rushing TDs and fourth in yards … Became the third player in program history with consecutive 1,000+ yard rushing seasons and only the second back in program history to surpass 1,500 yards ... Surpassed 100 rushing yards in 11 of 14 games and 100 total yards in 13 of 14 games … Had three or more total touchdowns six times including four vs. South Dakota Mines … Top rushing games included a 159-yard, two touchdown performance vs. Adams State and 144 yards vs. Western Colorado … Had 126 total yards and three touchdowns in the NCAA Second Round vs. Bemidji State, then 177 total yards (including 138 on the ground) and two total touchdowns on a career-high 39 carries in the Super Region 4 final vs. Angelo State … Crossed 100 yards in the NCAA semifinal at Valdosta State with 105 yards on 28 carries.
2020: No season ... Graduated with his B.S. in petroleum engineering in May 2021.
2019: Don Hansen’s Football Gazette Honorable Mention All-America and Second-Team All-Region … First-Team All-NFFCC ... D2CCA Second-Team All-Region ... First-Team All-RMAC ... D2Football.com National Offensive Player of the Week (Nov. 6) … NFFCC Colorado Player of the Week (Oct. 28, Nov. 4) ... RMAC Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 28, Nov. 4) … NFFCC Honorable Mention Academic All-Colorado … Appeared in all 13 games, beginning the season as the backup to Cameron Mayberry before starting the final seven games of the season … Ran for 1,421 yards and 12 touchdowns, averaging 109.31 yards per game and a whopping 176.4 yards per start … Yardage total is the third-most ever in a season at Mines … Also a capable receiver out of the backfield with 10 catches for 151 yards and a touchdown … In his first career start against Fort Lewis, threw a touchdown to John Matocha on a trick play and caught another later in the game … Broke loose for 298 yards on just 23 carries with three touchdowns at Azusa Pacific … Set the Mines single-game yardage record with a 321-yard, four-touchdown day at South Dakota Mines that was NCAA D-II’s #2 yardage game of the year … That game made him the fourth player in program history to rush for four touchdowns … Joined Mayberry as the only other player in program history to run for 200+ yards in consecutive games … Cracked 200 yards again with 228 at Chadron State.
2018: NFFCC Honorable Mention Academic All-Colorado … Appeared in nine games, carrying 19 times for 131 yards and a touchdown … Averaged 6.9 yards per carry … Made his career debut with two touches against Black Hills State … Scored his first touchdown as part of a career-high 66-yard game against Colorado Mesa.
2017: Redshirted.
HIGH SCHOOL: All-state star for Holy Family (Colo.) ... Tri-Valley League Offensive Player of the Year ... All-Region team as a senior ... Three-time Academic All-State ... Two-time all-conference pick ... Led Holy Family to two league titles ... Earned eight combined letters in football, basketball, and track ... Third Zeman sibling to attend Mines - older sister McKenzie '16 was an all-American for Mines track & field and Shea is currently on that team.
