Yvenson Bernard Bio in 2007:
Yvenson Bernard is a powerful runner with deceptive speed and a good receiver out of the backfield...a back who gets stronger as the game progresses...a certain Doak Walker Award (top RB) preseason candidate... Yvenson Bernard enters the year with 2,648 career rushing yards, third all-time at OSU...if Yvenson Bernard matches his last two seasons average he would end his career with 3,982 yards, the second-highest total ever at OSU and would rank sixth in the history of the Pac-10, trailing only Charles White (USC/6,245), Ken Simonton (OSU/5,044), Marcus Allen (USC/4,810), Darrin Nelson (Stan/4,169) and Napoleon Kauffman (Wash/4,106)...OSU and USC are the only two programs to have multiple players in the top-10 for career rushing in the Pac-10... Yvenson Bernard enters the year with 164 career points, sixth at OSU...25 career rushing touchdowns, tied for third at OSU...co-team captain.
Yvenson Bernard Bio in 2006:
Yvenson Bernard earned first team All-Pac-10 honors...co-team captain...preseason Doak Walker Award candidate ...Sports Illustrated named Yvenson Bernard the 12th best back in the nation on Oct. 26...OSU was 6-0 when Yvenson Bernard rushed for 100-plus yards...second in the Pac-10 and tied for 15th in the nation at 100.5 yards per game – 18 backs in Division I averaged 100-plus...fourth in the Pac-10 for all-purpose yards at 121.8...his 1,307 yards for the season was sixth-best at OSU...scored the game-winning two-point conversion against Missouri in the Sun Bowl with 23 seconds remaining... Yvenson Bernard season-high eight receptions in the Sun Bowl win, including his second career reception for a touchdown – a 7-yard pass from Matt Moore with 6:02 left in the game to draw OSU to within seven points... Yvenson Bernard missed the USC game with an ankle injury...rushed for a season-high 168 yards (36 att.) at Stanford.
Yvenson Bernard Bio in 2005:
Yvenson Bernard’s 1,321 yards rushing ranked fifth all-time for a single season at OSU, trailing only past Beaver greats Steven Jackson (St. Louis Rams) and Ken Simonton...honorable mention All-Pac-10 Conference... Yvenson Bernard became the prominent threat on the ground after the third game and from that point on accounted for 1,107 of his total rushing yards (84%)...his 13 rushing touchdowns marked the sixth-highest ever at OSU and his 14 overall total touchdowns tied for the sixth-highest for a single season... Yvenson Bernard rushed for 194 yards (14th highest OSU total) and two touchdowns in the team’s 23-20 victory over No. 18 California in Berkeley – two games later Yvenson Bernard had 192 yards and two scores vs. Arizona...his 120.1 yards per game ranked ninth in the NCAA and fourth in the Pac-10...fifth in the Pac-10 and 16th in the nation for all-purpose yards per game at 148.8...his 1,637 total all-purpose yards was the fourth-highest mark in school history... Yvenson Bernard fourth on the team for receptions with 37 (316 yds)...failed to reach 100 yards rushing in just two conference games – vs. Washington State (89) and vs. Stanford (81)...carried the ball 299 times, the third-highest figure ever at OSU.
Yvenson Bernard Bio in 2004:
Yvenson Bernard began the year as OSU’s primary kick and punt returner...12 of his 13 punt returns were in the first four games... Yvenson Bernard had a season-high 14-yard return at Boise State...for the season he returned 13 punts for 79 yards... Yvenson Bernard also returned five kickoffs for 91 yards, including a career-high long of 31 vs. New Mexico... Yvenson Bernard made his only two receptions of the season in the Insight Bowl victory over Notre Dame... Yvenson Bernard entered the year competing for the number two position at tailback.
Yvenson Bernard Bio in 2003:
Yvenson Bernard was redshirted in 2003.
Yvenson Bernard Bio in High School (Boca Raton):
Yvenson Bernard was a four-year starter for head coach Brian Dodds...started at tailback, fullback and strong safety during his prep career... Yvenson Bernard rushed for 3,000-plus yards during his career, including more than 1,400 yards and 21 touchdowns as a senior...Yvenson Bernard also accounted for 13 receptions for 190 yards and a touchdown as a senior...Palm Beach Post “Perfect 10” member as a senior...honorable mention all-state as a senior and first team All-South Florida as selected by three area newspapers... as a senior Yvenson Bernard played in the Outback Bowl, a game that featured the top prep players in a three-county area...Yvenson Bernard helped the team to the division title as a junior with a 9-1 record...SuperPrep Magazine selected him to the all-region team as a senior...seven of his prep teammates signed with Division I programs following his final prep year...also a standout in baseball and was a 30th round draft pick of the Minnesota Twins... Yvenson Bernard came to Corvallis (2,696 miles from Boca Raton) as a result of playing in HS with former OSU strong safety Sabby Piscitelli – the connection was formed by current OSU Assistant A.D. Bob Clifford, who is a native of Florida and was cooking hot dogs for the Boca Raton HS booster club during games.
Yvenson Bernard Personal Bio:
Yvenson Bernard was born in Boynton Beach, Florida... Yvenson Bernard was the son of Yvens and the late Jossette Bernard...Yvenson Bernard wears his mother’s initials on his gloves... Yvenson Bernard has a younger brother, Giovanni... Yvenson Bernard majoring in merchandising management and is on track to graduate in December.
Yvenson Bernard was born on October 25, 1984 in Boynton Beach, Florida. Yvenson Bernard is an American football running back for the Oregon State Beavers football team. Yvenson Bernard is entering his senior season at OSU in 2007.