AWARDS:
- Mountain West Scholar Athlete (2023)
- CSC Academic All-District (2023)
- Academic All-Mountain West (2021, 22)
2023:
- Had three kickoffs in EasyPost Hawai'i Bowl against Coastal Carolina (12/23)
- Had four kickoffs at UNLV (11/25)
- Had four kickoffs against SDSU (11/18)
- Had seven kickoffs against No. 25 Fresno St. (11/11)
- Had five kickoffs at Hawai'i (10/28)
- Had seven kickoffs vs. Utah State (10/21)
- Had nine kickoffs at UNM (10/14)
- Had six kickoff's at Boise State (10/07)
- Had four kickoff's vs. Air Force (9/22)
- Had four kickoff's at Toledo (9/16)
- Had nine kickoff's vs. Cal Poly (9/9)
- Had three kickoff's at No. 6 USC (8/26)
2022:
- Hit three in extra points vs Eastern Michigan in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (12/20)
- Made field goals from 26 yards and 21 yards vs. Hawai'i (11/26)
- Made 41 yard FG at Utah State (11/19)
- Went 3/3 in extra points at SDSU (11/12)
- Went 4/4 in extra points vs. CSU (11/05)
- Went 5/5 in extra points vs. Nevada (10/29)
- Made 24 yard field goal at Fresno State (10/15)
- Made career-high 43 yard field goal vs. UNLV (10/7)
- Hit 40 yard field goal at Wyoming (10/01)
- Went 2/2 in field goals vs. WMU (9/24) and has made five straight overall
- Went 3/4 in field goals (first career) with a long of 37 at Auburn (9/10)
- Went 3/3 in extra point attempts vs. Portland St. (9/1)
- Had four kickoffs with two touchbacks vs. Portland St. (9/1)
2021:
- Appeared in all 12 games
- Place Kicker for the Spartans
- Kicked 506 yards for the first game of the season against Southern Utah (8/28)
- Finished the season with kicking 3,270 yards and 28 touchbacks
HIGH SCHOOL:
- Lettered in football (Coach Dennis Brown) and soccer at J.W. North High in Riverside, Calif.
- Converted 89-of-94 PATs in his three seasons
- Made 6-of-9 field goal tries his sophomore and junior seasons with a long of 45 yards in 2019
- 31 touchbacks on 69 kickoffs his junior and senior years
- A second-team All-Inland Valley League selection his junior season
PERSONAL: Plans to major in kinesiology ... Would like to become a certified athletic trainer ... Enjoys playing golf and swimming ... Was a member of the Riverside City FC soccer club ... Taren is a native of Riverside, Calif.