National Football Foundation

A four-year starter at wide receiver, Jared Karstetter is quickly building a legacy of success in all phases of life. He becomes the fifth NFF National Scholar-Athlete to represent Washington State.

Hailing from Spokane, Wash., Karstetter earned Pac-10 All-Academic First Team honors in 2010 and Second Team honors as a sophomore in 2009. A three-time WSUCougars.com Student-Athlete of the Week, he is a President's Honor Roll member, a member of the WSU Athletics All-Academic Team from 2008-10, and he was named a Cougar Academic Top 50 Scholar-Athlete for 2010-11. Karstetter is a member of the WSU Honors College and the National Society of Collegiate Scholars. He was also a CoSIDA First Team All-District honoree in 2010.

Quickly climbing Washington State's record book, Karstetter ranks eighth in school history with 136 career grabs, and he is tied for seventh with 16 touchdown catches. In 2011, he places third on the squad with 30 receptions for 304 yards and three touchdowns for the Cougars. A two-time Honorable Mention All-Pac-10 pick, Karstetter grabbed 62 passes for 658 yards with seven touchdowns as a junior, and hauled in 38 passes for 540 yards and six scores as a sophomore.

Karstetter, a zoology major who intends to become a dentist, is in the process of submitting a senior thesis study on the correlation between neck strength and concussions among athletes. He has also served as a microbiology lab intern where he performed gel electrophoreses and protein purification. Karstetter is a peer academic counselor at WSU, a frequent visitor at Shriner's Children's Hospital, a Reading Buddies and Hoopfest volunteer and an assistant with Butch's Bash Christmas party for local children.

Karstetter is currently attending the University of Washington School of Dentistry.