University of Albany

UAlbany: Served as team captain last season ... three varsity letters ... nearly 600 career rushing yards ... scored six touchdowns ... 15 career receptions ... 2006: Fifth on team in rushing with 160 yards and one touchdown ... scored on a four-yard run against St. Francis in the third quarter ... career-high 71 yards against No. 11 Delaware ... rumbled for 59 yards in the first quarter, the longest scamper by a Great Dane since Nov. 6, 2004 ... 2005: In his first year as the starting fullback, he rushed for 173 yards and two TDs ... caught a pair of scoring passes, including a 31-yarder against Monmouth ... reached the end zone on a 4-yard reception and a one-yard run over left guard versus Central Connecticut State ... 2004: Ran for 240 yards and one touchdown as a redshirt freshman ... caught nine passes for 57 yards ... rushed 10 times for a season-best 68 yards in a 35-27 victory over Wagner ... added two receptions for 22 yards ... 40-plus rushing yards against both St. Francis, Pa. and Stony Brook ... played on FG/PAT and kickoff return squads ... High School: All-Area first-team selection in Rome-Utica as a senior tailback ... rushed for 630 yards in three-plus games before an ankle fracture ended his season ... second-team all-area fullback as a junior ... played for former UAlbany assistant coach Norm Deep ... advanced to state championship track meet in the pentathlon ... Section III shot put champion with a mark of 52-feet, 3-inches ... competed in 100- and 400-meter hurdles ... Personal: Major is business administration with a minor in music ... born 12-3-84 ... parents are Daniel and Barbara Beigel ... has three brothers, Kurt, Brian and Duffy, and one sister, Ann.