RMAC Hall of Fame

Student-Athlete
RMAC School Attended: Chadron State
Years Attended: 1995-99 (played in one game in 1997 before suffering torn ACL)
Sports Played: Football
Positions:  Defensive End

Athletic Accomplishments:
Beran was the first Chadron State football player to earn both All-American and Academic All-American honors.  He was placed on the first-team RMAC All-Conference teams in 1996, 1998 and 1999.  As a senior in 1999, he was selected as the conference's outstanding defensive player by the coaches.  He also was an All-West Region second-team selection as a junior and a first-team choice as a senior.  As a senior, he was a Football Gazette and USA Football first-team All-American and was placed on the Datronics NCAA II and Associated Press Little All-American Team second-team.
Having been born and raised on a farm/ranch, he was eligible for another special honor.  He was a three-time first-team Farm All-American as selected by Successful Farming Magazine and Dodge Trucks and was chosen the defensive captain of that team his senior year.  The Farm All-American team was open to players from all levels of college football.  About 20 were placed on the team annually.  Beran's selection as the defensive captain netted a $1,000 scholarship for Chadron State from Dodge Trucks.
When he graduated, Beran owned the Chadron State record for most career sacks with 36.5 for 275 yards in losses.  He also had 32.5 more tackles for 107 yards of losses.  In addition, he caused seven fumbles and had 38 quarterback hurries.  There's something else unique about Beran's football career.  He played fullback on the Eagles' power I formation when they were near the goal line.  He scored seven touchdowns as a junior and four as a senior.
The Eagles went 7-1 in the RMAC all three years Beran was named to the all-conference team.  They won the championship outright in 1996 and tied for the title in 1998 and 1999.
In the springs of 2000, Beran was selected by the Omaha World-Herald as its Nebraska State College Athlete of the Year.  He was the third Chadron State athlete to receive this award.  Two more have received it since then.
Academic Accomplishments:
Beran majored in human biology and graduated Magna Cum Laude in the spring of 1999 with a 3.80 grade point average on the 4.0 scale.  He took graduate courses while playing football his senior year.  He was then accepted at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha to study medicine.  He graduated in 2004 and is now in residency at the McLaren Regional Medical Center in Flint, Mich., training to become an orthopedic surgeon.

Nominator Name: Con Marshall
Position: Assistant Sports Information Director
School: Chadron State College