Biography and Career Highlights
2009: Named to the 2009 Preseason Brooks Wallace Award Watch List, awarded to the top collegiate player in the nation ... underwent wrist surgery in the off-season ... appeared in four games, three as a starter, before injury ended his season ... granted a medical hardship.
2008: Missouri Valley Conference Freshman of the Year ... Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American Honorable Mention Team ... set a new ISU single-season stolen bases record with 32 ... his 32 stolen bases also led the MVC ... named the team's most improved player and earned the Duffy Bass "Mr. Hustle" Award ... stole a career-high three bases on four separate occasions ... ranked No. 21 in the nation in stolen bases and No. 16 in stolen bases per game (0.62) ... started all 52 games at shortstop ... recorded 18 multiple-hit and four multiple-RBI games ... tied for second on the team with a .303 batting average ... led the team with a .308 average in conference play ... second on the team in hits (61) and runs (46) ... finished in the top-five among Valley freshmen in every offensive category ... batted .321 against right-handers and .322 with runners on base ... recorded his first two collegiate base-hits at Tennessee Tech (2/23) ... recorded his first-career RBI versus Indiana (2/29) ... named to the Austin Peay Invitational All-Tournament team, batting .300 with three hits, two walks and two RBI over the three-day tournament ... collected multiple hits in four-straight games (4/2-4/6) ... notched a career-high with four hits, to go along with three runs against Northern Iowa (4/12) ... also hit a career-high two doubles during that game ... walked a career-high three times in the finale against UNI (4/13) ... batted 4-for-5 with three runs, three stolen bases and two RBI in game one of a doubleheader against Chicago State (4/20) ... stole six bases during the Chicago State series (4/19-4/20) to claim the ISU single-season stolen bases record ... recorded another four-game streak of multiple hits (4/23-4/27) ... played summer ball for the Dupage Dragons of the Central Illinois Collegiate League.
Downers Grove North HS: Named first-team all-state by the Chicago Tribune as a senior, after hitting .441 with eight triples and 20 stolen bases ... also garnered second-team all-state honors by the Chicago Sun-Times as a senior ... first-team all-conference and Daily Herald all-area selection as a junior and senior ... a special mention all-state pick by the Chicago Tribune after hitting .476 with two home runs, five triples, 21 RBI, 40 runs scored and 15 stolen bases as a junior ... batted .333 with 30 runs scored as a sophomore ... helped his team claim the regional championship as a senior ... played for both the Elite Illinois Orioles and the Illinois Sparks ... rated as one of the Chicagoland area's Top-100 at second base by the Chicago Sun-Times ... also a two-year letterwinner in football.
Personal: Born 4-21-89 in Bartlesville, Okla. ... son of Gary and Carol Tokarski ... his father played football at Miami (Fla.) ... has two brothers, Mike and Joe ... Mike played baseball at ISU ... major: business administration.
Honors and Awards
 2009 Preseason Brooks Wallace Watchlist
2008 Louisville Slugger Freshman All-America Honorable Mention
2008 MVC Freshman of the Year
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