2009: Honored as a third-team CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American for his achievements on the field and in the classroom ... overcame a relatively slow start at the plate to hit a career-best .328 while starting 52 of ASU's 54 games at first base ... was hitting .254 nearly midway through the campaign and was below .300 at the end of April before going on a tear down the stretch ... hit safely in 11 of the final 12 games, including a season-best nine-game hitting streak to close out the season ... finished fourth on the club in batting average and hits (64) ... sported one of the nation's top gloves at first base, making just three errors in 486 attempts, good for a team-best .994 fielding percentage ... opened the season by going 3-for-5 with a double and an RBI against Jacksonville State (Feb. 20), which started third-round MLB draft pick Ben Tootle on the mound ... had two more hits, another double and two RBI to help ASU complete a three-game sweep over JSU on Feb. 22 ... went 4-for-7 with a home run, three RBI and three runs scored in a doubleheader against eventual SoCon champion Elon (Feb. 27) ... led ASU to its first conference win of the season by going 3-for-4 with a triple, homer, two RBI and three runs scored in a 10-6 triumph over The Citadel (March 13) ... hit safely in eight-straight games from March 22-April 11, highlighted by three-RBI performance against N.C. A&T (March 24) and Davidson (March 29) and a three-hit effort at UNC Asheville (March 31) ... doubled in back-to-back games to help lead ASU to a series victory at College of Charleston (April 18-19) ... topped the .300 plateau for good with a season-best 4-for-4, three-RBI performance in win over Radford (April 28) ... notched multiple hits in five of final 12 games, including a 3-for-4 effort in the second game of the SoCon Tournament versus Georgia Southern (May 21) ... hit .625 with three RBI and a run scored in three SoCon Tournament games, en route to all-tournament honors ... for the season, hit. 351 with runners on base, .310 with runners in scoring position and .383 with two outs.

2008 : Began the season in a platoon with right-hander Brett Stewart at first base but played himself into the full-time starting position as the season went on ... appeared in 54 games, including 46 starts (all at 1B) ... seven home runs tied for second on the squad ... power came in bunches, however, as all seven homers came during a three-game span early in the season (two vs. UNC Greensboro on March 22, one the following day vs. UNCG and one against High Point on March 25) and a five-game stretch to close out the campaign (one on the final day of the regular season at Wofford and one in each of the final two games at the SoCon Tournament vs. Western Carolina and Furman) ... was 4-for-9 (.444) on the season with the bases loaded ... sported one of the conference’s top gloves at first base, making only five errors in 441 chances (.989 pct.) ... struggled to a .179 batting average through nine games but broke out of the slump in a big way with a 4-for-4, three-RBI, three-run performance against Quinnipiac (March 9) ... combined to go 7-for-11 with seven RBI and five runs scored during the stretch of three-consecutive games with homers from March 22-25 ... went 4-for-4 with a double, four RBI and two runs in the middle game of a three-game sweep over first-place Furman (May 10) ... the 4-for-4 performance started a season-best nine-game hitting streak to close the campaign ... named academic all-SoCon for his prowess on the field and in the classroom.

2007 : Spent the majority of freshman campaign as starting first baseman ... saw action in 46 games, making 40 starts at 1B ... was limited in the latter part of the season by a wrist injury ... showed a tremendous eye at the plate, walking 30 times, second on the squad only to leadoff hitter Jason Altenhof ... greatest value may have been defensive prowess, as he put together a team-best .997 fielding percentage on the season (one error in 364 chances) ... walked four times and scored twice versus Coppin State (Feb. 17) ... torched Dayton in 20-2 victory (March 3), going a season-best 4-for-6 with a home run and seven RBI, the highest total by a Mountaineer all season ... went 3-for-5 with a double and four RBI to help complete three-game sweep of Fairleigh Dickinson (March 11) ... scored season-high three runs in win over Wofford (March 23) ... went 2-for-4 with a triple and two RBI in win at UNC Greensboro (May 18).

High School : Hit over .375 each of his final three prep seasons, including .471 as a senior ... led team in home runs, triples, doubles, slugging percentage, walks and intentional walks as a sophomore, junior and senior ... made just one error in 439 attempts over three seasons ... three-time all-conference and four-time all-area honoree ... named team MVP and New Bern H.S. Athlete of the Year ... coached by Gary Smith ... played in 2005 N.C. State Games ... also was an all-conference and all-area selection in football ... threw for 1,800 yards as a senior on the gridiron.

Personal : Full name is David Michael Towarnicky ... born March 13, 1988 (turns 22 during season) ... son of Laura and Mike Towarnicky ...  double-majoring in banking and finance and risk insurance management with an international business minor ... has maintained a perfect 4.0 grade point average throughout his college career ... is just two semesters away from becoming the first ASU student-athlete since 2008 to graduate with a 4.0 GPA (graduates in December 2010) ... a member of Chancellor's and Dean’s Lists, ASU and SoCon academic honor rolls and the ASU College of Business honors program ... is also active on the ASU Student-Athletes Advisory Board and Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society ... is a member of the prestigious Appalachian Ambassadors program ... spent last summer (2009) completing internships in land appraisal, real estate development, real estate financing at North Carolina's Outer Banks ... has helped coordinate and participated in a wide range of community service activities, including ASU's Chancellor for a Day canned food drive and with Crossnore School, which serves children from abusive homes ... oldest of four children ... enjoys riding Sea-Doos and fishing.