GVSU's Berezik pleads guilty

Connected to party on campus

Updated: Monday, 09 Feb 2009, 9:05 PM EST
Published : Monday, 09 Feb 2009, 6:53 PM EST

GRAND HAVEN, Mich. (AP) - Grand Valley State football star Jimmy Berezik has pleaded guilty to two charges after being caught in a police sweep to fight underage drinking on campus.

Berezik led the 11-1 Lakers in rushing last fall.

The sophomore running back from Fraser was arrested at a party near the Allendale campus on the same day he set an NCAA Division II playoff rushing record of 207 yards in a win over Ashland.

Berezik was suspended indefinitely from the team.

The 19-year-old pleaded guilty Monday in a Grand Haven courtroom to a felony count of resisting and opposing an officer and a misdemeanor charge of being a minor in possession of alcohol.

Berezik declined to comment afterward.

He faces up to two years in prison at his March 23 sentencing.

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GVSU football player James Berezik at his district court appearance, Dec. 16, 2008

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James Berezik, GVSU football, file photo

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