2010: Started all 11 games at quarterback for A&M-Commerce ... Completed 179 of 364 passes for 1,960 yards and five touchdowns ... Passed for over 200 yards in six games while completing 20 passes in four ... Set season highs in attempts (46), completions (27) and passing yards (289) in the season opener against Upper Iowa (Sept. 4) ... Passed for 278 yards on 22-of-38 with a pair of touchdowns at Central Oklahoma (Oct. 30) ... Completed 21-of-39 attempts for 264 yards against Southwest Oklahoma State (Oct. 24) ... Threw for 224 yards and a touchdown while completing 21 of his 34 passes against Southeast Oklahoma ... Passed for 208 yards and a touchdown while also scrambling for 12-yard touchdown run against East Central (Nov. 6).
2009: An honorable mention all-Lone Star Conference selection ... Emerged as the starter in the fourth game of the season ... Completed 174 of 336 passes for 1,953 yards and 12 touchdowns, averaging 195.3 yards per game ... Scored the go-ahead touchdown and completed a pass to Adam Jones for a two-point conversion to clinch the LSC North Division title over Southwestern Oklahoma State (Nov. 5) ... Also against SWOSU, he completed 21 of 36 passes for 206 yards ... Threw for 447 yards and four touchdowns when he had a career-high 32 completions on another career-high 61 attempts against Eastern New Mexico (Sept. 19) ... Ran in for a touchdown and completed passes to nine-different receivers against the Greyhounds ... Completed 19 of 35 passes for two touchdowns and 210 yards against East Central (Oct. 17) ... Had two touchdown passes and 247 yards and had five rushes for 14 yards and a touchdown against Texas A&M-Kingsville (Oct. 10) ... Completed 35 of 50 passes for 314 yards and two touchdowns against Central Oklahoma (Sept. 19) ... Had 156 yards passing and a touchdown against Southeastern Oklahoma (Oct. 31) ... Had 99 yards passing after completing 10 of 24 passes in his A&M-Commerce debut against Southeastern Louisiana (Sept. 5) ... Threw for 138 yards passing after completing 15 of 30 passes against Abilene Christian (Sept. 12).
Prior to A&M-Commerce: Spent his first three three years at the University of Maine ... Redshirted as a freshman ... In 2008, as a sophomore, he saw action in six games, where he completed 79 of 147 passes for 870 yards and nine touchdowns ... Had a season-best 207 yards and three touchdowns on 17 of 27 passing in a 21-17 win over Monmouth (Sept. 6, 2008) ... Started six games as a redshirt freshman, where he completed 78 of 154 passes for 836 yards and seven touchdowns ... Had a touchdown pass in five of the six games and over 150 yards passing in three games ... A three-time all-league selection at Buckingham, Browne and Nichols High School, where he rushed and passed for over 1,000 yards as a senior.
Personal: Born Sept. 9, 1987 ... son of Gary and Renee Farkes.
Farkes' A&M-Commerce Career Highs
Attempts: 61, at Eastern New Mexico (Sept. 19, 2009)
Completions: 35, vs. Central Oklahoma (Sept. 26, 2009)
Yards: 447, at Eastern New Mexico (Sept. 19, 2009)
Touchdowns: 4, at Eastern New Mexico (Sept. 19, 2009)
Rushing Yards: 28, vs. Texas A&M-Kingsville (Oct. 10, 2009)
Rushing Touchdowns: 2, at Eastern New Mexico (Sept. 19, 2009)
