Chadron State College Athletics

McCartney is one of the Eagles’ all-time great running backs. He succeeded David Jones as the Eagles’ primary running back as a sophomore in 1991, when he carried 159 times for 840 yards and 14 touchdowns.
McCartney had a particularly outstanding junior season, when he rushed 267 times for 1,359 yards and scored 25 touchdowns and two 2-point conversions to lead NCAA Division II in scoring with 154 points. He rushed for at least 100 yards in nine of the 10 games that season and earned first-team RMAC and third-team Associated Press Little All-American honors.
A native of Wright, Wyo., he also began his senior year well, rushing for a career-high 209 yards against Black Hills State before suffering a sprained ankle that forced him to miss considerable playing time. He still finished that season with 127 carries for 679 yards and eight touchdowns.
For his career, he carried 568 times for 2,947 yards, an average of 5.2 per carry, and 48 touchdowns. He ranks fourth in career rushing at CSC behind Danny Woodhead, David Jones and Corey Campbell, and is second in scoring behind Woodhead.
McCartney is married to the former Stacy Drabbels, a Hay Springs native and a CSC volleyball player and graduate.  They live in Chadron, where he is employed by Great Plains Communications.