Biography
2016: American Football Coaches Association first team All-American … D3football.com second team All-American … D3football.com first team All-West Region … WIAC Defensive Player of the Year … first team All-WIAC … winner of the team’s Most Valuable Player award … Cliff Harris Award finalist … second team Preseason All-American (D3football.com, Lindy’s Sports) … played in 13 games … ranked second in the WIAC in tackles for loss (12.0 / 0.92 per game) and ninth in sacks (5.0 / 0.38 per game) … totaled 48 tackles … broke up one pass … forced one fumble … recovered one fumble … tallied five tackles, including one for a loss of one yard, in UW-Whitewater’s 51-3 victory over TCNJ on Sept. 3 at Perkins Stadium … registered four tackles, including one for a loss of seven yards, in the Warhawks’ 59-13 win over Belhaven (Miss.) on Sept. 10 at Perkins Stadium … finished with four tackles, including 1.5 for a loss of five yards, in UW-Whitewater’s 30-24 triumph at UW-Platteville on Oct. 1 … registered two tackles, including 1.5 sacks for a loss of 18 yards, in the Warhawks’ 17-14 victory over UW-Oshkosh on Oct. 8 at Perkins Stadium … collected four tackles, including one for a loss of nine yards, and broke up one pass in UW-Whitewater’s 24-2 win over UW-Stevens Point on Oct. 22 at Perkins Stadium … recorded four tackles, including one for a loss of one yard, in the Warhawks’ 48-6 triumph at UW-Eau Claire on Oct. 29 … contributed four tackles, including one sack for a loss of seven yards, and forced one fumble in UW-Whitewater’s 27-20 victory over UW-River Falls on Nov. 5 at Perkins Stadium … tallied four tackles, including two for a loss of four yards, and recovered one fumble in the Warhawks’ 34-16 win at UW-Stout on Nov. 12 … totaled five tackles, including 1.5 for a loss of seven yards and one-half sack for a loss of five yards, in UW-Whitewater’s 37-9 triumph over Wittenberg (Ohio) in the second round of the NCAA Playoffs on Nov. 26 at Perkins Stadium … amassed a season-high six tackles, all solo stops, against John Carroll (Ohio) in the quarterfinal round of the NCAA Playoffs on Dec. 3 at Perkins Stadium
2015: Second team D3football.com All-West Region … first team All-Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference … earned the team’s Karl Schlender Most Improved Award … appeared in all 14 games … totaled 48 tackles, including a team-high tying 8.0 for a loss of 32 yards … finished with 3.5 sacks for a loss of 25 yards … batted down one pass … posted three tackles, including one sack for a loss of six yards, in the Warhawks’ 62-6 triumph at Belhaven (Miss.) on Sept. 12 … recorded six tackles, including 1.5 for a loss of 11 yards, in UW-Whitewater’s 33-30 victory at then-NAIA No. 1 Morningside (Iowa) on Sept. 24 … matched a season high with seven tackles, including 2.5 for a loss of 12 yards, in the Warhawks’ 17-7 win over No. 14 UW-Platteville on Oct. 3 … tied a season high with seven tackles, including one for a loss, in UW-Whitewater’s 35-27 triumph at UW-Stevens Point on Oct. 24 … collected four solo tackles in the Warhawks’ 63-14 victory over UW-Stout on Nov. 14 … recorded six tackles, including one for a loss, at No. 1 Mount Union (Ohio) in the semifinals of the NCAA Division III Playoffs on Dec. 12
2014: WIAC Scholastic Honor Roll ... played in all 15 games as a starter on the defensive line … led team defensive linemen with 43 tackles (27 solo) … tied for ninth in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference with 9.5 tackles for a loss … recorded 3.5 sacks … posted a season-high six tackles, including one for a loss, in UW-Whitewater’s 37-33 triumph over No. 5 Wartburg (Iowa) in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division III Playoffs on Dec. 6 at Perkins Stadium … tallied five tackles, including a half sack, in the Warhawks’ 38-14 victory over No. 14 Wabash (Ind.) in the second round of the NCAA Playoffs on Nov. 29 at Perkins Stadium … registered four tackles, including two for a loss, in UW-Whitewater’s 28-25 win at UW-River Falls on Nov. 15 … matched a season high with six tackles, including two for a loss and a sack for a loss of three yards, in the Warhawks’ 24-7 triumph over UW-Oshkosh on Oct. 25 at Perkins Stadium … contributed two tackles, including a sack for a loss of five yards, in UW-Whitewater’s 52-3 victory at UW-Eau Claire on Oct. 18 … recorded three tackles, including two for a loss and a sack for a loss of seven yards, in the Warhawks’ 73-7 win over Waldorf (Iowa) on Sept. 5 at Perkins Stadium
2013: Served primarily as a backup defensive tackle during the season … totaled 25 tackles (13 solo) … registered 6.0 tackles for a loss of 24 yards, including 2.5 sacks for a loss of 18 yards … contributed with two tackles, including 1.5 for a loss of four yards and a half sack for a loss of two yards, in the Warhawks’ 55-13 triumph over UW-Stout on Oct. 12 at Perkins Stadium … recorded a season-high six tackles, including five solo stops, in UW-Whitewater’s 42-0 victory over UW-Eau Claire on Oct. 18 at Perkins Stadium … amassed four tackles, including 0.5 for a loss, in the Warhawks’ 43-6 win over UW-River Falls on Nov. 16 at Perkins Stadium … totaled four tackles, including two for a loss of seven yards and one sack for a loss of six, in UW-Whitewater’s 31-7 triumph over St. Norbert in the first round of the NCAA Playoffs on Nov. 23 at Perkins Stadium … tallied a sack for a loss of 10 yards in the Warhawks’ 33-3 victory over Franklin (Ind.) in the second round of the NCAA Playoffs on Nov. 30 at Perkins Stadium … made a stop for a loss of three yards in UW-Whitewater’s 28-17 win over No. 3 Linfield (Ore.) in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Playoffs on Dec. 7 at Perkins Stadium … contributed three tackles in the Warhawks’ 16-15 triumph at No. 2 Mary Hardin-Baylor (Texas) in the semifinals of the NCAA Playoffs on Dec. 14
Personal: Majoring in occupational safety … participated in football, tennis, wrestling, and powerlifting at Waterford-Union High School where he was a recipient of the Brave Heart Award … hobbies include listening to music … favorite professional sports team is the Green Bay Packers … favorite TV show is “Family Guy” … chose to attend UW-Whitewater for the experience and the school's reputation
