Biography
2018: American Football Coaches Association first team All-American … Associated Press first team All-American … D3football.com first team All-American … D3football.com West Region Defensive Player of the Year and first team All-West Region … Gagliardi Trophy semifinalist and winner of the fan vote for the selection committee’s 40th ballot … Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the year … first team All-WIAC … nominee for the Cliff Harris Award, given to the nation’s top small college defensive player … UW-Whitewater Chancellor’s Scholar-Athlete … National Football Foundation/College Football Hall of Fame Hampshire Honor Society … team captain ... winner of the team’s Most Valuable Player award … D3football.com National Team of the Week (Sept. 7-8) … two-time WIAC Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 3-10, Nov. 5-11) … D3football.com first team Preseason All-American … Lindy’s first team Division III Preseason All-American … Street & Smith’s Preseason All-American … finished career ranked fifth in program history and eighth in conference history in career sacks (23.5) … appeared in 14 games … ranked fourth on the team with 51 tackles, including a team-high 17.5 for a loss of 63 yards and a team-best 8.5 sacks for a loss of 34 yards … finished season with one pass breakup and two forced fumbles … ranked second in the WIAC in tackles for loss and third in sacks … recorded five tackles, including 2.5 for a loss, and forced one fumble in UW-Whitewater’s 24-6 victory over Concordia Moorhead (Minn.) on Sept. 8 … tallied five tackles, including 2.5 for a loss and 1.5 sacks, in UW-Whitewater’s 30-7 triumph at nationally-ranked UW-La Crosse on Sept. 29 … registered six tackles, including 2.5 for a loss and two sacks, in the Warhawks’ 20-0 victory over nationally-ranked UW-Oshkosh on Oct. 6 … totaled two tackles, including 1.5 for a loss and one sack, in UW-Whitewater’s 45-0 win at UW-Eau Claire on Oct. 13 … collected three tackles, including 1.5 sacks, in the Warhawks’ 44-7 triumph over UW-River Falls on Oct. 20 … posted five tackles and broke up one pass in UW-Whitewater’s 40-10 victory at UW-Stout on Oct. 27 … forced one fumble and added four tackles, including one for a loss, in the Warhawks’ 59-7 win over UW-Stevens Point on Nov. 3 … finished with three tackles, including one sack, in UW-Whitewater’s 49-21 triumph at UW-Platteville on Nov. 10 … recorded two tackles, including one-half sack, in the Warhawks’ 67-14 victory over Eureka (Ill.) in the first round of the NCAA Playoffs on Nov. 17 … totaled five tackles, including 1.5 for a loss, in the Warhawks’ 26-12 triumph over Bethel (Minn.) in the quarterfinal round of the NCAA Playoffs on Dec. 1 … compiled a season-best seven tackles, including 2.0 for a loss and one sack, at Mary Hardin-Baylor (Texas) in the semifinal round of the NCAA Playoffs on Dec. 8
2017: D3football.com third team All-America … D3football.com first team All-West Region … first team All-Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference … Cliff Harris Award nominee for the nation’s top small college defensive player (one of 55 in Division III) … two-time D3football.com National Team of the Week (Sept. 15-16, Oct. 13-14) … two-time Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 11-17, Nov. 6-12) … recipient of the team’s Karl Schlender Most Improved award … WIAC Scholastic Honor Roll ... appeared in 10 games … tallied 14 sacks during the season, third-most in one season in program history, tied for third most in one season in WIAC history and good for third in NCAA Division III and first in the WIAC … ranked 21st in the nation and first in the conference in tackles for loss (17.5 / 1.75 per game) … ranked fourth on the team and tied for 39th in the WIAC in tackles (41 / 4.1 per game) … recovered one fumble … posted one sack for a loss of four yards at Illinois Wesleyan on Sept. 2 … registered four tackles, including 3.0 sacks for a loss of 12 yards, in the Warhawks’ 40-21 victory at Washington-St. Louis on Sept. 16 … recorded four tackles, including one sack for a loss of five yards, at nationally ranked UW-Oshkosh on Sept. 30 … tallied four tackles, including 1.5 sacks for a loss of nine yards, in UW-Whitewater’s 14-0 win over UW-Stout on Oct. 7 at Perkins Stadium … finished with a season-high nine tackles, including 4.0 for a loss of 25 yards and 3.0 sacks for a loss of 24 yards, in the Warhawks’ 21-14 triumph over UW-La Crosse on Oct. 13 at Perkins Stadium … contributed two tackles, including one sack for a loss of six yards, in UW-Whitewater’s 20-7 victory at UW-River Falls on Oct. 21 … amassed seven tackles, including two for a loss and one sack for a loss of nine yards, and added one fumble recovery in the Warhawks’ 17-16 win over UW-Platteville on Nov. 4 at Perkins Stadium … totaled six tackles, including 3.0 for a loss of 14 yards and two sacks for a loss of 13 yards, in UW-Whitewater’s 36-3 triumph over UW-Eau Claire on Nov. 11 at Perkins Stadium
2016: WIAC Scholastic Honor Roll ... appeared in 10 games … totaled three tackles, including one sack for a loss of seven yards … returned two kickoffs for 25 yards (12.5 yards per return) … posted one-half sack for a loss of two yards during UW-Whitewater’s 32-22 victory at UW-La Crosse on Oct. 15 … contributed one-half sack for a loss of five yards in the Warhawks’ 24-2 win over UW-Stevens Point on Oct. 22 at Perkins Stadium … returned two kickoffs for 25 yards, including one for a season-long 14 yards, during UW-Whitewater’s 37-9 triumph over Wittenberg (Ohio) in the second round of the NCAA Playoffs on Nov. 26 at Perkins Stadium
2015: WIAC Scholastic Honor Roll ... Appeared in the Warhawks’ 66-3 win over Finlandia (Mich.) on Sept. 19
Personal: Majoring in occupational safety … participated in football, hockey, track & field, and lacrosse at Janesville Craig High School where he was a two time all conference and all region football player and a three time all conference and all area hockey player … chose to attend UW-Whitewater to play football and receive a good education
