Class: Senior
Position: DL
Height: 6-3
Weight: 230
Hometown: Holland, Mich.
High School: West Ottawa

Personal: Born Nov. 2, 1988...Parents are Mitch and Christine...Is an Economics major...Has an overall grade point average of 3.9...Was named Academic All-GLIAC in 2009.

2010: Fast, smart and athletic defensive end who enters his second season starting at that position in 2011…Started all 12 games, leading the team with 8 ½ tackles for loss and four sacks…Had all four of his sacks in the first five games of the season…Had two tackles for loss in win at Northwood Oct. 30…Had season-high four solo tackles in playoff game at St. Cloud State Nov. 20…The team’s E.P.E.P. award winner after the homecoming win over Findlay Nov. 6…One of the best student-athletes on the Hillsdale campus…Was named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team…Earned the President’s Scholar-Athlete Award from the college in its first year of existence…A two-time GLIAC All-Academic selection.

2009: Will move from linebacker to defensive end for the 2010 season…Second on the team with 10 tackles-for-loss, and contributed to the defense in nearly every way…Broke up three passes, had 2 ½ sacks, one interception, three quarterback hurries and one fumble recovery…Had 10 total tackles in playoff win at Minnesota State-Mankato Nov. 14.

2008: One of several emerging young players on defense who will play a greater role on the field in 2009...Played in all 11 games in 2008, picking up 16 total tackles...Had a sack for an eight-yard loss in a Sept. 13 win over Northwood.

2007: Named team’s Defensive Scout Team Player of the Week after Week 4...Redshirted as a freshman.

High School: Team captain in 2006 and First-Team All-Conference selection...High school teammate of Ross Bloemers...Named Academic All-State in 2005...Led the Panthers to OK Red Conference title in 2006...President of the National Honor Society from 2005-2007.

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