University of South Dakota Athletics

2022
First special teams player in coach Bob Nielson's 30 years to be named a team captain … second-team all-American long snapper by both STATS Perform and Phil Steele … first-team academic All-American by College Sports Communicators … first-team all-MVFC honoree … MVFC Scholar-Athlete first-team pick … one of 53 athletes named to the FCS Athletic Directors Association Academic All-Star Team … one of 21 Coyotes who competed in all 11 games … worked with a new punter and kicker this season in John Bickle and Eddie Ogamba … the Coyotes led the Valley and ranked in the top-10 nationally in net punting during the regular season at 39 yards per punt … logged four tackles on punt coverage, giving him 11 for his career ... MVFC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award ... MVFC Honor Roll member ... named to the National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society

2021
Phil Steele FCS All-American … CoSIDA Academic All-American … first-team all-MVFC long snapper … first team MVFC all-Academic team honoree … helped Brady Schutt set the program record for career punting average while also assisting Mason Lorber on 10 consecutive field goal makes and 13 overall this season … aided a punt team that ranked 10^th nationally in net punting … recovered a muffed punt that set up a touchdown and a 7-0 lead in the Valley opener at Missouri State (9/25) … MVFC Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award winner … MVFC honor roll member

2020-21
Second Team All-MVFC honoree … Second Team MVFC All-Academic Team selection … served his third year as the team’s long and short snapper … season was reduced to four games in the spring due to COVID-19 ... aided the nation’s top-ranked punt team which netted 43.7 yards per punt … was also part of a kick team that made 5-of-8 field goals and all eight extra points … was credited with a special teams tackle on five returns opportunities … was not charged a year of eligibility due to NCAA rules related to the pandemic ... MVFC President's Council Academic Award honoree … MVFC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award ... MVFC Honor Roll member

2019
Served his second season as the Coyotes’ starting long and short snapper … aided the efforts of the nation’s fourth-leading punter in Brady Schutt and seventh-leading net punting unit … also contributed to Mason Lorber being the Valley’s top kicker in terms of scoring in conference play … had six tackles on punt coverage … was named MVFC Special Teams Player of the Week following the team’s 24-21 win against No. 5 SDSU (11/23) … forced and recovered a fumble while covering a punt in the first quarter, and later downed back-to-back punts at the 5- and 1-yard lines … all three plays led to empty possessions for the SDSU offense ... MVFC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award ... MVFC Honor Roll member

2018
One of 12 redshirt freshmen who competed for the Coyotes … served as long and short snapper in nine games … snapped for punter Brady Schutt who ranked third in the Valley with a 42.9-yard average, and for Mason Lorber, who made 12 of 17 field goals ... MVFC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award ... MVFC Honor Roll member

2017
Redshirted ... MVFC Honor Roll member

Prep
Two-time all-district performer at Cedar Falls ... racked up three interceptions and 110 tackles including 15 for loss ... offensively, carried five times for 40 yards as a fullback ... received an invitation to both the Iowa Shrine Bowl and the River Battle Bowl ... honor roll member ... also competes in basketball for the Tigers

Personal
Parents are Tim and Karla ... studying kinesiology and sport management at USD