University of South Dakota Athletics

2023
Team Captain … named first-team all-American by four publications: AFCA, Stats Perform, Phil Steele, Associated Press … MVFC Defensive Player of the Year … finished 11^th in the voting for the Buck Buchanan Award (FCS Defensive Player of the Year) … first-team all-MVFC honoree … Coyotes’ Campbell Trophy Award Nominee (Academic Heisman) … first-team all-MVFC Scholar-Athlete Team … one of 11 Coyotes who started all 13 games … led the Valley and ranked 15^th nationally in tackles with 113 including 54 solo stops … included in the tally was a sack and 3.5 tackles-for-loss … team’s leading tackler in six games during the season … recorded double-digit tackles five times … had a season-high 13 tackles in the team’s upset of No. 2 North Dakota State in Fargo (9/30) … reached 13 tackles on two other occasions … had nine tackles and an interception in the win against Murray State (10/7) ... earned CSC Academic All-District honors

2022
Team Captain … second-team all-MVFC honoree … one of nine Coyotes who started all 11 games, he at inside linebacker … ranked second in the Valley and 14^th nationally with 106 tackles … had 1.5 tackles-for-loss … led the team with seven quarterback hurries … had one fumble recovery for 37 yards that setup a touchdown in the Coyotes’ Dakota Days win against No. 14 Southern Illinois … had 12 or more tackles four times with a season-high of 15 in the Valley opener against top-ranked North Dakota State (9/24) – most by a Coyote all season … had at least 10 tackles six times during the season … CSC Academic All-District honoree ... MVFC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award ... MVFC Honor Roll member

2021
One of eight Coyotes who started all 12 games, he at linebacker … team’s second-leading tackler with 86 stops (38 solo) … ranked eighth in the Valley in tackles per game … also had a sack and 6.0 tackles-for-loss … had six tackles and forced a fumble on the road at Western Illinois that led to a Coyote touchdown and a 28-14 lead en route to a 42-21 win (11/6) … had a season-high 11 tackles including one for loss in the FCS playoff game against Southern Illinois (11/27) … MVFC President’s Council Academic Award winner … MVFC Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award winner … MVFC honor roll member

2020-21
Second Team All-MVFC honoree … was an honorable mention pick for the MVFC All-Academic Team … season was reduced to four games in the spring due to COVID-19 ... was one of 15 Coyotes who started all four games, he at linebacker … led the Coyotes and finished second in the Valley in tackles per game, totaling 38 stops in four starts … led the team in tackles in three of four contests including a season-high 12 stops in the season-opening win at No. 7 Illinois State (2/27) … had a third-down sack in that game that forced a punt near the end of the third quarter … got his first collegiate interception and had two tackles for loss in week two at No. 4 North Dakota (3/4) … was not charged a year of eligibility due to NCAA rules related to the pandemic ... MVFC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award ... MVFC Honor Roll member

2019
Competed in the first 10 games of the season and had eight consecutive starts before sustaining an injury that kept him out of the final two games … finished as the team’s fifth-leading tackler with 56 stops including one for loss … was also credited with two quarterback hurries … made his Coyote debut and had three tackles in the season opener against 25^th-ranked Montana (8/31) … earned his first collegiate start in week three against Houston Baptist (9/14) … had a season-high 13 tackles at home against Southern Illinois (10/26) ... MVFC Honor Roll member

2018
Redshirted ... MVFC Honor Roll member

Prep
Two-time all-district performer who compiled 280 tackles and nine sacks for Farmington ... inside linebacker in coach Adam Fischer’s 3-4 scheme ... also competed on offense at receiver ... leading tackler for the Tigers in each of the last two seasons ... won the all-around competition and tied the tire flip record during the team’s annual Ironman competition at the end of summer camp ... captain for both the football and basketball teams ... father, Glenn, is the defensive coordinator for Farmington ... academic all-state honoree and National Honor Society member ... also competes in baseball for the Tigers

Personal
Son of Glenn and Julie ... studying Education Administration & Leadership