University of South Dakota Athletics

2023
Team Captain … honorable mention all-MVFC honoree … started every game at linebacker except the regular season finale at Western Illinois … was third on the team and 20^th in the MVFC in tackles with 71 (30 solo) … had a sack and 2.5 tackles-for-loss … credited with three pass breakups and three quarterback hurries … led the team with 10 tackles in a 34-31 win against No. 23 Youngstown State (10/14) and followed that up with a season-high 13 tackles in a road win at Indiana State (10/21) … recovered a fumble and posted five tackles in the home win against Murray State (10/7) … finished his career with 234 career tackles

2022
First-team all-MVFC League honoree … led the Valley and ranked fourth nationally with 115 tackles … led USD with 8.0 tackles-for-loss and 4.0 sacks … forced two fumbles … credited with six pass breakups … thrust into the lineup when Jakari Starling was injured in the season opener after playing special teams the prior two seasons … One of 21 Coyotes who competed in all 11 games and was a starting linebacker in the final 10 games … finished 12^th in the Valley in both sacks and tackles-for-loss … had double-digit tackles in eight games … had a season-high 14 stops in his first collegiate start in week two at Montana (9/10) and in the season finale at UNI (11/19) … had 10 tackles, two sacks, forced a fumble and had two pass breakups in the road game at Illinois State (10/15) ... MVFC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award ... MVFC Honor Roll member

2021
One of 29 Coyotes who competed in all 12 games … led the Coyotes with four special teams tackles and registered 13 stops on the season (8 solo) … had three tackles including a sack and added a pass breakup in the road win at Western Illinois (11/6) … blocked a punt that led to a Coyote touchdown at home against Illinois State (10/23) … had a season-high five tackles in a road win at Cal Poly (9/18) … MVFC honor roll member

2020-21
Season was reduced to four games in the spring due to COVID-19 ... played in all four games, mainly on special teams … had five tackles, one shy of his career high, in game four at Youngstown State (3/20) … was not charged a year of eligibility due to NCAA rules related to the pandemic ... MVFC Honor Roll member

2019
One of nine true freshmen who competed for the Coyotes and one of two who competed in all 12 games … made his collegiate debut in the season-opener at home against #25 Montana where he garnered a tackle on special teams (8/31) … went on to lead the team with 13 special-teams stops … finished 12^th on the team in overall tackles with 30 including 15 solo stops, two sacks and 3.5 for loss … first sack came on a fourth-down play in the fourth quarter against Northern Colorado to help preserve a 14-6 win (9/21) … had a season-high six tackles against top-ranked NDSU (11/16) ... MVFC Honor Roll member

Air Force (2017-18)
Attended the United States Air Force Academy before transferring to USD
 
Prep
Three-time all-district and two-time all-state honoree for the Trojans and coach Chad Cattau … holds the school record for tackles in a season … was also a three-time all-conference and 2017 all-state performer on the Trojans’ basketball team … competed in track and field and was a four-event medalist at the 2017 state track meet … set school records in the 200-meter dash and as a member of the 400- and 1,600-meter relay teams … is a three-time academic all-state honoree
 
Personal
Son of Steve and Connie … studying business administration