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2022 Awards
Northwest Conference Honorable Mention
2022 Stats (Season High Plays In Parentheses)
Games: 8
Solo Tackles/Total Tackles: 21 Solo/53 Total (9 Total Tackles vs. Whitworth 10/1)
Sacks/Yards: 1.5 for 11 Yards (1.5 Sacks vs. Puget Sound 9/3)
Tackles For Loss: 6.5 for 22 Yards (1.5 two times)
- Earned his first career All-Conference honor
- Served as a captain and starting linebacker in his final season at Lewis & Clark
- Tied for the team lead with 53 tackles and finished second in solo tackles (21) and third in tackles for loss (6.5)
- Racked up at least five tackles in all eight games he played in
- Opened the season with six tackles (four solo) and 1.5 sacks in a win over Puget Sound on September 3
- Posted a career-high nine tackles (four solo) and a forced fumble and fumble recovery on October 1 against Whitworth University
- Added seven tackles and two QB hits in a Homecoming win over Willamette on Octobert 15
- Wrapped up his three-season career with 99 tackles (43 solo), 8.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks and two forced fumbles
As a Junior (2021-22): Played in all nine games … Finished the season with 18 solo tackles, 21 assisted tackles, one sack, two tackles for loss and one pass break up … Had two solo tackles, two assisted tackles, one sack, one tackle for loss and one pass break up on Oct. 2 at No. 18 Whitworth … Had two tackles, a career high five assisted tackles, and one tackle for loss in the season opener on Sep. 11 at Claremont M-S.
As a Sophomore (2020-21): Season canceled due to the Covid-19 Pandemic.
As a Freshman (2019-20): Played in seven games … Finished with four solo tackles, three assisted tackles and one forced fumble … Had three solo tackles, one assisted tackle, and one forced fumble on Nov. 9 at George Fox … Had one solo tackle and one assisted tackle on Sep. 14 at Pomona Pitzer.
At Lewis & Clark: Minoring in Entrepreneurship and Leadership ... Member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA).
Prior to the Pios: National Honor Society ... Three-time All-League ... Two-time All-State ... Team Captain (2018) ... Teammate of the Year (Player-nominated award) ... State Champions (2017)
Why Lewis & Clark?: Lewis & Clark provides me an opportunity to get a great education and be able to play football.
