Mercyhurst University Athletics

Accolades
2014 - Capital One Academic All-America ^® First Team
2014 - ECAC Division II Co-Defensive Player of the Year
2014 - ECAC Division II All-Star Team
2014 - BSN All-Super Region 1 First Team
2014 - Beyond Sports Network Division II Second Team All-American
2014 - Daktronics All-Region First Team
2014 - Daktronics First Team All-American
2014 - AP Litle Third Team All-American
2014 - PSAC Fall Top Ten Award Winner
2014 - All-PSAC West First Team
2013 - Capital One Academic All-America® First Team
2013 - Capital One Academic All-District First Team
2013 - PSAC Fall Top Ten Award Winner
2013 - All-PSAC West Second Team
2013 - ECAC All-Star

2014: Improved on his breakout 2013 season, starting all 11 games in the Laker secondary…led the Lakers with seven interceptions for 184 yards and two touchdowns…finished 11th in the conference with 12 passes defended…finished third on the team with 63 total tackles, 53 of which were solo stops…recorded four and a half tackles for a loss…awarded multiple accolades for his tremendous season…led the PSAC with seven interceptions and two pick-sixes…established a new school record for interception return yards in a game (120 vs Shippensburg University) and interception return yards in a season (184)…100-yard interception return for a touchdown against Shippensburg University is the new longest in school history…had pick-sixes in multiple games for a second consecutive season…had a season-high nine tackles in a game against West Chester (nine solo), Bloomsburg (nine solo) and Seton Hill (nine solo)…GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS

2013: Enjoyed breakout season in 2013, starting all 11 games in Laker secondary...led Lakers with six interceptions for 151 yards and two touchdowns...six interceptions were most by a Laker since Neil Harris in 2004...finished second on team with 57 total tackles, including 40 solo stops...led team with ten passes defended (six interceptions, four breakups)...also had three tackles for a loss and one forced fumble...tied for PSAC lead with six interceptions and with two pick-sixes...tied for 15th in conference with ten passes defended...established school records for interception return yards in a game (86 vs Millersville), interception return yards in a season (151), and interceptions returned for a touchdown in a season (2)...had pick-sixes against Millersville and Slippery Rock to become first player in school history to record more than one interception return for a touchdown in a season and in a career...had two interceptions against both Millersville and East Stroudsburg...58-yard interception return for a touchdown against Millersville was fourth-longest in school history...had season-high nine tackles in a game against both Slippery Rock (three solo, six assisted) and Indiana (Pa.) (seven solo, two assisted)...had six total tackles and two tackles for a loss in win over Cheyney on October 5...GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS

2012: Played in 10 games, earning two starts in the Laker secondary...finished the season with 20 total tackles, 14 of which were solo stops...posted a season-high seven tackles and had a tackle for a loss in victory at Edinboro on October 27...had five total tackles in win at Gannon on October 13...broke up four passes...registered a two-point conversion when he scampered into the endzone on an extra point try in season opener at Notre Dame College...GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS

2011: Appeared in all 11 games as a defensive back, making his first career start against Edinboro…racked up 27 total tackles, including 23 solo stops...had a huge day against California recording a season-high six solo stops and an interception…tied for the team lead with two interceptions on the year...also finished the season second on the team with five pass breakups…helped the secondary finish as the third-ranked passing defense in the PSAC...GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS

High School: Played football and basketball locally at McDowell High School...was a First Team All-WPIAL selection...Honorable Mention All-State

Personal: Born June 9, 1992...majoring in graphic design...son of Joe and Heather...has two brothers, Bryant and Connor...father was the head football coach at Mercyhurst from 1993 through 2001 and is the current Director of Athletics at the school...Bryant was a four-year starter at DB for Mercyhurst before graduating in 2012... Connor was a standout defensive back at Gannon University...all three brothers are part of very successful local band, The Romantic Era.