Mercyhurst University Athletics

Accolades
2013 - All-PSAC West Second Team
2012 - Capital One Academic All-District
2011 - Capital One Academic All-District
2011 - All-PSAC West Second Team

2013: Battled through injuries but still managed to start nine games for the Lakers at center...was an All-PSAC West Second Team selection for second time in career...helped Mercyhurst to the second-best rushing attack in the PSAC (behind only Bloomsburg)...ground game averaged 243.3 yards per game during the season and averaged 5.8 yards per carry (second to Bloomsburg)...helped block for Brandon Brown-Dukes, who became the first player in school history to rush for 1,000 yards in back-to-back seasons (finished with 1,008 in 2013)...integral part of offensive line that helped Mercyhurst have the best time of possession in the conference (32:50)

2012: Started all 11 games for the Lakers at center...was a Capital One Academic All-District selection for the second consecutive season...Mercyhurst had the third-best rushing attack in the PSAC, averaging 204.1 yards on the ground during the season...the Lakers also had the fourth-highest time of possession in the conference (31:01)...helped to pave the way for PSAC West Freshman of the Year, Brandon Brown-Dukes, who set the school's rushing record for yards by a freshman with 1,295 yards - just 19 yards shy of the school's all-time record...the Lakers, as a team, rushed for 28 touchdowns in 2012, tied for third-most in the conference

2011: Started all 11 games for the Lakers at center…was a Second Team All-PSAC selection and was a Capital One Academic All-District First Team selection...helped anchor a line to an offense that accounted for 388.5 yards per game including 114.8 yards on the ground and 273.7 yards in the air...assisted in paving the way for PSAC West Freshman of the Year Richie Sanders and helped Mercyhurst finish third overall in the PSAC in time of possession (31:31)

2010: Appeared in all13 games for the Lakers…anchored offensive line from his role at center…helped paved the way for running back Gerald Anderson to set the single-season rushing record…part of offensive line that allowed just 1.36 sacks per game in the regular season (4th – PSAC) and helped the Laker offense to the league’s second-best time of possession mark (32:46)…also was an integral part of Mercyhurst’s second-best fourth-down conversion mark…helped offense to 345.2 yards per game, including 125.4 rushing yards and 219.8 passing yards

2009: Did not see action

High School: Lettered in football and track & field at Bradford High School...member of two-time district champion football team in 2006 and 2007...track team won District 9 title four-straight years (2006-09)...earned Third Team All-State offensive line honors as a sophomore... Second Team All-State offensive line honors as a junior.

Personal: Born on November 1, 1990...majoring in sportsmedicine with a concentration in athletic training and pre-physical therapy...parents are Dan and Pam... three brothers - Matt, Joe and David.