2012: Played and started in all 11 games...finished tied for sixth on the team with 44 total tackles, including 24 solo stops...also had three tackles for a loss, forced two fumbles, had one fumble recovery, and broke up four passes...had a career-high nine tackles (seven assisted) in season-opener at Notre Dame College on August 30...filled the stat sheet in victory over Slippery Rock on September 22, posting six total tackles (three solo), two tackles for a loss, forced two fumbles, and had a fumble recovery...had at least one tackle in 10 of his 11 games...recorded at least four tackles in seven contests...his four pass breakups were tied for fourth on the team...
GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS
2011: Appeared in six games in the Laker secondary before suffering an injury…recorded nine total tackles (six solo), including a career-high three stops against Kutztown...also had one interception (Kutztown) and one pass breakup (Gannon) on the year…caught one pass for 31 yards against Gannon...
GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS
Prior To Mercyhurst: Played two seasons at Arizona Western Junior College where he was a Second Team All-Conference and Second Team All-Region selection in 2010...team played in the Mississippi Bowl in his final season there.
High School: Played football and basketball at Aquinas Institure in Rochester, New York...was a First Team All-State and First Team All-Greater Rochester selection...team won the sectional title twice and also won the state title once.
Personal: Born October 5, 1989...majoring in sport business...son of Todd and Torrey Wingate...has two brothers, Mason Wingate and Jay Ponder, and one sister, Tori Ponder.
