Describe any hardships or extenuating circumstances that you have faced to to get to where you are today.
Athletically, I have had to overcome injury. My redshirt freshman year I spent a week in the hospital with a staph infection on my knee. My redshirt sophomore year I dislocated my shoulder and tore my labrum. I had surgery and had to rehab, although it was very painful.

What were the major contributing factors in your decision to attend Pacific Lutheran University?
I had a good senior season in high school and I knew I wanted to play football at the next level. Then I met (former PLU head coach) Frosty (Westering). My cousin also attended PLU and I knew I could get a great education while playing football in a positive and encouraging environment.

How has your family helped to get you where you are athletically?
I am very blessed to be playing football at PLU and I offer all my thanks directly to my parents and my family. They have supported me athletically ever since I was young. They came to all my games growing up, and not a lot has changed. However, rather than a 10-minute car ride they travel three hours by plane every week to watch me play. They are my biggest supporters and I love them very much.

If you have studied abroad, describe your experience.
This past J-Term I traveled to Italy with the Money and Banking class. It was one of the greatest experiences of my life and the best part about it was that I traveled with four of my best friends, three of them football players.

What has been your favorite class at PLU?
Intermediate Accounting II. I didn't particularly like the class but it challenged me and I learned more in that class than in any of my other classes. I also liked History of Jazz, but for the opposite reason.

What are your plans after college?
I am looking forward to getting a job in either the accounting or finance field.

Has it been difficult to balance athletics with academics?
Yes and no. I haven’t had too many problems balancing the two but many of my business classes involve working with teams and it makes it a little difficult to find time to meet. Apart from that if I’m not on the practice field there is more than a good chance that I am either in a study room in Morken or on the third floor in the library.

When your athletic career is all said and done, what is it that you would want people to say about you?
That I was as good of a person off the field as on it, or that they never saw me give up.

Describe your hometown and what you miss most about it.
Albuquerque, New Mexico is a wonderful city even though it gets mistaken for Mexico more often than not. It’s warm most the year and hardly ever rains. I miss seeing my family, but most off all I miss the food.

What is your favorite place on campus?
I would have to go with my second home - Morken.

What is your favorite restaurant in Tacoma?
Famous Dave’s

What song is playing on your ipod before a game?
Eminem - ‘Til I Collapse.