Describe your family. How have they helped you in your athletic career?
My mom Fathie, my dad Bruce, my sister Julia and my brother John make up my family. Both my parents always encouraged us to be active and play as many sports as we could growing up. My older sister and I played at least three sports all the way through high school, and my brother was always active as well, he just specialized in one sport earlier. My parents were always willing to take us to the park or go out in the driveway to help us get better as well as support us financially, and shuttle us to and from practice, which was a big help. As it turned out, my sister played four years of college basketball, my brother is currently a collegiate golfer, and I’m playing college football. So sports were definitely something that was emphasized in my family and we all took it to heart. My parents have always come to my games, and my brother and sister always come when they get the chance, even if they have to drive across the state to do it

What made you decide to come to PLU?
I came to PLU in a large part due to Frosty Westering, who was the football coach at the time. Several of the schools in the area recruited me, but the tradition and history of the PLU program as well as the honesty of the coaches led me to come to PLU

What has been your favorite class at PLU?
I’ve taken a few classes at PLU that I have really enjoyed so it’s hard to pick one. But some of the memorable ones include Sociology 101 with Dr. Jobst, ASL 101 with Guy Curtis, and biology classes with Dr. Smith and Dr. Lerum. They were all fun and I learned a ton of information in each one

What are your plans after college?
I’m planning on applying to physical therapy school this fall and eventually becoming a physical therapist.

Has it been difficult to balance athletics with academics?
It has been difficult at times, but I think that any college student faces the challenge of delegating time to do homework; I don’t think that only athletes are affected. In some cases being an athlete has helped me to get things done because I knew ahead of time that I didn’t have time to waste, but other times I’ve come home tired from practice and put off doing homework

When your athletic career is all said and done, what is it that you would want people to say about you?
I hope people will say that I was fun to watch and that I played hard, and if they said I was a nice guy too I probably wouldn’t fight them for it

Describe your hometown and what you miss most about it.
Well, I’m from Olympia which is only about half an hour south of here, and I’ve actually gone home nearly every weekend for my entire college career. Mom’s Sunday dinners get me, my brother, and my sister home on a pretty regular basis. So if I had to say the one thing that I miss the most about being away from home, it would have to be my mom’s cooking

What is your favorite place on campus?
I guess my favorite spot would have to be Names Fitness Center. Do work!

What is your favorite restaurant in Tacoma?
Porter’s BBQ, hands down. A great place for any lineman to eat!

What song is playing on your ipod before a game?
I don’t own an ipod.

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