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2017 Football Roster

Mike Gryniewicz

11 Shawntrel Garner

  • Position N
  • Class Senior
  • Ht./Wt. 5-11 / 200
  • Hometown Milwaukee, Wis.
  • High School Wisconsin Lutheran HS

Biography

2017:13960 Named Most Valuable Performer (Defense)... All-College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin Second Team... Week 2 CCIW Defensive Player of the Week after 9 total tackles, five for loss, one sack and an 84-yard interception returned for a touchdown... Named to Week 2 D3football.com Team of the Week... Appeared in and started all 10 games as a senior at nickelback... second on Red Men with 57 total tackles and led the team with 39 solo... second on the team and tied for second in the CCIW with four interceptions... 5.7 tackles per game ranked 18th in the CCIW... 12.0 tackles for loss was second on the team and eighth in the CCIW... recorded ten tackles and 2.0 for loss at North Central on 11/3... against Bethel had nine  tackles, 5.0 for loss, one sack and one interception returned 84 yards for a touchdown... recorded nine tackles, six solo, three TFL, 1.0 sacks and 2 pass breakups on 10/21 at Illinois Wesleyan.

2016:  Named John Scott Boren Most Inspirational Football Player... played in all 10 games and made three starts in his first season after moving from safety to linebacker... ranked tied for fourth in CCIW with two forced fumbles... finished tied for 8th on the team with 32 tackles including 28 solo... recorded a season-high six tackles (all solo) in win against Augustana on 9/24... had one interception in win at Millikin on 10/29... had 8 pass breakups on the season.

2015:  played in all 10 games making nine starts at safety... ranked third on the team with 40 total tackles, 36 of which were solo... tied for second on the team with two interceptions... recorded three tackles for loss and had nine passes defended.

2014: Named Most Valuable Performer (Defense)...Named second-team All-CCIW…played in all 10 games and made nine starts at free safety…team’s fourth-leading tackler with 61 (45 solo, 16 assisted), including 3.5 tackles-for-loss…intercepted a team-leading four passes and broke up four others.

2013:  Attended Ellsworth Community College during the fall term and played football.

High School:  Named honorable mention all-state and first-team All-Wisconsin Little Ten Conference his senior year on an 11-3 state-runner-up team…coached by Kirk DeNoyer…also a member of the basketball and track and field teams.

Personal:  Criminal justice major…sprinter on the 2015 Carthage track and field team.

Career Single-Game Highs (Thru 2016):
Tackles  6 vs. Augustana (9/24/16)
Tackles for Loss  1 (3 times)
Sacks  1 vs. Carroll (10/1/16)
Pass Breakups  5 vs. Bethel (9/10/16)
Interceptions  1 vs. Millikin (10/29/16)
Forced Fumbles  1 (2 times)
Fumble Recoveries  N/A

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 5

    2014Freshman

    Defensive Back
    5'10" 188 lbs
    5
  • 11

    2015Sophomore

    Safety
    5'11" 185 lbs
    11
  • 11

    2016Junior

    Safety
    5'11" 185 lbs
    11
  • 11

    2017Senior

    Nickel
    5'11" 200 lbs
    11