Missouri S&T Athletics

Earned first-team All-GLVC honors at linebacker for the 2015 season...finished the year with 49 tackles (26 solo) and led S&T with 15.5 tackles for a loss and 8.5 sacks...also had a blocked kick during the year and had two forced fumbles, including one that the Miners recovered to clinch the season-ending win over Quincy...had 3.5 sacks in the Quincy contest and had a season-high seven tackles vs. Chadron State...recorded 23 tackles, including nine solo stops in a starting role at linebacker before his 2014 season was cut short due to injuries...finished with a season-high nine tackles at Midwestern State...had two tackles for a loss and also added a pass breakup...appeared in 10 contests during the 2013 campaign and finished with 17 tackles from his linebacker position…had eight solo stops, including a sack and two tackles for a loss…posted a season-high five stops against Wisconsin-LaCrosse…also saw playing time on special teams and at fullback, where he scored a touchdown on his lone carry of the season against Quincy and also had a two-yard touchdown reception at William Jewell...was redshirted for the 2012 season...will compete for a starting role at linebacker… was a first-team all-conference selection as a senior after earning third-team honors in his junior year for a program that won two Suburban West Conference titles during his career and made the Missouri Class 5 playoffs for four straight years…played at linebacker, defensive end and on the offensive line as a center during his prep career.

Personal: Attended Eureka High School, where his coach was Farrell Shelton...son of Scott Cidlik and Rhonda Maloney…majoring in geological engineering at Missouri S&T.