3 Michael Garetto-Balmer
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- Height:
- 6-4
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- Weight:
- 250
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- Year:
- Sr.
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- Hometown:
- Orland Park, Ill.
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- High School:
- Marist
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- Position:
- DL
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- Major:
- Politics/History
| Career Stats | DEFENSE | ||||||||
| YEAR | GP | SOLO | ASST. | TOTAL | TFL | SACKS | INT | FR | FF |
| 2010 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 10 | 25 | 16 | 41 | 10.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CAREER | 40 | 55 | 57 | 112 | 18.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Career Single-Game Highs | ||
| CATEGORY | NO. | OPPONENT / DATE |
| Tackles | 10 | vs. Ripon College on Sept. 10, 2011 |
| Tackles for Loss | 3.0 | at Knox College on Sept. 28, 2013 |
| Sacks | 2.0 | Two Times (last vs. Carroll University on Oct. 5, 2013) |
| Awards | |
| YEAR | AWARDS |
| 2010 | 1st varsity letter |
| 2011 | 2nd varsity letter Academic All-Midwest Conference |
| 2012 | 3rd varsity letter Second Team All-Midwest Conference Academic All-Midwest Conference |
| 2013 | 4th varsity letter First Team All-Midwest Conference Capital One Academic All-District® National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society Academic All-Midwest Conference |
| Other Notables | |
| YEAR | NOTES |
| 2010 | Played in every game and made three starts Made at least one tackle in all but three games Recorded first career tackle in season opener against Concordia University Chicago on Sept. 4 Made a season-high three tackles at Ripon College on Sept. 11 Registered first career (half-)sack at Monmouth College on Oct. 16 |
| 2011 | Played in every game and started six Ranked 11th on the team and second among the squad's defensive linemen in tackles Recorded at least one tackle in the first eight games of the season Made a season-high 10 tackles against Ripon College on Sept. 10 Registered six tackles, including 1.5 sacks, at Grinnell College on Sept. 24 |
| 2012 | Started every game Ranked ninth on the team in tackles and tied-for-fourth in tackles for loss and sacks Recorded at least one tackle in every game and five or more three times Made a season-high six tackles in home opener against Lawrence University on Sept. 8 Forced fumbles at Grinnell College on Sept. 15 and against Cornell College on Oct. 20 Recovered a fumble for the first time in his career in Homecoming victory over Illinois College on Oct. 6 All three of his tackles at St. Norbert College on Nov. 10 occurred behind the line of scrimmage |
| 2013 | Started each game for the second straight season Finished second on the team in sacks, third in tackles for loss, and tied-for-seventh in total tackles Ranked third in the Midwest Conference in sacks and tied-for-13th in tackles for loss Made at least one tackle in every game six or more three times Was part of at least one tackle-for-loss in six of 10 contests Had a pair of sacks in season opener against Concordia University Chicago on Sept. 7 Made six tackles, including five solos and three tackles-for-loss, at Knox College on Sept. 28 Recorded seven tackles, including two sacks, during Homecoming victory over Carroll University on Oct. 5 Had a season-high eight tackles and forced a fumble at Cornell College on Oct. 26 Played in the Tazon de Estrellas (Division III all-star game) in Monterrey, Mexico, on Dec. 21 |
