Bio

Notes
• 3-year letterwinner (2008-10)
• 2-time academic all-conference (2009-10)

2010 (junior)
Lettered ... appeared in all 10 games ... earned academic all-conference honors ... made 18 total tackles (11 solo) including 0.5 for loss ... made a season-high three tackles on three occasions.

2009 (sophomore)
Lettered ... appeared in nine games ... earned academic all-conference honors ... made 15 tackles (seven solo) ... made a season-high five tackles against Northwestern on Sept. 12.

2008 (freshman)
Lettered ... appeared in four games ...  made five tackles (two solo).

High School
A 2008 graduate of Prairie High School ... coached by Craig Jelinek ... named second team All-State by the Des Moines Register and Iowa Newspaper Association as a senior ... also earned first team All-Conference, All-Metro and Academic All-Conference during senior campaign ... a member of the National Honor Society.

Personal
Born June 12, 1989 ... son of Bill and Donna Jo Elsner ... majoring in biology with a minor in chemistry.

Career Stats