Awards and Honors
All-NSIC (2011 Second Team)
2011: Led team with 97 total tackles ... reached double digit tackles four times ... all over the field against Minnesota Duluth, making 18 stops ... began season with 12 tackles against Michigan Tech ... 15 tackles against Southwest Minnesota State and 12 the next week against Mary ... finished season with nine tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss at Wayne State ... recorded a sack against Mary ... intercepted two passes, returning both for touchdowns ... returned pick 53 yards for a score against Southwest Minnesota State and one 30 yards for a TD at Wayne State ... forced and recovered a St. Cloud State fumble ... also recovered a fumble against SMSU ... recorded a safety at Mary.
2010: Leading presence in the defensive backfield, recording 34 tackles ... picked off passes in consecutive games against Upper Iowa and Minnesota State ... recorded a sack against Concordia-St. Paul ... totaled 4.5 tackles for loss ... season-high seven tackles against Wayne State ... had four total tackles in four other games.
2009: Made an immediate impact as a freshman, recording 50 tackles ... had seven tackles three times (Carson-Newman, Southwest Minnesota State, Augustana) ... intercepted a Minnesota, Crookston pass ... forced fumbles against Northern State and Minnesota State ... recovered a fumble against Minnesota Duluth.
2008: Redshirted initial collegiate season.
Personal: Born on Nov. 17, 1989 in Portsmouth, Virginia ... son of Eric and Gina Siefert ... Criminal Justice major with a Child Advocacy Studies minor.
