In first year on Western staff ... Works with linebackers ... Third-team D3Football.com West Region all-star and first-team all-Northwest Conference pick for third straight year as linebacker at Whitworth University in 2007 ... Helped Pirates to 8-2 record and their first back-to-back league titles since 1960 ... Team co-captain ... Credited with 61 tackles, 10.5 for minus-23 yards ... NWC Defensive Player of the Year as junior on 11-1 squad that reached second round of NCAA Division III national playoffs ... Had league-leading 102 tackles, 10.5 for minus-65 yards ... Earned bachelor's degree in business management at Whitworth in 2007 ... Graduate of University High School in Spokane ... Defensive MVP of Greater Spokane League as senior on 8-1 team that reached first round of Class 4A state playoffs ... 22 years old.