Grand Valley State University Athletics

2016: All-GLIAC selection...Played in 10 games, missing three starts with an ankle injury...Tallied 60 total tackles (28 solo/32 assisted)...Notched four tackles (2 solo/2 assisted) and a TFL in the opener vs. Tiffin (9/1)...Tallied seven stops (4 solo/3 assisted) at Hillsdale (10/22)...Recorded a career-high 15 tackles (2 solo/13 assisted) at Saginaw Valley State (11/5)...Notched 10 tackles (8 solo/2 assisted) vs. Texas A&M-Commerce (11/26) in NCAA Playoffs...Tallied seven total tackles (4 solo/3 assisted) vs. Ferris State (12/3) in NCAA Playoffs.
    
2015: GVSU Defensive Skill Co-Player of the Year...Started all 15 games at safety…Third in total tackles with 105 (50 solo/55 assisted)…Tallied nine TFL (-23)…Recorded eight games with eight or more tackles…Notched three INTs and forced one fumble…Recorded five tackles (4 solo/1 assisted) with 1.5 TFL (-2) and picked off a pass vs. Southwest Baptist (9/3)…Recorded a career-high 13 tackles (8 solo/5 assisted) at Lake Erie (9/26)...Notched nine tackles (4 solo/5 assisted) and 1.5 TFL (-3) vs. Hillsdale (10/3)...Tallied 10 tackles and recorded one sack (-5) vs. Michigan Tech (10/17)…Recorded one sack (-8) and had one INT vs. Ashland (11/21)...Tallied 28 tackles, 2.5 TFL and picked off a pass in four NCAA playoff games.            
    
2014: Earned first varsity letter...Played in 10 games...Tallied 22 tackles, picked off one pass and recovered two fumbles...Recorded four tackles (1 solo/3 assissted), picked off a pass and recovered a fumble vs. Lake Erie (9/27)...Notched three solo tackles vs. Wayne State (10/11).
    
Prior to GVSU: Redshirted at Southern Illinois...Named to the MVFC Academic Honor Roll. 
    
High School: Prepped at Flint Powers Catholic High School...Played quarterback in high school...Associated Press Division 5-6 Player of the Year...All-State selection by the Associated Press...All-State Dream Team selection by the Detroit Free Press...Division 5 All-State selection by the Detroit News...Genesee County Dream Team Player of the Year...Unanimous first-team All-Conference selection in the Saginaw Valley South...Rushed for 556 yards and 10 touchdowns as a senior...Also passed for 1,856 yards and 16 touchdowns...Won the state title as a junior...Threw for 258 yards and ran for 155 yards in the state title game.
    
Personal: Son of Thomas and Ursula Pougnet.