Buena Vista University

College Highlights:
2013: Selected a team captain for the year and ranked 10th on the team with 26 tackles.  He also finished the year with three tackles for a loss as well as three pass break-ups.  He registered a season-high five tackles during the team''s conference-opening game against Coe.  Following the year, he was selected to play in the annual Tazon de Estrellas Bowl.

2012: Had a break-out year for the Beavers en route to earning Second Team All-IIAC honors.  For the year, he chalked up 40 tackles, including eight for a loss, to go along with two sacks and one forced fumble.  One of his best games of the year came against Wartburg College when he registered nine tackles, including 4.5 for a loss, as well as the forced fumble.  In addition to his play on defense, he was the team''s primary punter, averaging nearly 38 yards per kick, including a career-best 67-yard boot against Concordia-Moorhead.  Five of his 51 punts went at least 50 yards and he placed 13 inside of the 20-yard line.

2011: He started all 10 games and ranked 11th on the team in total stops.  He turned in a career-best six tackles against Cornell College in week four.

2010: TJ appeared in six games for the blue and gold and recorded six tackles for the year, including a tackle for loss against Cornell College on October 16th.