Northwest Missouri State Athletics

2008

Earned honorable mention honors from the MIAA … played in all 15 games and started 13 … ranked second on the team with five sacks and 9.5 tackles-for-loss … finished eighth on the team with 43 tackles … blocked two field goals and an extra point during the season … also forced a fumble and recovered a fumble during the year … had a career-high nine tackles in the national championship game vs. Minnesota-Duluth (12/13) … had a career-high two sacks and three tackles-for-loss vs. Southwest Baptist (9/6)

2007

Played in 10 of 14 games ... made 13 tackles including six solo ... had a collegiate best three stops three times, including in playoff games vs. West Texas A&M (11/24) and vs. Grand Valley State (12/8) ... assisted on a sack vs. Missouri Southern (11/10)

2006

Saw action in three games in the middle of the season, but did not record a statistic

2005

Redshirt season ... saw his first collegiate action vs. Truman (9/10) in his only game played of the season

Elkhorn High School

Honorable Mention All-State Class A defensive tackle as a senior ... selected to first-team all-district and All-Omaha Area squads ... in the East Midlands Conference, was a first-team honoree ... team Captain ... Shrine Bowl captain ... graduated in 2005.

Personal Bio

Son of Tom and Teri Roach ... born Aug. 15, 1987 ... father played football at Iowa State