Honors: Has started 24 of 26 games during his two-year career

2002: earned second varsity letter ... played in 13 of 14 games, including 12 starts at left guard … missed West Virginia game with sore shoulder ... missed most of preseason workouts with mono, but played in first two games, including start at UNLV

2001: earned first varsity letter … started all 12 games at left guard and missed only 13 plays (all in season-opener) the entire season … first Badger offensive lineman to start an entire season as a freshman since Bill Ferrario in 1997 ... named a fourth-team freshman All-American by The Sporting News and tabbed by that publication on its Big Ten all-freshman team … helped open holes for Wisconsin’s Big Ten-record ninth consecutive 1,000-yard rusher (Anthony Davis) ... 2000: redshirted ... spent most of the year taking repetitions with the two-deep lineup ... had shoulder surgery late in the season

2000: redshirted ... spent most of the year taking repetitions with the two-deep lineup ... had shoulder surgery late in the season

High School: honorable mention USA Today All-American at Bay Port ... named to Super Prep and PrepStar all-region squads ... WFCA first-team all-state on offense and defense ... first-team all-state by Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and A.P. on defense ... chosen to play in Wisconsin Shrine Game ... conference defensive player of the year as a senior ... 15 TFLs as a senior ... 3.0 GPA ... coach was Jim Benick

Personal: born 10/26/81 ... agricultural journalism major ... brother, Matt, played one season at UW ... parents are Tom and Cindy.