2016-17 Football
1-O Jean Rene WR
1-S Dimitrios Latsonas K
2-O Griffin Norberg RB
2-S CJ Elion K
3 Derrick Estell LB
4 J.J. Nunes DB
5-O Ryan Dugan WR
5-D Bryce Crook DB
6 Idode Kerobo DB
7-O Dalton Stokes QB
7-D Kye Hall LB
8 Ryan Moore WR
9 Ryan Shea WR
10 Jarrett Morgan RB
11 Christian Campbell DB
12 JD Koehler WR
13 Grant Papenfuss QB
14 Joe Mullen QB
15-O Chris Duncan QB
15-D Isaac Lane DB
16 Ryan Clarke QB
17 Brandon Riley DB
18 Mike Wheeler LB
19-O Jimmy Seewald QB
19-D Tyler Newkirk LB
20 Jamari Booker DB
21 Elias Earley WR
22 Kyle Dye DB
23 Kellan Hughes DB
24 Drew Snouffer LB
25-O Parker Fox WR
25-X Denzell Conway WR
26 Tim Foley DB
27 Brett Fox TE
28 Josmar Diaz-Martinez DB
29 Jalin LeAndre DB
30 Frank Catrine WR
31 Dylan Johnson SN
32 Cody Boxrucker RB
33 Gowan Baldwin LB
34 Jay Slone LB
35 Kyle Bender DB
36 Parker Welch SN
37 Kyle Farwick SN
38 Kyle Petroff LB
39 Jack Buckey LB
40 Michael O'Brien LB
41 Charlie Hackett DL
42 Jake Iery DL
43 John Regan LB
44 Kyle Cartales RB
45-O Kenneth Floyd RB
45-D Taylor Allen DB
46 Nolan Fortman DB
47 Matthew Messler LB
48 Brent Dickson DL
49 Nick Turner LB
50 John Horan OL
52 Johnathan Coyne LS
54 Jesse Studyvin DE
55 Connor Sperling RB
56 Tristan De La Rosa DL
57 Torrin Sallis LB
59 Tyree Thomas LB
60 Andrew Lundberg OL
61 Sean Pearce OL
63 Sean Stephens OL
64 Connor Rettig OL
65 Jack Jarnigan OL
67 Eric Rentschler OL
69 Alex Helander OL
70 Brady Sullivan OL
71 Bryce Biggs OL
72 Solomon Kamara OL
73 Tom Schofield OL
74 Brian Lang OL
75 Shannon Taliaferro OL
76 Alex Cotton OL
77 Terrance Roberts OL
78 Ronald Williams OL
80 Austin Petrie RB
81 Brannen Martin TE
82 Jayson Reckards WR
83 Chris Orlich WR
84 Mason Sutter TE
85 Ronnie Reitz WR
86 Bailey Gessinger WR
87-O Martin Petruf TE
87-D Jordan Goebel DL
88 Alex Ng K/P
89 Thomas Hassel TE
90 Brandon Doepke DL
93 James Reed DL
94 James Zajac DL
95 Murphy Osmond DL
97 Michael Penn DL
98 Jake Simpson K
99 Jakob Trumpower DL
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Mike Wheeler

#18 Mike Wheeler

Pos. LB
Ht. 6-2
Wt. 230
Yr. So.
Hometown Fullerton, Calif.
High School (Prev. School) La Habra

2017: Started all 11 games for the Crusaders… Totaled 28 tackles, 12 of them solos… Made four tackles for loss, third on the team… Led the team with 1.5 sacks for 10 yards... Had a team-high three QB hurries… Had a season-high five tackles on Sept. 9 vs. Duquesne… Recovered a fumble on Sept. 30 vs. Stetson... Had a half of a sack on Oct. 7 at Campbell, the team’s first sack of the season… Added a sack for a loss of nine on Nov. 11 at Butler. Also forced a fumble in the win over the Bulldogs.

2016: Played in 11 games, totaling 42 tackles (15 solos), two tackles for a loss, two forced fumbles and one sack... Huge uptick in production after totaling three tackles as a freshman... Career-high nine tackles on Sept. 10 at Sacred Heart... Forced two fumbles on Oct. 29 against Butler, the first two forced fumbles of his Crusader career... Member of the PFL Academic Honor Roll.

2015: Saw action in five games in his freshman year at Valpo ... debuted at Drake on Oct. 10, picking up a tackle ... played in four of Valpo's final five games of the year, ending season with a two-tackle performance at Jacksonville Nov. 21 ... member of the PFL Academic Honor Roll.

Prep: A four-year letter winner for the Highlanders...named Rookie of the Year in 2012...was the 2014 Clan Pride Award winner...earned 2014 Scholar-Athlete of the Year distinction...chosen as the 2014 La Habra Rotary Fall Male Athlete...member of 2014 Freeway All-League Team...lettered once in baseball...made 2012 Top 100 of School...was a Scholar-Athlete all four years...recipient of the 2014 American Spirit Award and the 2015 Ann Helm Memorial Award for the individual that represents the Heritage Program the best.

Personal: Mike is the son of Mark and Paula Wheeler ... majoring in economics.