Pacific University Athletics

High School: Played for Phil Zukowski at Cashmere High School…2011: First Team All-Caribou Trail League selection at both wide receiver and defensive end…Selected to play in 1A All-State Game…Finished with 235 yards on 12 receptions and rushed for 686 yards, scoring 15 touchdowns...On defense, finished with 28 tackles, 14 sacks and two fumble recoveries…2010: Second Team All-Caribou Trail League at running back…Finished 700 rushing yards on 73 carries and 247 receiving yards with 13 touchdowns…Defensively, finished with seven tackles, three sacks and three interceptions…2009: Honorable Mention All-Caribou Trail League at safety…Also participated in varsity track and field…Was league champion and finished fourth at the Washington 1A State Championship in the 110-meter hurdles…Also won district title and placed eighth at state in the 300-meter hurdles as well as running a leg on Cashmere’s state champion 400-meter relay team.

Personal: Son of Ed & Connie Michael…Exercise science major…His father played baseball at Big Bend CC…Uncle Bill Edwardson played basketball at Warner Pacific and was an invitee to Portland Trail Blazers’ training camp…His cousin Billy Edwardson currently plays basketball at Warner Pacific…Chose Pacific for the opportunity to help build the new program and because of the community support for the football team…Favorite TV Show: Big Bang Theory…Favorite Book: Lone Survivor (Marcus Luttrell)…Favorite Class In School: Choir…Favorite Quote: To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift (Steve Prefontaine)…Career Ambition: To play in the NFL or become a physical therapist.