Lindenwood University Athletics

Lindenwood:
2018 – Named first-team all-MIAA as a defensive tackle … name team captain … started all 11 games on the defensive line … ranked second in the MIAA at 90^th in the nation with 0.55 sacks per game … stood third in the league with 1.0 tackles for loss per game … made 59 tackles including 27 solo stops … registered a team-high six sacks for 44 yards … tallied the second-most tackles for loss on the team with 11.5 for 57 yards … forced one fumble and recovered one, while forcing three quarterback hurries … made a season-high two sacks and had four tackles for loss against Fort Hays State while forcing a fumble … tallied nine tackles in three different games … had at least 0.5 sacks in seven different games and at least 0.5 tackles for loss in eight different games … named team’s defensive player of the week twice.
 
2017- First-team all-MIAA … team captain … started all 11 games … started the season at a defensive end position, and moved to defensive tackles during the season … ranked fifth in the MIAA in sacks with 0.50 per game … led the team with 8.0 tackles for loss and 5.5 sacks … tied for the team-high with two forced fumbles … first on the defensive line with 49 tackles … collected 22 solo tackles … recovered one fumble … had at least one tackle in every contest … had a season-high eight tackles versus Central Oklahoma, including a season-best five solo tackles … had a season-high 2.0 sacks versus Pittsburg State … recorded 2.5 tackles for loss against Central Missouri … in the four-point win over Nebraska-Kearney, had a sack in the final seconds to help seal the victory … collected 43 tackles on rushing plays … twice named the team’s Defensive Player of the Game for the Central Oklahoma and Pittsburg State contests.
 
2016- Third-team all-MIAA … received three team weekly awards, including being the Defensive Player of the Week against Emporia State … started all 10 games that he appeared in … ranked third in the MIAA in sacks and ninth in tackles for loss … recorded 34 tackles, including 21 solo stops … collected 11.0 tackles for loss and 6.0 sacks … his six sacks were the sixth-most in school history for a season, and his 11 tackles for loss tied for the seventh-most … had one interception, one pass breakup, and one forced fumble … twenty-six tackles came on running plays … had season-highs of seven tackles against Emporia State and Nebraska-Kearney … had at least one tackle in every game, and had at least one tackle for loss in eight games … recorded two sacks on third-down plays … had at least one sack in five games, including a stretch of 5.0 sacks in five games … had season-highs of 3.0 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks against Emporia State … intercepted a pass in the redzone in the first half of the win over Central Oklahoma … forced a fumble on a sack against Nebraska-Kearney.
 
2015- Honorable mention all-MIAA … named the team’s Defensive Player of the Week versus Missouri Western and Nebraska-Kearney … appeared in all 11 games, and started nine contests … tied for the team-high with 4.5 sacks and third on the team with 8.0 tackles for loss … had 41 tackles, including 18 solo stops … had at least one tackle in every game … averaged 5.4 tackles a game over the second half of the season … had a season-high eight tackles versus Central Missouri … had team-highs 2.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks against Nebraska-Kearney … had at least one sack in four straight games starting with the Northwest Missouri contest … assisted on a sack on the final play of the game against Missouri Southern to help preserve the win … also helped spark a 10-point comeback in that game with an 11-yard sack on a third-down play early in the second half, which led to a short Lindenwood touchdown drive … collected 33 of his tackles on running plays … recorded two tackles on punt coverage.
 
2014- Redshirted … Scout Team Defensive Player of the Year … named the team’s Scout Defensive Player of the Week for the Fort Hays and Missouri Western games.

High School:
All-State performer as a senior … two-time all-conference and all-area selection … an all-state discus thrower and all-sectional and all-conference thrower in the discus and shot put.

Personal:
The son of Linda and Dwight Harris … has two siblings, Dwight Jr. and Timothy … a sports management major.