2013: D3football.com Second-Team all-South Region … UAA Defensive Player of the Year … First-team all-UAA … Cliff Harris Award Small College Defensive Player of the Year finalist ... Led the team with 79 tackles and four forced fumbles, and was second in pass break-ups (six), and sacks (3.5) … Ranked first in the UAA games only in forced fumbles (two) and tackles for loss (six) … UAA Defensive Athlete of the Week on Nov. 11 and Nov. 18 … Made a career-high 10 tackles on three occasions ... WUSTL Defensive Player of the Game vs. Case Western Reserve … Participated in the Fourth Annual National Bowl Game Dec. 8 in Miami ... Team captain ... Team Defense MVP … Received the William H. and Elizabeth Danforth Distinguished Athlete Award.
2012: First-team all-UAA … Missed the first five games of season with an injury … Recorded 23 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks … Tied career-high with eight tackles, two tackles for loss, one pass break-up and a 0.5 sack in win at Case (11/3) … Second in the league in conference games only in sacks (2.5) and tackles for loss (4.0).
2011: Honorable-mention all-UAA … Started six of seven games played … Missed three games with an injury late in season … Seventh on the team with 35 tackles … Made career-high eight stops vs. Rhodes (9/10) … UAA Athlete of the Week on Oct. 17 following four tackles, tackle for loss, sack and blocked kick vs. Wooster (10/19).
2010: Played in all 10 games on special teams and backup defensive lineman … Recorded five tackles in rookie season.
HIGH SCHOOL: Football and track letterwinner at Homewood-Flossmoor High School … Team captain in football … National Achievement … Prairie State Scholar and AP Scholar with honors … Illinois State Scholar.
PERSONAL: Majoring in anthropology with a minor in biology. … Son of Emmanuel and Benedeth Nwumeh.
