Matthew Strauser

Position:
Linebacker
Height:
6-1
Weight:
235
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Champaign, Ill.
High School:
St. Thomas More

At St. Thomas More — earned all-state and all-area honors as a linebacker … two-time academic all-state selection … two-time all-conference selection … two-time academic all-conference selection … set school record for career tackles … also played on the offensive line … as a senior captain, led school to first conference championship … earned varsity letter in track.

Personal — born Dec. 18, 1991 … son of David and Mary Strauser … father is a professor; mother is a homemaker … father and grandfather both played college football at Wisconsin … uncle George P. "Geep" Chryst '84 played baseball and football at Princeton; uncle Paul also played football at Wisconsin … enjoys reading and basketball … interested in politics.