Luke Bertke

Position:
Defensive Lineman
Height:
6-3
Weight:
255
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Maria Stein, Ohio
High School:
Marion Local

At Marion Local — earned honorable mention All-Ohio honors and first-team All-Northest District honors as a senior lineman and tight end ... also earned first-team all-conference honors as a tight end and second-team honors as a defensive end ... earned three varsity letters and played for two state championship teams ... played fullback and special teams for 2006 championship team and started at defensive end for 2007 team ... named team co-captain as a senior and named Most Valuable Defensive Player ... lettered twice in basketball ... team captain as a senior, when he led the team in rebounding and field goal percentage.

Personal — born Jan. 18, 1991 ... son of Kenneth and Angela Bertke ... father is a construction supervisor; mother is the coordinator of religious education for their local church ... has two brothers, Matt and Jake; Luke and Jake are fraternal twins ... has three sisters, Leah, Elise and Chloe.