Matt Wakulchik

Position:
Defensive Back
Height:
6-1
Weight:
205
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
North Canton, Ohio
High School:
Hoover

At Princeton - 2010: made 20 tackles during injury-plagued season … started opener at safety and made six tackles at Lehigh before getting injured and missing next four games … returned against Cornell and recorded eight tackles, a forced fumble and pass breakup; forced fumble set up potential winning drive late in the game … made six tackles and recovered a fumble against Penn before getting reinjured and missing rest of the season … 14 of his 20 tackles were solo stops. 2009: finished third on the team with 60 tackles, including 26 solo tackles ... broke up four passes and recorded one interception and one tackle for loss ... had seven games with either seven or eight tackles, including five games with eight stops ... recorded his first career interception and a pass breakup against Brown... recorded eight tackles and two pass breakups in his first career start against No. 23 Colgate...recorded eight tackles in his second straight game, a 17-14 win at Lehigh...recorded eight tackles, including four solo stops, in first varsity contest at safety against The Citadel.

At Hoover - earned all-state honors twice as a wide receiver and defensive back ... recorded 2,800 all-purpose yards and 29 touchdowns in his final two seasons ... named county and league MVP as a senior ... lettered three years in football and two years in basketball ... earned All-Northeastern Ohio honors as a forward for the basketball team as a senior; averaged 14 points and four steals per game that season.

Personal - born Oct. 19, 1989 ... son of David and Grace Wakulchik ... father is a doctor, mother is a hospital administrator ... has two older sisters, Anna and Carolyn, and an older brother Stephen ... enjoys ultimate frisbee and video games.

Year	Tackles (U/A)	TFL	Sacks	FF/FR	INT	Pass BrUp
2008	1 (0/1)	0	0	0/0	0	0
2009	60 (26/34)	1/0	0	0/0	1	4
2010	20 (14/6)	0	0	1/1	0	1
Totals	81 (40/41)	1/0	0	1/1	1	5