Casey Kreiter

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Class: Junior Hometown: DeWitt, Iowa High School: Central

Height / Weight: 6-3 / 250 Position: LS Birthdate: 08/13/1990

Hawk-Item - - one of four sophomores named to 2011 Leadership Group.

2011 Honors - - Academic all-Big Ten.

2011 - - Handled all deep snaps in all 13 games . . . handled deep snaps for all placements in 34-7 opening win over Tennessee Tech . . . handled deep snaps for all placements in triple-overtime loss at Iowa State . . . handled deep snaps for all placements in 31-27 win over Pittsburgh . . . handled deep snaps for all placements in 45-17 win over Louisiana-Monroe . . . handled deep snaps for all placements in 13-3 loss at Penn State . . . handled deep snaps for all placements in 41-31 win over Northwestern . . . handled deep snaps for all placements in 45-24 win over Indiana . . . handled deep snaps for all placements in 22-21 loss at Minnesota . . . handled deep snaps for all placements in 24-16 win over 13th-ranked Michigan . . . handled deep snaps for all placements in 37-21 loss to Michigan State . . . handled deep snaps for all placements in 31-21 win at Purdue . . . handled deep snaps for all placements in 20-7 loss at Nebraska, recording one solo tackle on punt coverage . . . handled deep snaps for all placements in Insight Bowl loss to Oklahoma.

2010 - - Team Leader Award, Defense . . . 2010 - - Not listed on depth chart following spring practice . . . saw only action of the season in 27-24 loss at Minnesota, handling long snaps in fourth quarter.

2009 - - Redshirted.

High school honors - - earned first team all-state honors as a senior and was second team as a junior . . . first team all-conference as a junior and senior . . . set Iowa prep state record for points in a game . . . team captain as a junior and senior . . . Career - - helped prep team post two-year record of 17-4 in final two seasons, making two playoff appearances . . . also competed in wrestling, baseball and track and field . . . earned all-conference honors in wrestling.

Personal - - Born 8/13/90 . . . science education major . . . parents are Jenny and Kurt Kreiter . . . high school coach was his father, Kurt Kreiter.