Here is #55 for the 17 time National Champions the North Dakota State University Bison.



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Kole
Menz
Position Defensive End
Height 6-2
Weight 235
Class Junior
Hometown Horace, N.D.
High School West Fargo Sheyenne HS
Bio Related Stats Historical
Biography
* 2022 MVFC All-Newcomer Team
* 2022 MVFC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award
* 2022 MVFC Honor Roll

2022 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Played in all 15 games as a reserve defensive end...Voted to the Missouri Valley Football Conference All-Newcomer Team...Made 10 tackles with 3.0 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks...Had a solo sack in the NCAA quarterfinal win over Samford...Season-high two tackles against Samford and in road games against Indiana State, Western Illinois and Southern Illinois...Named to the MVFC Honor Roll...Earned the MVFC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award.

2021 SEASON (REDSHIRT): Sat out the season as a redshirt in the Bison program...Did not participate in any games.

HIGH SCHOOL: 2021 graduate of Sheyenne High School in West Fargo...Three-year letterwinner and two-year starter...Team captain senior year...Played defensive end and tight end for coach Jeremy Newton...Part of three conference championships and two Class 3A state runner-up teams that went 27-5 during his three years...Two-time all-conference...All-state honoree in 2020 with 37.5 tackles and 20 tackles for loss...Tallied 87 total tackles and 34.5 TFLs in his career...Member of a conference championship baseball team in 2019.

PERSONAL: Majoring in biology with a minor in psychology...Son of Kelly and Brenda Menz...Father graduated from NDSU...Mother competed in track and field for the University of Jamestown...Has two brothers, Karter and Kasen.

Go Bison!

Dewey