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AS A BULLDOG:
2017: Was red-shirted as a first-year freshman.
BEFORE UMD: Three-year starter (linebacker and tight end) at Rocori High School ... captained the Spartans to a third straight Section 8 AAAA title and a Minnesota State Class AAAA Tournament appearance as a senior ... was named to the St. Cloud Times All Area team in 2015 after posting a school-record 146.5 total tackles ... received honorable mention notice from that same newspaper the following year ... played under head coach Mike Rowe ... was also a track and field letterwinner (thrower and sprinter) at Rocori High School.
PERSONAL: Is the son of Jeff (who played football at South Dakota State University in 1983 and 1984) and Becky Thorpe ... his older brother, Nick, completed his Bulldog football career in 2017 and was an All-NSIC first team honoree as a senior defensive end ... is majoring in mechanical engineering at UMD.