Eric Zeitler

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  Position: LB    Ht.: 6-1    Wt.: 236
  Hometown: Waukesha, Wis.
  Previous School: Wisconsin Lutheran
  Eligibility: Jr.  Major: Business Administration

2012 (Junior): Named to the All-NAC First Team Defense … Started all 10 games … Finished second on team with 64 tackles … Recorded 8.5 tackles for a loss and three sacks … Intercepted two passes and had one pass broken up … Recorded 11 tackles, 1.5 for a loss October 6 versus Concordia Chicago … Totaled five tackles and picked off a pass in games September 1 versus Ripon and November 3 against Rockford … Tallied 10 tackles and two sacks November 10 against Concordia Wisconsin … Game-By-Game Statistics.

2011 (Sophomore): Named to the All-NAC Second Team Defense ... Named NAC Student-Athlete of the Week October 31 … Started all 10 games … Led team with 77 tackles … Tied for team lead with two fumble recoveries … Set WLC and NAC single-game record with 21 tackles versus Aurora November 5 … Recorded 10 or more tackles in each of last three games … Tallied 10 tackles, two for a loss, recorded one sack and forced a fumble November 12 against Benedictine … Intercepted a pass October 22 against Rockford and October 29 versus Concordia Wisconsin … NAC Scholar-Athlete … Game-By-Game Statistics.

2010 (Freshman): Played in six games … Had eight tackles … Recorded season-high three tackles against Rockford October 23 … NAC Scholar-Athlete … Game-By-Game Statistics.

High School: Coached by Kirk DeNoyer … First Team All-Wisconsin Little Ten Conference selection as an offensive lineman in 2008 and 2009 … First Team All-Conference selection at linebacker in 2009 … Played in the 2010 WFCA All-Star Game … All-Area selection … Member of the 2007 WIAA Division 3 State Football Champions … Team won three straight (2007-2009) conference championships … Compiled a 33-5 record while on varsity … Team captain … Three-year letterwinner … Also lettered in golf and wrestling … Team captain in wrestling … 2010 Academic All-State in golf.

Personal: Born June 4, 1992 … Parents William and Sue … Brothers Kevin and Matt … Majoring in business administration.