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Marian University Ind.

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2022 Football

3 Ricky Kwak

  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 200
  • Class Senior
  • Position DB
  • Hometown Orland Park, Ill.
  • Prev School Sandburg HS

Biography

Career Achievements: All-MSFA Mideast League Second Team (2020-21) ... All-MSFA Mideast League Honorable Mention (2021) ... MSFA All-Academic Team (2020-21, 2021, 2022) ... NAIA Daktronics Scholar Athlete (2020-21, 2021-22, 2022).

2022: Returned to the Marian lineup as a fifth-year senior as an enrollee in the Marian medical school, playing under the COVID-19 exemption ... Appeared in all 11 games, primarily seeing time on special teams ... Recorded 19 total tackles, making 12 solo stops and seven assisted tackles ... Made two interceptions for five yards and had one pass break up ... Forced one fumble ... Intercepted a pass against both St. Francis (Ind.) and St. Francis (Ill.) ... Ended his career ranked sixth in program history in interceptions ... Made a season-best seven total tackles against Taylor, making four solo stops in the game ... Forced a fumble against Lawrence Tech ... Made at least one tackle in nine of 11 games ... Once again named to the MSFA Academic Team and was an NAIA Scholar Athlete.

2021: Logged his second season as the starting safety, starting all 12 games as a senior ... Earned MSFA Mideast League Honorable Mention and All-Academic Team honors as a senior ... Was fourth on the team in total tackles with 35.5 total tackles, making 29 solo stops ... Had two interceptions and two pass break ups ... Forced and recovered a fumble ... Opened the season with a pick and two tackles against Tiffin ... Made five stops against Missouri Baptist ... Had a season-high seven tackles at Siena Heights ... Made six tackles and had an interception leading to the game-winning touchdown against Southwestern in the NAIA FCS First Round ... Made five tackles and forced a fumble at Northwestern in the NAIA FCS Quarterfinals. 

2020-21: Had a breakout season as a junior, making six starts appearing in every game ... Named All-MSFA Mideast League Second Team ... Made 17.5 total tackles and had 13 solo stops ... Led the team with four interceptions and had a pair of pass breakups ... Recorded two interceptions and made 1.5 total tackles in the season opener against Trinity International on Feb. 13, leading to MSFA Defensive Player of the Week honors ... Made 2.5 total tackles against Taylor on Feb. 27 and against Concordia on March 6 ... On March 13 against Indiana Wesleyan made an interception and 3.5 total tackles ... Set a season high five total tackles and had a 28-yard interception against St. Francis on April 10 ... Made 2.5 total tackles on April 17 against Reinhardt in the NAIA Playoffs ... Ranked No. 5 in the NAIA in interceptions per game and No. 9 in the NAIA in total interceptions. 

2019: Appeared in 12 games playing on special teams ... Made five total tackles including three solos ... Made three assisted tackles in the season opener against St. Ambrose on Sept. 14 ... Also recovered a fumble and took it 19 yards for a touchdown against SAU for first collegiate score ... Recorded a solo tackle in three games including the NAIA National Championship Game Dec. 21. 

2018: Appeared in 10 games ... made 6.5 tackles, including three solos ... registered a pass breakup Oct. 13 at Taylor ... had a season-best 1.5 tackles in two games.

High School: 2017 First Team All-Conference

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