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2013 Football

3 Michael Garetto-Balmer

  • Height 6-4
  • Weight 250
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Orland Park, Ill.
  • Highschool Marist

Biography

CareerStats DEFENSE
YEAR GP SOLO ASST. TOTAL TFL SACKS INT FR FF
2010 10 5 6 11 0.5 0.5 0 0 0
2011 10 12 20 32 2.5 1.5 0 0 1
2012 10 13 15 28 5.0 2.0 0 1 2
2013 10 25 16 41 10.0 6.0 0 0 1
CAREER 40 55 57 112 18.0 10.0 0 1 4

Career Single-Game Highs
CATEGORY NO. OPPONENT / DATE
Tackles 10 vs. Ripon College on Sept. 10, 2011
Tackles for Loss 3.0 at Knox College on Sept. 28, 2013
Sacks 2.0 Two Times (last vs. Carroll University on Oct. 5, 2013)

Awards
YEAR AWARDS
2010 1st varsity letter
2011 2nd varsity letter
Academic All-Midwest Conference
2012 3rd varsity letter
Second Team All-Midwest Conference 
Academic All-Midwest Conference 
2013 4th varsity letter
First Team All-Midwest Conference
Capital One Academic All-District®
National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society
Academic All-Midwest Conference

 

Other Notables
YEAR NOTES
2010 Played in every game and made three starts
Made at least one tackle in all but three games
Recorded first career tackle in season opener against ConcordiaUniversity Chicago on Sept. 4
Made a season-high three tackles at Ripon College on Sept. 11
Registered first career (half-)sack at Monmouth College on Oct.16
2011 Played in every game and started six
Ranked 11th on the team and second among the squad's defensivelinemen in tackles
Recorded at least one tackle in the first eight games of theseason
Made a season-high 10 tackles against Ripon College on Sept.10
Registered six tackles, including 1.5 sacks, at Grinnell Collegeon Sept. 24 
2012 Started every game
Ranked ninth on the team in tackles and tied-for-fourth in tacklesfor loss and sacks
Recorded at least one tackle in every game and five or more threetimes
Made a season-high six tackles in home opener against LawrenceUniversity on Sept. 8
Forced fumbles at Grinnell College on Sept. 15 and against CornellCollege on Oct. 20
Recovered a fumble for the first time in his career in Homecomingvictory over Illinois College on Oct. 6
All three of his tackles at St. Norbert College on Nov. 10occurred behind the line of scrimmage 
2013 Started each game for the second straight season
Finished second on the team in sacks, third in tackles for loss,and tied-for-seventh in total tackles
Ranked third in the Midwest Conference in sacks and tied-for-13thin tackles for loss
Made at least one tackle in every game six or more three times
Was part of at least one tackle-for-loss in six of 10 contests
Had a pair of sacks in season opener against Concordia UniversityChicago on Sept. 7
Made six tackles, including five solos and three tackles-for-loss,at Knox College on Sept. 28
Recorded seven tackles, including two sacks, during Homecomingvictory over Carroll University on Oct. 5
Had a season-high eight tackles and forced a fumble at CornellCollege on Oct. 26
Played in the Tazon de Estrellas (Division III all-stargame) in Monterrey, Mexico, on Dec. 21 

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 3

    2010Freshman

    DL
    6'4" 235 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2011Sophomore

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    6'4" 250 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2012Junior

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    6'4" 250 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2013Senior

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    6'4" 250 lbs
    3