Enters 2010 fall camp as the starting strong safety.
Career: Tied a UND single-season record with three interceptions at Texas Tech (Sept. 5) ... Tied with nine others at No. 9 in regular-season, and single-season interceptions (five; 2009).
2009 (Junior): Appeared in and started all 11 games as a strong safety ... Opened the season with a UND single-game record-tying three interceptions and landed a career-high seven unassisted tackles at Texas Tech (Sept. 5) ... Recorded a personal-best nine tackles (five solo, four assists) at Stephen F. Austin (Sept. 26) ... Forced his first career fumble and tied his career-high seven unassisted tackles in the 27-12 Homecoming win against South Dakota (Oct. 3) ... Grabbed his fourth interception of the season against Stony Brook (Oct. 10) ... Snatched interception No. 5 during the 31-17 win over 16th-ranked Cal Poly (Oct. 31) ... Voted UND's Most Valuable Defensive Back ... Named Great West Conference Defensive Player of the Week following the season opener at Texas Tech (Sept. 19) ... Led the team with five interceptions, which he returned for 52 yards, and tied teammate Link Gottbeheat with a team-best eight tackles for loss ... Finished tied for second on the team in tackles with a career-high 59 (43 solo, 16 assists) ... One of 11 players to register a forced fumble ... Led the Great West Conference in interceptions (five interceptions; 0.45/game), single-game interceptions (three interceptions; TTU, Sept. 5), and interception return average (10.7 yards) ... His three tackles for loss against USD tied him at No. 2 with eight other players in the league in single-game TFL ... Ranked fifth in league in tackles for loss (nine TFL; 24 yards) and tied with one other at No. 5 in passes defended (eight PBU; 0.73/game) ... Tied for 14th in the conference in tackles (59 tackles; 5.4/game) ... Two-time UND Defensive Player of the Game (TTU, Sept. 5; SFA, Sept. 26) ... Earned Big Hit of the Game honors following the GWC championship game at UC Davis (Nov. 14) ... Recipient of the 2009 Athletics Director Award of Merit ... Earned third letter.
2008 (Sophomore): Started all 10 games as a strong safety ... Finished sixth on the team with 35 total tackles and a career-high 25 unassisted stops ... With two interceptions, he was one of two players (Brett Holinka) to record multiple interceptions ... Finished with a personal-best six pass breakups ... Marked his first collegiate interception against St. Cloud State (Sept. 6) ... Reached career highs during the Homecoming game against Western Washington (Oct. 18) and finished with seven tackles, including five solo ... Snatched his second career interception against Southern Utah (Nov. 8) and ran it for the team's second-best mark of 20 yards ... Recorded a pair of pass breakups in the final two games of the season against Southern Utah and at South Dakota (Nov. 22) ... Tied his personal-best with five solo tackles against USD ... Ranked fourth in the GWC with eight pass breakups, fifth with two interceptions, and 35th with an average of 3.5 tackles per game ... Recipient of the 2008 Athletics Director Award of Merit ... Earned second letter.
2007 (Freshman): Named UND's Male Rookie of the Year (all sports) ... Appeared in all 12 games as a freshman and started the final five games of the season at free safety ... Ranked second on the team in tackles-for-losses (4.0) ... Tied for fifth on the team in solo tackles (24) and ranked seventh in total tackles (37) ... Recorded his first career sack at Minnesota State (Oct. 6) late in the fourth quarter to help preserve the win ... Made his first career start at Minnesota Duluth (Oct. 27) ... Notched a career-high seven tackles (three solo) in UND's win at South Dakota (Nov. 10) ... Had a season-high four solo tackles (six total) against Nebraska-Omaha (Oct. 13) ... Had a UND season-long 52-yard punt return in the season opener against Humboldt State (Aug. 23), his only punt return of the season ... Earned first letter.
2006: Redshirt season.
Before UND: A 2006 graduate of Kittson Central High School ... Named to the 2005 9-man all-state first team for the third straight year and was the Top of State Special Teams Player of the Year ... A 2004 all-state honorable mention ... Scored 58 total touchdowns in his career, including 50 on offense and six on special teams ... Racked up over 3,100 career offensive yards ... A four-year starter in basketball and a three-time all-conference pick.
Personal: Majoring in business economics ... Son of Merle and Renee Schwenzfeier ... Older brother, Aaron, was a running back at UND from 2001-03 and currently works at UND as an assistant strength and conditioning coach.
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» Schwenzfeier's career defensive statistics
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YEAR
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GP-GS
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UA
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A
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TOT
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TFL
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INT
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PBU
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RF
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FF
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QBH
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SACK
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2007
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12-5
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24
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13
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37
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4.0-24
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0-0
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1
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0-0
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0
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0
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1.0-16
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2008
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10-10
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25
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10
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35
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1.0-1
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2-20
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6
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0-0
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0
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0
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0.0-0
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2009
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11-11
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43
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16
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59
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8.0-17
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5-52
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3
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0-0
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1
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0
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0.0-0
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2010
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11-11
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24
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18
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42
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2.5-2
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3-121
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3
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0-0
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0
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0
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0.0-0
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TOTAL
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44-37
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116
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57
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173
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15.5-44
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10-193
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13
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0-0
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1
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0
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1.0-16
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» Schwenzfeier's personal highs
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| Tackles: 10, 11/20/10 at South Dakota State |
| Solo Tackles: 7 (2x), 10/03/09 vs. South Dakota |
| Forced Fumbles: 1, 10/03/09 vs. South Dakota |
| Interceptions: 3, 09/05/09 vs. Texas Tech |
| Sacks: 1, 10/06/07 at Minnesota State |
- Go Sioux -
