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2022 Football Roster

Madison Shapland
Bob Duffy
Tylee Biera
Nicole Heitmann

43 Layke Heimerman

  • Position Linebacker
  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 225
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Halstead, Kan.
  • Highschool Halstead HS

Biography

Career Accolades
• 2021 All-MIAA Honorable Mention selection at linebacker.
• MIAA Scholar-Athlete Award (2021)
• 6X MIAA Academic Honor Roll

2022 (Senior): Played and started in six games, but missed the last four games of the season due to injury...Recorded 38 tackles for the season...Had a season-high nine tackles against Washburn (10/8/22) and had at least eight in a game three times...Recorded an interception and returned it 14 yards against Missouri Southern (9/24/22).

2021 (Junior): All-MIAA Honorable Mention selection at linebacker...Started the first five games of the season at linebacker before sustaining a season-ending injury...Ranked fifth on the team in tackles with 44 despite missing the last six games of the season...Averaged 8.8 tackles per game for the season...Had a season-high 16 tackles in the season opener against Northwest Missouri State (9/2/21), which was also the most tackles in a game by an FHSU player for the season...Reached double figures in tackles twice...Had a half sack, two pass breakups, and a fumble recovery for the season...Had at least five tackles in all five games he played in...Earned MIAA Scholar-Athlete honors for All-MIAA honors and having a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or better...Named to MIAA Academic Honor Roll.

2020: Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic...Student-athletes retain year of eligibility...Named to MIAA Academic Honor Roll.

2019 (Sophomore): Played in all 11 games as a reserve at linebacker and a key member of special teams...Produced 13 tackles for the season...Had a season-high four tackles at Lincoln (11/2/19)...Named to MIAA Academic Honor Roll.

2018 (Redshirt-Freshman): Played in all 12 games as a reserve on defense at linebacker...Recorded 10 tackles for the season...Had a season-high four tackles against Northeastern State (Nov. 10)...Named to MIAA Academic Honor Roll.

2017 (Freshman): Redshirted the 2017 season...Named to MIAA Academic Honor Roll.

Halstead HS: Kansas Class 3A All-State First Team selection at linebacker by the Topeka Capital Journal and Kansas Football Coaches Association, and honorable mention selection running back by the Wichita Eagle as a senior in 2016…All-area first team selection by the Hutchinson News…Recorded 146 tackles and 991 rushing yards as a senior…All-state honorable mention selection as a junior at both running back and linebacker…Had 337 tackles and 1,892 rushing yards in his career…Selected as a 2017 Kansas Shrine Bowl participant.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 53

    2017Freshman

    Linebacker
    5'11" 205 lbs
    53
  • 53

    2018Redshirt Freshman

    Linebacker
    5'11" 210 lbs
    53
  • 43

    2019Sophomore

    Linebacker
    5'11" 215 lbs
    43
  • 43

    2020-21Junior

    Linebacker
    5'11" 215 lbs
    43
  • 43

    2021Junior

    Linebacker
    5'11" 225 lbs
    43
  • 43

    2022Senior

    Linebacker
    5'11" 225 lbs
    43