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26 Dalton Smerchek

26 Dalton Smerchek

  • Ht./Wt.:
    5-11 / 210
  • Year:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Casco, Wis.
  • High School:
    Luxemburg-Casco HS

Summary

Biography

Concordia Career: 
2021: NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence honors ... switched numbers from 32-to-26 in honor of Billy Brown … ranked 25th for tackles in conference (61), finishing third on the team … five-time team captain … CSP Special Teams Player of the Week against MSU Moorehead (11/6) … tied for first in fumbles recovered (1) on the team  … tied for third on the team in forced fumbles (1) … fifth on the team in tackles for loss (5.0) … recorded at least two tackles in all games while gathering seven or more tackles in six games … had seven solo tackles including one TFL at Winona State (9/2) … racked up nine tackles against MSU Moorehead (11/6) … had consecutive nine tackle games to finish off his CSP career with nine tackles and one TFL at Minot State (11/13).

2020: CoSIDA Academic All-America Second Team ... CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team ... NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence ... did not compete due to season cancellation.

2019: Started all 11 games at linebacker … All-NSIC South Division honorable mention … NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence … named NSIC Defensive Player of the Week following his performance in win vs. Sioux Falls (9/5) in which he recorded a statline of nine tackles (1.5 for loss), one forced fumble, one fumble recovery, one pass breakup, and two quarterback hits … named team Defensive Player of the Week following the games vs. Sioux Falls and Winona State (11/16) … elected team Special Teams Player of the Week vs. MSU Moorhead (10/12), he posted 2.5 tackles for loss, one sack, one forced fumble, and one fumble recovery … holds Concordia Division II era (1999-pres) for career fumble recoveries (6) and second for single season fumbles recovered (4).

2018: NSIC All-Academic Team ... played in all 11 games, earning five starts at linebacker ... served as primary long snapper ... named the team Special Teams Player of the Week three times: at Minnesota State, at Minnesota Duluth and at UMary ... ninth on the team with 36 total tackles, adding 2.0 tackles for loss, a fumble recovery and a pass breakup ... set a new career-high with 12 tackles in a win over Minnesota Crookston (10/20) ... also had eight tackles (seven solo) in a win at SMSU (11/3), adding a tackle for loss ... also had four tackles in wins over Wayne State (9/20) and at UMary (10/13), adding a fumble recovery in the win over the Marauders.

2017: Played in all 11 games for the Golden Bears, starting one ... was the primary long snapper … recorded 21 tackles on the season … collected a forced fumble and recovery against Bemidji State (9/9), also pitching in two tackles … racked up a career-high nine tackles against Augustana (11/4).
 
Luxemburg-Casco High School:
Competed in the NEC for the Spartans.

Personal:
An exercise science major at CSP with a biology minor ... plans to attend graduate school for a career in physical therapy ... is a Dean's List student and recipient of President's Scholarship ... has two older brothers, one wrestled at Central Michigan University (2013-18) and the other is a pilot in the U.S. Navy ... his father was a linebacker for the University of Wisconsin football team (1987-88).
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Historical Player Information

  • 33

    2017Freshman

    LB
    5'10" 190 lbs
    33
  • 32

    2018Sophomore

    LB
    5'11" 210 lbs
    32
  • 32

    2019Junior

    LB
    6'0" 210 lbs
    32
  • 32

    2020Senior

    LB
    5'11" 210 lbs
    32
  • 26

    2021Senior

    LB
    5'11" 210 lbs
    26