Lake Forest College Sports Information
July 15, 2004 Contact: Mike Wajerski, SID David Bleitner Earns Pre-Season First Team All-American
Honors Bleitner ranked among the top five in the nation last season in both sacks (15.5) and tackles for loss (26). He set single season school records in each category and was named Midwest Conference Defensive Player of the Year. The defensive end was also a Second Team All-American selection by both the Football Gazette and the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) and earned honorable mention from D3football.com. A standout in the classroom as well, Bleitner was a 2003 CoSIDA First Team Academic All-District selection. In his first three seasons at Lake Forest Bleitner has amassed 109
tackles, recovered four fumbles and forced three. He ranks tied-for-second
in school history with 22 career sacks and needs just three more tackles
for loss to match the team record of 43.
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