Hawk-Item – – One of six seniors named to 2013 Leadership Group . . . one of four juniors named to 2012 Leadership Group . . . one of four sophomores named to 2011 Leadership Group.
2013 Honors – – Permanent Team Captain, Special Teams . . . Hayden Fry ‘Extra Heartbeat’ Award, Special Teams . . . Brett Greenwood Award . . . Reggie Roby Special Teams Award, Specialist . . . honorable mention all-Big Ten by league media . . . Academic All-Big Ten . . . 2013 – – Handled all deep snaps throughout the season . . . handled deep snaps in 30-27 loss to Northern Illinois . . . handled all deep snaps in 28-14 win over Missouri State . . . handled all deep snaps in 27-21 win at Iowa State, while also recording one assisted tackle . . . handled all deep snaps in 59-3 win over Western Michigan . . . handled all deep snaps in 23-7 win at Minnesota . . . handled all deep snaps in 26-14 loss to Michigan State . . . handled all deep snaps in 34-24 loss at Ohio State . . . handled all deep snaps in 17-10 OT win over Northwestern . . . handled all deep snaps in 28-9 loss to Wisconsin . . . handled all deep snaps in 38-14 win at Purdue . . . handled all deep snaps in 24-21 win over Michigan . . . handled all deep snaps in 38-17 win at Nebraska . . . handled all deep snaps in 21-14 Outback Bowl loss to LSU.
2012 Honors – – Academic All-Big Ten for second straight year . . . 2012 – – handled all deep snaps for punts, PAT and field goal attempts throughout the season, while recording seven tackles on punt coverage . . . handled all deep snaps for field goals and punts in 18-17 win over Northern Illinois while also recording one assisted tackle . . . handled all deep snaps in 9-6 loss to Iowa State . . . handled all deep snaps for field goals, PATs and punts in 27-16 win over Northern Iowa . . . handled all deep snaps for field goals, PATs and punts in 32-31 loss to Central Michigan . . . handled all deep snaps for field goals, PATs and punts in 31-13 win over Minnesota, while also collecting one assisted tackle . . . handled all deep snaps for field goals, punts and PAT in 19-16 win at Michigan State, with no problems on cold, wet day . . . also recorded two assisted tackles . . . handled all deep snaps for field goals, punts and PATs in 38-14 loss to Penn State, while also recording one solo tackle on punt coverage . . . handled all deep snaps for field goals, punts and PATs in 28-17 loss at Northwestern . . . handled all deep snaps for PATs and punts in 24-21 loss at Indiana, while also recording one solo tackle on punt coverage . . . handled all deep snaps for PATs, field goals and punts in 27-24 loss to Purdue, while also recording one solo tackle . . . handled all deep snaps for PATs, field goals and punts in 42-17 loss at Michigan . . . handled deep snaps for punts, PAT and field goal attempts in 13-7 loss to Nebraska.
2011 Honors – – Academic all-Big Ten . . . 2011 – – Handled all deep snaps in all 13 games . . . handled deep snaps for all placements in 34-7 opening win over Tennessee Tech . . . handled deep snaps for all placements in triple-overtime loss at Iowa State . . . handled deep snaps for all placements in 31-27 win over Pittsburgh . . . handled deep snaps for all placements in 45-17 win over Louisiana-Monroe . . . handled deep snaps for all placements in 13-3 loss at Penn State . . . handled deep snaps for all placements in 41-31 win over Northwestern . . . handled deep snaps for all placements in 45-24 win over Indiana . . . handled deep snaps for all placements in 22-21 loss at Minnesota . . . handled deep snaps for all placements in 24-16 win over 13th-ranked Michigan . . . handled deep snaps for all placements in 37-21 loss to Michigan State . . . handled deep snaps for all placements in 31-21 win at Purdue . . . handled deep snaps for all placements in 20-7 loss at Nebraska, recording one solo tackle on punt coverage . . . handled deep snaps for all placements in Insight Bowl loss to Oklahoma.
2010 – – Team Leader Award, Defense . . . 2010 – – Not listed on depth chart following spring practice . . . saw only action of the season in 27-24 loss at Minnesota, handling long snaps in fourth quarter.
2009 – – Redshirted.
High school honors – – earned first team all-state honors as a senior and was second team as a junior . . . first team all-conference as a junior and senior . . . set Iowa prep state record for points in a game . . . team captain as a junior and senior . . . Career – – helped prep team post two-year record of 17-4 in final two seasons, making two playoff appearances . . . also competed in wrestling, baseball and track and field . . . earned all-conference honors in wrestling.
Personal – – Born 8/13/90 . . . science education major . . . parents are Jenny and Kurt Kreiter . . . high school coach was his father, Kurt Kreiter.