Biography
AT ST. OLAF
2023-24 (Senior) – Honorable Mention All-MIAC… Started all 10 games… Recorded 67 total tackles (47 solo), 7.0 tackles for a loss, 4.5 sacks, four forced fumbles, four quarterback hurries, and two pass breakups… Led team in total tackles, solo tackles, sacks, and forced fumbles and second in tackles for a loss… Led the MIAC in forced fumbles, eighth in sacks, sixth in solo tackles, tied for 12th in total tackles and total tackles per game (6.7), and tied for 18th in tackles for a loss… Ranked sixth in NCAA Division III in forced fumbles… Tallied 11 total tackles (seven solo), a sack, two forced fumbles, a hurry, and one pass breakup in 34-24 loss to Central in season opener on Sept. 2… Had season-high 1.5 sacks and five total tackles in 49-25 win at Hamline on Sept. 30… Made season-high 12 total tackles (eight solo) and broke up a pass in 33-31 loss at Carleton on Oct. 7.
2022-23 (Junior) – Honorable Mention All-MIAC… Started all 10 games… Compiled 71 total tackles, including 39 solo stops, 5.5 tackles for a loss, one sack, two fumble recoveries, one forced fumble, one interception, one pass breakup, and one quarterback hurry… Led team in tackles and solo tackles and was fourth in tackles for a loss… Tied for 14th in the MIAC in tackles… Had nine tackles, a forced fumble, and an interception in 33-28 victory at St. Scholastica on Oct. 22… Made 10 tackles, including one for a loss, and recovered a fumble in 38-17 loss at No. 11/13 Bethel on Oct. 29… Matched season high with 10 tackles and had a sack in 33-30 loss to Macalester on Nov. 12.
2021-22 (Sophomore) – Played in all 10 games… Recorded 62.0 total tackles, 4.0 tackles for a loss, 1.5 sacks, two fumble recoveries, one forced fumble, and one quarterback hurry… Ranked tied for 31st in NCAA Division III with two fumble recoveries… Tied for second in MIAC in fumble recoveries and 17th in tackles… Had five total tackles and a fumble recovery in 19-7 win at Luther on Sept. 11… Forced a fumble and had six total tackles in 40-27 victory over Macalester on Sept. 25… Season-high nine total tackles (six solo) and first collegiate sack in 56-0 loss at No. 5 Saint John’s on Oct. 16.
2020-21 (First Year) – Team did not compete due to COVID-19 pandemic.
AT NORTHFIELD HIGH SCHOOL
Played four years of football... Team captain as a junior and senior... All-district as a junior and honorable mention all-district as a sophomore... Team was section finalist junior year... Also played three years of varsity baseball and was on the weightlifting team... Five-time state competitor in weightlifting, including being state runner-up as a senior.
PERSONAL
Parents Doug and Heather Stanga... Sister, Brooke, plays soccer at Luther College... Majoring in economics.
