39 Nate Wieting
TE 6-4 245 #Fr.
Rockford, IL Lutheran
2015 Honors - - Team Leader Award, offense . . . 2015 - - Redshirted after joining the program as a walk-on.
High school honors - - Earned unanimous first-team all-conference honors as a senior after missing majority of junior season due to injury . . . second-team all-conference as a sophomore . . . Career - - Starter on both offense and defense (defensive back) as a sophomore and senior, earning four varsity letters despite missing majority of junior season due to injury . . . team captain as a senior for top-ranked team in Class 4A . . . helped prep team win two conference championships and advance to state playoffs three straight years while posting three-year record of 31-5 . . . also lettered in basketball (4), volleyball (3) and track (2).
Personal - - Born 2/20/97 . . . biochemistry (pre-medicine) major . . . parents are Sue and Brian Wieting . . . earned academic all-state recognition as a sophomore and senior . . . named Illinois State Scholar . . . high school coach was Bruce Bazsali.
