2018 Football Roster
Andrew Poenitsch
- Position:
- Offensive Line
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-3 / 280
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Waukesha, Wis.
- Prev School:
- Sussex Hamilton HS
- High School:
- Sussex Hamilton
- Major:
- Info Communication Sciences
Awards and Honors:
2017, 2018, 2019 Academic All-Mid-American Conference
2019 (R-Sr.): Started nine games at center for the Cardinals … missed three games in the middle of the season with an injury … helped the offense rush for more than 200 yards in seven of the eight league games, including a season-best 374 yards in the win over Toledo on Oct. 19 … Ball State totaled 50 or more rush attempts in four MAC games.
2018 (R-Jr.): Played in and started 11 of 12 games on the offensive line … sat out the season finale with an injury … lined up at center for the opening three games before sliding over to left tackle due to an injury to Kaleb Slaven … helped the offense rush for a season-high 316 yards in the opener against Central Connecticut… Ball State notched a season-high 51 rush attempts in the win at Central Michigan on Oct. 13… returned to center for the overtime win over Western Michigan on Nov. 13.
2017 (R-So.): Played in the first eight games as the team’s starting center … missed the final four games with an injury … helped the team pile up a season-high 466 yards of offense in the win over Tennessee Tech on Sept. 16.
2016 (R-Fr.): Was expected to compete for the starting position at center, but an injury sidelined him for the majority of the season … made one appearance – started at center on Nov. 16 at Toledo.
2015 (Fr.): Took a redshirt season.
HIGH SCHOOL: Earned three letters in football for coach John Damato … helped team to a 4-3 record in the Greater Metro Conference as a senior … all-state, all-region and all-area as a senior … all-conference as a senior after earning second-team honors as a sophomore … named the conference’s Offensive Lineman of the Year as a senior … team captain as a senior … named the team’s Scholar-Athlete as a senior.
PERSONAL: Son of Mary Brown … born Dec. 5, 1996, in Vincennes, Indiana … two brothers and one sister … carries a 3.767 cumulative GPA following the 2019 fall semester … full name is Andrew James Poenitsch.
