2011 Football Roster
Roster
Jason Hengel
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Position:
- FB
- Hometown:
- La Crosse, Wis.
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 240
2011: Has not played
2010: Redshirt season
High School: As a senior, named Mississippi Valley Conference Defensive Player of the Year and team's Defensive Player of the Year after recording 100 tackles (53 solo), one sack, three forced fumbles and one fumble recovery ... first-team all-conference at running back and linebacker, scoring 10 touchdowns and rushing for 610 yards ... also caught nine passes for 108 yards ... WFCA All-Region and first-team La Crosse All-Tribune as linebacker ... named all-city as running back and linebacker ... selected to WFCA All-Star game as linebacker ... three-time letterwinner in football and basketball and two-year letterwinner in track and field ... four-year academic letterwinner (GPA higher than 3.5 each year) and eight-time All-MVC Academic honoree ... high school coach was Dave Cayler
Personal: Parents are Joe and Sue Hengel ... grandfather, Perry Brown, played football and threw javelin at Luther College (Iowa) and Army. Inducted into school's Hall of Fame in 1978 ... Jason is a Special Olympics volunteer ... enjoys weightlifting, boating, movies, and spending time with friends ... majoring in business ... last name pronounced "HENG-gull"
