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2007: Played in nine games ... had a season-best nine tackles vs. Fordham ... made seven tackles and forced a fumble vs. Yale ... had tackles for loss vs. Marist, Lafayette and Cornell ... totaled 38 tackles for the season.

2006: Saw playing time in four games, with a start vs. Harvard ... made two tackles each vs. Dartmouth, Cornell and Harvard.

At Spencerville High: Special mention All-Ohio and twice All-Northwest Conference ... 71 tackles, including 16 for a loss, in senior season at defensive end ... played fullback (860 yds., 13 TDs) as a junior ... twice all-conference in basketball ... averaged 12.2 points and 7.0 rebounds per game ... captained basketball (twice) and football teams ... three letters in both sports, plus one in track ... ranked first in class of 77.

Personal: Mechanical engineering major in Columbia’s Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science ... father, Richard, played football at Indiana University ... enjoys music and working on his car ... Eli Benjamin Waltz, b. 3/7/86 in Lima, Ohio.