2017 Football Roster
Roster
Jake Whalen
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 246
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Wausau, Wis.
- High School:
- West
2016 Season: Earned first letter, playing in 4 games ... recorded 1 tackle vs. Penn State in Big Ten Championship Game on Dec. 3
2015 Season: Redshirt season
High School: Three-star recruit by 247 Sports and Scout … first-team all-state selection by Associated Press and Wisconsin Football Coaches Association … recipient of John Anderson Award as state's most outstanding senior linebacker … named Valley Football Association's co-Offensive Player of the Year as a fullback and Defensive Player of the Year as a linebacker … racked up 104 tackles, 8 TFLs and 1.0 sack as a senior … helped West's defense allow just 11.0 points and 159.3 total yards per game … also averaged 100.1 rushing yards per game, finishing season with 1,001 yards and eight touchdowns … for career, rushed for 1,688 yards and 18 TDs, averaging 5.7 yards per carry … two-year team captain and two-time offensive MVP and once as defensive MVP … won four letters in track and field and two in wrestling … coach was Kevin Grundy
Personal: Parents are Kerry and Michele Whalen … sister, Carissa, played volleyball at North Dakota State and South Florida … vice president of Fellowship of Christian Athletes ... major is undeclared
| Career Highs | |
| Tackles | 1 vs. Penn State, Dec. 3, 2016 |
| Tackles for Loss | -- |
| Sacks | -- |
| Interceptions | -- |
| Passes Defended | -- |
