Hartwick College Athletics

Career Statistics

2019: Selected to Empire 8 Spring 2020 President's List ... True Blue Award winner ... played in eight games … finished fourth in tackles with 42 despite missing final two games of the year … 4.5 tackles for a loss of 21 yards … one sack of eight yards … led the team with four interceptions … broke up two passes … recorded at least four tackles in seven of eight games … tied a season-high with seven tackles in win over Alfred State on 9/14 … had 2.5 tackles for a loss including a sack and an interception against the Pioneers … also had seven hits in season opener versus Wilkes (9/7) … also had seven tackles with a pass defended against St. Lawrence (9/28) … six hits against Brockport (10/12) … five tackles and a pick against both King’s (9/21) and Alfred (10/26) … also had a TFL and a pass defended against the Saxons … four tackles with a TFL in game against St. John Fisher (10/19).

2018: Played in all ten games, starting the last four … second on the team and tied-14th in the Empire 8 Conference in interceptions, with two … tied for fourth on the team with three pass breakups … had 19 tackles, 13 solo … six tackles (three solo, 1.5 for a loss), an interception, and a pass breakup against Morrisville State (11/3) … two solo tackles and an interception against Alfred (10/27) … four tackles (three solo) and a pass breakup against Cortland (10/20).

2017: Played in nine games … registered 10 tackles on the season … record eight unassisted hits … recorded season-high three tackles in games against Western Connecticut (9/2) and Hobart (10/14) … two hits versus Buffalo State (11/4).

Prior to Hartwick: Attended Shaker High School … helped the Bison to Liberty Division Section II AA championships in 2014 and 2015 … Section II All-Star.

Personal: Son of Beatriz and Paul Kessler … undecided on a major … favorite team is the Pittsburgh Steelers … favorite players are Troy Polamalu and Tyrann Mathieu.