Career Accolades
- CSC Academic All-District® Team (2023)
- Three-time All-PSAC West -- first team offensive line (2021) second team (2022), and second team (2023)
- 2021 Chi Alpha Sigma Inductee
- PSAC Scholar-Athlete (2018-19, 2019-20, 2021-2022, 2022-23)
- D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award Winner (2019-20, 2021-22, 2022-23)
2022: Saw action in 10 games, all starts at right guard … a two-time All-PSAC West performer after earning second team honors … helped the Golden Knights rank sixth in the PSAC in rushing at 145.5 ypg. while paving the way for two of the top eight rushers in the conference … Gannon ranked second in the PSAC in scoring offense (31.6 ppg.) … in addition the Golden Knights were ninth in the PSAC in sacks allowed.
2021: Earned first team All-PSAC West accolades after starting all 11 games at right guard … paced an offensive line that emerged as one of the best in the PSAC, ranking third in the PSAC and 22nd in Division II in sacks allowed (1.09 per game and 12 total) and fifth in the conference in rushing offense (160.5 ypg.) … paved the way for Melvin Blanks to enjoy one of the best seasons ever by a Gannon ballcarrier, finishing second in the PSAC in rushing with 1,187 yards … became the first Gannon offensive lineman to earn All-PSAC recognition since Brady Bowling was named to the second team in 2017.
2020: Started all four games at center … helped the Gannon offense rank 33rd in Div. II in total offense (322.0), 26th in passing offense (204.8), 34th in rushing offense (117.2) and 27th in red zone offense (83.3).
2019: Appeared in eight games, making four starts on the offensive line … helped lead a new-look offense that was third in the PSAC in fewest passes intercepted (10) and saw quarterback Jimmy Keefe finish the season ranked ninth in the country with 15.47 yards per completion … PSAC Scholar-Athlete … D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award … inducted into the Chi Alpha Sigma national honor society
2018: Appeared in one game early in the season before being awarded a medical redshirt due to injury … helped start off a season that saw the Golden Knights finish third in the PSAC and 39th in the country in rushing offense (197.1), seventh in the PSAC and 79th in the country in sacks allowed (2.0) and third in the PSAC and 34th in the country in turnovers lost (15) … PSAC Scholar-Athlete
High School: Played for head coach Bob Mihalik at Aurora (Ohio) High School … named to the Division III All-State third team … landed a spot on the Division III All-Northeast Ohio Inland District first team … earned Suburban League All-Conference first-team honors … selected to the Cleveland.com All-Star honorable-mention team … was a North-South All-Star … named to the Academic All-Conference squad … helped Aurora extend its streak of consecutive state tournament appearances to 14 … was a member of the National Honor Society.
Personal: Finance and Risk Management major … son of Trish and Kris Nietert … has two brothers and one sister.
