Heath Reineke

Height:
6-3
Weight:
230
Position:
DL
Class:
First-Year
Hometown:
Ashland, Ohio
High School:
Ashland

2017: Redshirt junior ... Appeared in 11 games during the regular season, primarily as a short-yardage blocker and on special teams units ... Also contributed on field goal units ... Academic All-Big Ten.

2016: Redshirt sophomore … Backup superback who transitioned to the position from defensive line during training camp … Key to the Wildcats in short-yardage and goal line situations … Appeared in 10 games, including the 2016 Pinstripe Bowl … Academic All-Big Ten.

2015: Redshirt freshman ... Played in two games as a reserve defensive lineman ... Academic All-Big Ten ... Big Ten Distinguished Scholar.

2014: Redshirted his freshman year in Evanston.

High School: Played three years of varsity football for Ashland, registering 87 tackles, eight sacks, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries on defense while also playing multiple positions on the offensive line ... First-team All-Ohio Cardinal Conference selection, first-team all-area and honorable mention all-district ... First-team honoree by the Northwestern Football Coaches Association ... Elite Football Network Top Performer in 2014 Ohio vs. Michigan all-star game ... Also played in the Ohio North/South Classic ... Class valedictorian with a 4.0 GPA ... Four-year Scholar-Athlete Award winner ... Named a Junior Ashbrook Scholar and a Kettering Science Scholar by Ashland University.

Personal: Born Heath John Purdy Reineke in Ashland, Ohio ... Son of William and Michelle Reineke ... Chose Northwestern over Toledo, Columbia and Fordham ... Major is computer science.