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11/15/12 | UMAC Second Team DB
2014: Senior year ... fourth on the team in tackles ... 18 solo tackles ... 45 assisted tackles ... one tackle for loss ... one fumble recovery ... 11 tackles at Northwestern, setting a career high ... ten tackles vs Westminster ... six games with at least six tackles.
2013: Junior season … second on the team with two interceptions … fourth on the team with 57 total tackles … 29 solo tackles … one tackle for a loss … .5 sacks … recorded nine total tackles with five solo tackles against Greenville on Sept 14 … nine total tackles with an interception against Crown on Oct 19
2012: Second Team All-UMAC DB ... ten games played ... three forced fumbles ... two interceptions and six pass breakups ... sixth on the team with 52 tackles ... fourth on the team with 26 solo tackles ... one sack ... 4.5 tackles for loss ... season high eight tackles twice ... One interception and three pass breakups against Eureka.
2011: Freshman season ... appeared in 10 games ... season high 9 total tackles against Eureka on Oct. 15 ... 26 total tackles
High School: 2011 graduate of Delano High School … coached by Merril Pavlovich … All-Conference performer and MVP as a senior … also All-Conference Honorable Mention in baseball and basketball as a senior.
Personal: Son of Charles and Betty Checkal … has three siblings, Cecily, Adam and Zachary … Cecily is a former college-athlete at Concordia-Moorhead … lists his mom and dad as the people with the greatest influence on his career … outside of football, enjoys hanging out with friends … chose UMM because it felt right … undeclared on a major.