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04/29/2013
Paul, Weinstein Receive Top Honor at Scholar-Athlete Reception
Basketball, Gymnastics Standouts Take Home Prestigious Big Ten Medal of Honor
04/13/2013
Blue Holds On for 35-28 Win Over Orange
Blue Capitalizes on 5 Orange Turnovers to Grab Victory
12/16/2012
Monheim Named Freshman All-American
True-Freshman LB a Second-Team Honoree by Phil Steele
12/09/2012
Seniors, Award Winners Honored at Annual Banquet
Pocic, Williams Voted 2012 Captains
11/19/2012
Game 12 Notes: Illinois at Northwestern
Illini Close 2012 Season with Rivalry Game in Evanston
11/17/2012
Illinois vs. Purdue
Illinois vs. Purdue @ Memorial Stadium Nov. 17, 2012.
11/10/2012
Illinois Football vs. Minnesota
Illinois football vs. Minnesota @ Memorial Stadium 9/10/12
09/29/2012
Illinois vs. Penn State
Illinois vs. Penn State @ Memorial Stadium 9/29/12
09/22/2012
Illinois vs. Louisiana Tech
Illinois vs. Louisiana Tech 9/22/2012 @ Memorial Stadium
09/15/2012
Illinois vs. Charleston Southern
9/15/2012 Illinois vs. Charleston Southern @ Memorial Stadium
HIGHLIGHTS
AT ILLINOIS
2012: Named to Phil Steele's second-team all-freshman team ... Led the entire Illinois squad and all Big Ten freshmen in tackles with 86 ... Played in all 12 games and made 10 starts as a true-feshman ... Had six TFLs, 1.5 sacks, two forced fumbles, one interception, one pass break-up and one fumble recovery to go along with his team-high 86 tackles ... Earned Illinois Point Award as top Defensive Big Skill Player at annual postseason banquet ... Made seven tackles, including one TFL, against Purdue ... Registered a game- and career-high 15 tackles, including 1.5 TFLs and a half-sack against Minnesota to earn his second Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors ... Recorded seven tackles, including one for a loss, and his career first PBU at Ohio State ... Made 10 tackles against Indiana ... Registered a team-high eight tackles and recovered a fumble for the first time in his career at Michigan ... Earned Big Ten Freshman of the Week Honors (10/1) after recording a game-high 11 tackles and forcing a fumble against Penn State ... Registered seven tackles, including a half-sack, against Louisiana Tech ... Recorded the first interception of his career, 1.5 TFLs and five tackles against Charleston Southern ... Registered four tackles, including a half-TFL and half-sack at Arizona State ... Recorded one tackle and forced a fumble in his Illini debut against Western Michigan.
HIGH SCHOOL
A three-star recruit by Scout.com and Rivals.com ... Ranked the No. 33 inside linebacker in the nation by Scout.com ... Two-time Division IV Defensive Player of the Year and two-time Associated Press Division IV first-team All-State ... 2011 Ohio Cardinal Conference Defensive Player of the Year ... Had 129 tackles, 13 tackles for loss and three sacks in 2011 ... Set the area's single-season tackles record with 191 in 2010 ... Is Orrville's career leader tackles ... Played in the Ohio/Pennsylvania Big 33 All-Star Game ... High honor roll student with a 4.0 grade point average ... High school coach was Doug Davavlt.
PERSONAL
Son of Jan and John Monheim ... Born Dec. 16, 1992 ... Has two brothers and two sisters ... Majoring in kinesiology.
CAREER HIGHS
Tackles: 15 vs. Minnesota, 11/10/12
Solos: 4, twice (last vs. Minnesota, 11/10/12)
TFLs: 1.5, twice (last vs. Minnesota, 11/10/12)
Sacks: 0.5, 3x (last vs. Minnesota, 11/10/12)
QB Hurries: -
Fumbles Forced: 1, twice (last vs. Penn State, 9/29/12)
Fumbles Recovered: 1 at Michigan, 10/13/12
PBU: 1 at Ohio State, 11/3/12
Interceptions: 1 vs. Charleston Southern, 9/15/12
Interception Return Yards: 20 vs. Charleston Southern, 9/15/12
Touchdowns: -
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