#45 Neil Baumgartner ~ DE ~ Senior
 Iron River, Mich./West Iron County

5' 11"     230 lbs.

2003 – Named First Team All-GLIAC…selected honorable mention All-American by D2Football.com…named CoSIDA Academic First Team All-American in the College Division…named Second Team All-Region by Daktronics…has won the Mo Clevering Golden Helmet Award for highest grade point average each of the past three years (4.0 cumulative GPA)…recorded nine sacks which is fifth-best in school history…currently tied for sixth all-time career at SVSU with 16.5 sacks…named GLIAC Defensive Player of the Week versus Grand Valley State in the regular season matchup…recorded eight tackles and four tackles for loss in that game…totaled a season-high 13 tackles against Northwood, including two sacks for a loss of 13 yards…recorded 12 tackles and two and a half sacks at Hillsdale…recorded 77 tackles and 14 tackles for loss…also recovered three fumbles and returned 10 yards…2002 – Garnered his second letter after starting in twelve games…finished sixth on the team with 55 tackles…posted a career-best nine stops against Ashland University (Sept. 28)…recorded three tackles for loss, including 1.5 sacks against Michigan Tech (Sept. 14)…tallied an interception against Grand Valley State (Oct.19)…earned GLIAC honorable mention plaudits…a member of the GLIAC All-Academic Team…2001 – Saw action in ten games and earned his first letter…recorded 47 tackles, three sacks, and one interception…returned an interception 59 yards for a touchdown against Michigan Tech (Nov. 3)…was voted Most Improved Defensive Player…2000 – Redshirted…Prep – Earned eleven letters in high school…was All-Upper Peninsula honorable mention…two-time all-conference linebacker…captain of football team all four seasons…led football team to conference championship in 1999…president of National Honor Society…Personal – An education major…son of Donald and Jacalyn Baumgartner…born 2-1-82.