30   Zach Breen

Class: Senior Hometown: Rockford, Mich. Height / Weight: 5-10 / 200

Position: FS Experience: 3L

Career: Played in 37 careeer games...Enters senior year with 220 total tackles, 16.5 tackles for loss (-75), 6.0 QB sacks (-47), three interceptions, three fumble recoveries and 12 pass deflections.

2010:CoSIDA First-Team District Four All-Region...First-Team All-GLIAC...Academic All-GLIAC honoree...Earned third varsity letter...Ranked second on the team in total tackles with 101 (42 solo/59 assisted)...Recorded 9.5 tackles for loss (-50), 3.5 QB sacks (-32), five pass deflections and one interception...Tallied 10 or more tackles five times... Notched 10 tackles (2 solo/8 assisted vs. Hillsdale (9/11)...Recorded a season-high 11 tackles (6 solo/5 assisted) and picked off a pass vs. Indianapolis (9/18)...Named GLIAC Defensive Player of the Week after posting six tackles (3 solo/3 assisted), two QB sacks (-14) and 2.5 tackles for loss vs. Northern Michigan (10/9)...Recorded nine tackles (7 solo/2 assissted) and a tackle for loss at Michigan Tech (10/30)...Notched seven tackles (4 solo/3 assisted) and recovered a fumble vs. Colorado Mines (11/20) in NCAA Playoffs.

2009:CoSIDA Academic All-America Second-Team...First-Team District Four All-Region...All-GLIAC Second-Team...Academic All-GLIAC selection...Earned second varsity letter...Started all 12 games played...Missed final three games in the playoffs with an injury...Ranked fourth on the team in total tackles with 63 (27 solo/36 assisted) despite missing final three games...Notched 3.5 tackles for loss (-11), one QB sack (-5), four pass break-ups and an interception...Opened the season with nine tackles (6 solo/3 assisted) and a TFL (-1) at West Texas A&M (8/29)...Recorded seven tackles (1 solo/6 assisted) vs. Saginaw Valley State (9/12)...Tallied four tackles, a QB sack (-5), forced a fumble and returned an interception 29 yards at Michigan Tech (9/26)...Notched eight tackles (3 solo/5 assisted) at Hillsdale (10/10), followed by a seven-tackle performance (2 solo/5 assisted) vs. Findlay (10/17)...Key member of a defense that ranked seventh nationally in scoring defense (16.9 ppg) and ninth in rushing defense (90.5 ypg).

2008: Academic All-GLIAC honoree...Earned first varsity letter after playing in all 12 games...Started the final eight games of the 2008 campaign...Outstanding special teams player...Ranked third on the squad in total tackles with 56 (22 solo/34 assisted)...Tallied 3.5 tackles for loss (-14) and 1.5 QB sacks (-10)...Picked off one pass and recovered a fumble...Tallied seven tackles (3 solo/4 assisted) vs. Michigan Tech (9/27)...Notched two tackles and returned an interception 80 yards in first collegiate start at Tiffin (10/4)...Recorded seven tackles vs. Hillsdale (10/11)...Recorded a career high 11 tackles (6 solo/5 assisted), notched 1.5 TFL and recovered a fumble at Wayne State (11/8)...Tallied six tackles (2 solo/4 assisted), 1.5 TFL and a 1.0 QB sacks vs. Ashland in NCAA Playoffs (11/22)...Recorded seven tackles (3 solo/4 assisted) vs. Minnesota-Duluth (11/29) in NCAA Quarterfinal...Key figure on a defense that led the GLIAC in six different categories and ranked in the top 10 nationally in scoring defense (4th/12.6), QB sacks (2nd/4.17) and tackles for loss (6th/9.17).

2007: Redshirted

High School: Prepped at Rockford High School...Played for Ralph Munger...Led Rockford to a combined 36-6 record during three-year varsity career...Team captured Divsion I State Championship during sophomore and junior campaigns and appeared in the title game during senior year...Rushed for a combined 3,311 yards and scored 50 TDs during prep career. Caught 49 passes for 814 yards and six TDs, while returning 20 kickoffs for 547 yards...Tallied career marks of 4,672 all-purpose yards and 57 TDs...Earned Detroit Free Press, Detroit News and Associated Press First-Team All-State honors as a senior...Named to the Grand Rapids Press Dream Team as a senior...Three-time All-O.K. Conference selection.

Personal: Son of Randy and Linda Breen...Enjoys hunting and fishing.