Valparaiso University

2024: Played in all 11 games… Made 15 tackles including three solos and 0.5 sacks… Had a season-high five stops on Aug. 31 at UNI… Credited with 0.5 sacks on Oct. 26 at Marist… Member of PFL Academic Honor Roll.

Lebanon Valley (2020-2023): 2020 season was canceled due to COVID-19… Played in 10 games in 2021 and tallied 15 tackles including two sacks… Appeared in all 11 games in 2023, when he recorded 26 total tackles with five tackles for loss and tallied three sacks… Posted a season-high six tackles on Oct. 14… Registered a sack on both Oct. 7 and Nov. 11… Member of the conference’s academic honor roll.

Prep: Two-year varsity letter winner… Had three sacks and four tackles for loss in 2019 vs. Conrad Weiser… Also played rugby (2020) and basketball (2017-2019)… Team captain on the gridiron in 2019.

Personal: Son of Angie and Brant Fester… Pursuing a master’s in sports administration at Valpo… Has one brother, Jake, and two sisters, Katana and Malina… Hobbies include lifting.