Football

2022: First-team D3football.com Preseason All-American, marking third straight year with Preseason All-America laurels from the popular website dedicated to covering Div. III football … D3football.com All-Region 4 selection, and became first player in program history to earn all-region honors from the website in three separate seasons … Second-team All-NCAC honoree and is the second tight end in program history to earn three All-NCAC selections … Program’s 40th three-time All-NCAC honoree … Played in the All-American Bowl and the Podyum College All-Star Bowl … Graduates as the program’s all-time leader in receptions (145), receiving yards (2,020), and touchdowns (18) by a tight end, with the totals ranking third, fifth, and sixth all-time in program history, respectively … Led Wooster with 52 receptions and was second on the team with 593 yards and three touchdowns … Played this season on the COVID waiver … Caught the game-winning touchdown with :11 remaining in Wooster’s stunning 44-43 win over Wittenberg (Oct. 29), a game in which the Scots overcame a 33-7 third-quarter deficit to knock off their rivals for first win in the series since 2008 … Became the first five-time D3football.com Team of the Week tight end following win over Wittenberg … Also earned second NCAC Athlete of the Week honor following Wittenberg win … Caught nine passes for 102 yards against the Tigers … Logged eight receptions for 140 yards and a touchdown in win at Hiram (Sept. 10) and earned D3football.com Team of the Week award for that performance.

2021: One of the top tight ends in NCAA Div. III, evidenced by second-team All-America honors from D3football.com and the Associated Press … Second-team D3football.com Preseason All-American … Named to College Football America Yearbook’s Preseason Starting Lineup … Elevated to D3football.com’s All-Region 4 first team … Repeat first-team All-NCAC selection, one of four repeat first-teamers this year … Three-time D3football.com Team of the Week selection … Broke program record for career receiving touchdowns by a tight end with 14th career one against Allegheny (Nov. 6) and recorded 15th career one later in the game … Ranked second in the NCAC with nine touchdowns and third with 53 receptions … Tops among tight ends in the NCAC in receptions, yards (760), and touchdowns … Led team in all three categories … Went for 114 yards on eight receptions at Ohio Wesleyan (Sept. 18) and followed that up with 10 receptions, 119 yards, and a career-high three touchdowns versus DePauw (Sept. 25) … Third 100-yard game came at Wabash (Oct. 16), turning six receptions into 109 yards … Went for 103 yards on eight receptions in Allegheny win, and was one of three 100-yard receivers in the game, a first for the program since 1997 … Logged two touchdowns in back-to-back games against Hiram (Oct. 30) and Allegheny … Ended season with 71 yards on four receptions at Wittenberg (Nov. 13).

2020-21: One of the team’s top impact players … First-team D3football.com Preseason All-American … NCAC Athlete of the Week on Oct. 20 … Caught three passes that went for 43 stripes in exhibition contest versus Ohio Wesleyan (April 2) … Also served as the team’s long snapper.

2019: One of the most improved players in the region, evidenced by earning a spot on the D3football.com All-North Region second team and All-NCAC first team … Played in all 10 games, six of which were starts … Ranked fifth in the NCAC with 527 receiving yards and tied for fifth with five touchdowns … Signature outing came at DePauw (Oct. 5) … Turned seven receptions into a career-high 194 yards and two touchdowns against DePauw, with the yards marking the sixth-most in single-game program history … Logged a second multi-touchdown day at Kenyon (Oct. 26) … Went for 94 stripes on four receptions against the Lords … Logged five games with at least four receptions and four games with at least 50 yards … Also was the team’s long snapper.

2018: One of the team’s top rookies, who contributed in a variety of roles … Gave the Scots a second big-time presence at tight end and also was the team’s long snapper … Caught nine passes for 140 yards and a touchdown … Second career reception went for a 14-yard touchdown in 24-21 win over DePauw (Sept. 22) … Accumulated six receptions and 95 yards over the final three games, with signature outing coming at Denison (Nov. 3) … Turned three receptions into 52 stripes against the Big Red.

Prior to Wooster: Local standout, who prepped for Tony Lee at Triway High School … Earned all-state honors as a senior and was an all-district and all-league pick that year … Lettered twice in basketball, three times in baseball, and three times in football.

Personal: Born Aug. 3, 2000 … Parents are Dean and Christa Hissong … Education and history major.