NDSU

2021 SEASON (SENIOR): Returned to the Bison program for a fifth year of eligibility due to the impact of COVID-19 on the 2020-21 season...Played in 14 of 15 games, missing the game at North Dakota due to injury...Credited with five total tackles...Season-high three stops in the national championship win over Montana State...Key piece of the interior defensive line in short-yardage situations...Part of an NDSU defense that ranked third in the FCS limiting opponents to 26% on third-down conversions and ranked sixth in rushing defense allowing just 87.6 yards per game.

2020-21 SEASON (SENIOR): Played in all nine games during the spring in his first season with the Bison...Made eight tackles including five solo stops...Had one tackle for loss in the win over North Dakota...Season-high three tackles against UND and in the NCAA quarterfinal game at Sam Houston.

BEFORE NDSU: Played in 43 games over three seasons at Minnesota State Mankato...Made 27 starts on the defensive line including all 15 games as a junior in 2019...Named to the All-Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference second team his junior year...Made 15 tackles in 2019 including a season-high four stops in the NCAA semifinals against Slippery Rock...Finished the year with 4.0 tackles for loss and 3.0 sacks...As a freshman, made a career-high six tackles against Upper Iowa...Had a forced fumble against Concordia-St. Paul in 2018 and recovered a fumble against U-Mary in 2019.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played four seasons on the defense line at St. Mary Springs High School...Also competed on the offensive line...His team boasted a 50-2 record during his four football seasons, including a 23-1 conference record...Helped his team to four conference championships and two state championships...All-state first team as a senior...Three-time all-conference...Received two all-area and all-region honors for his efforts on both the offensive and defensive lines...Played three seasons of hockey and four seasons on the track and field team...Named to the honor roll.

PERSONAL: Son of Ted Buetow and Jessica Schoofs.