Three-year starter at linebacker who will vie for conference and national honors his senior season as MSU[apos]s starter at Buck linebacker ... Logged 10 total tackles, including 5 solos, in Maroon and White Game (4/26/14) with 1.5 TFLs and a sack.
2013: Ranked 5th in the MVFC and 112th nationally in tackles per game (8.0) and was second on the club with 96 total stops ... Was an All-MVFC honorable mention selection and MVFC All-Academic Team honorable mention pick ... Earned MSU Media Player of the Week honors after posting 10 tackles with an interception and 2 PBUs in home opener against Northwestern State (8/29/13) ... Named by coaching staff as MSU Defensive Player of the Week for win at Southern Illinois (11/16/13), with 6 total tackles and a QBH ... Posted season-best 12 tackles at South Dakota (10/5/13) with 5 solo stops ... Also logged double-figure stops in homecoming win over No. 16 South Dakota State (10/19/13) with 10 tackles ... Registered 4 solo stops at Murray State (9/14/13) ... Forced a fumble in season finale against Northern Iowa (11/16/13)... Athletic Director[apos]s Honor Roll laurels for fall 2013 and spring 2014.
2012: Started 10 of 11 games, including the last six at Buck linebacker ... Finished third on the squad and top 20 in the MVFC in tackles (73) and led the Bears in assisted tackles (54) to go with 5 TFLs ... Posted three double-figure tackle games in a five-week span, including a career-high 13 against No. 1 North Dakota State (11/3/12) with 11 assists ... Brought down 12 ball carriers in home win over South Dakota (10/13/12) ... Tallied 11 stops at Indiana State (10/6/12) to earn MSU Media Player of the Week ... Posted season high 5 solo tackles at UNI in season finale (11/17/12) ... Named an MVFC All-Academic Team honorable mention pick ... Also a preseason All-MVFC and Athletic Director[apos]s Honor Roll selection both semesters ... Had 5 tackles and a 27-yard interception return in Maroon & White Game (4/21/12).
2011: Became the first Bears[apos] freshman since 1998 to lead the team in tackles (84) in his redshirt freshman campaign ... Earned MVFC All-Newcomer honors after finishing 10th in the league in total stops ... Started 9 games and matched team high with 6 tackles for loss, 2 fumble recoveries along with 3 forced fumbles ... Also collected 2.5 sacks ... Posted 7 tackles in collegiate debut at Arkansas (9/3/11) ... Had 11 total stops at Eastern Kentucky (9/10/11) and at Southern Illinois (9/24/11) ... Was in on 6 solo stops in win at Western Illinois (10/22/11) ... Earned MSU Defensive Player of the Week laurels for the EKU and WIU games as well as double-overtime game against South Dakota State (10/29/11) ... Was on the Athletic Director[apos]s Honor Roll both semesters and also earned the MVFC Commissioner[apos]s Academic Excellence Award and MVFC Honor Roll honors.
2010: Redshirted as a true freshman ... Earned MSU Defensive Scout Team Player of the Week honors for South Dakota State game (11/6/10) ... Earned MVFC Honor Roll distinction.
High School: Was one of the top tacklers in the St. Louis area in 2009, tallying 155 stops for the Rockwood Summit Falcons, which ranked sixth in the metro area ... Claimed first-team all-conference honors as a linebacker and a tight end, while earning second-team all-state distinction by the Missouri sportswriters ... He also claimed all-district and third-team St. Louis Post-Dispatch All-Metro honors for Coach Mike Belers ... Named Summit[apos]s Defensive Player of the Year in 2008 and 2009 and won the team[apos]s Most Valuable Player award his senior season ... Was a three-year letterman in football and baseball, where he pitched and played the outfield and first base.
Personal: Andrew David Beisel was born 7/15/91 in St. Louis, Mo. ... Son of David and Cathy Beisel of Fenton, Mo. ... Has a younger brother, Eric, who plays at Missouri ... Majoring in Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
