Michael Ballenger - 2024 - Football

Denison University

2024 Football Roster

Jace Delgado

Awards:

2024 (Senior):

Started all 10 games his senior year at defensive end
Recorded 46 total tackles, 27 solo and 19 assisted, 10 tackles for loss for a total of 55 yards, seven and a half sacks for yards, two pass breakups and three quarterback hurries
Finished first on the Big Red in sacks, second in tackles for loss, and third in total tackles
Ranked fifth in the NCAC in sacks
Had a career-high 10 tackles in one game in Denison’s 53-34 loss against DePauw (Oct. 19)
Earned his second career All-NCAC selection (First Team)

2023 (Junior):

Started in all 10 games at defensive end and totaled 40 tackles, ranked second on the team with 11 tackles for loss and five sacks, and finished third with eight quarterback hurries, all of which were career-highs
In all of the NCAC, Ballenger ranked fourth in tackles for loss and was fifth in sacks
Added a pass breakup on a tip at the line of scrimmage that led to an interception against Wittenberg University (Sept. 30) and forced his first-career fumble during a 35-31 win over the College of Wooster in the Battle of the Old Red Lantern (Oct. 21)
Earned his first-career All-NCAC selection (second-team)
Named to the D3football.com Team of the Week (Oct. 10) - had nine tackles, three tackles for loss and two and a half sacks for a loss of 19 yards, a career-high in all categories, in Denison's 17-6 defeat at DePauw University

2022 (Sophomore):

Played in nine games on the defensive line
Recorded 36 tackles, six tackles for loss, both of which were career-highs, and added the first two sacks of his career
Recorded his first-career sack against Capital (Sept. 3)
Had a career-high seven tackles in one game against Oberlin (Sept. 17)

2021 (First-Year):

Played in seven games and made 12 tackles as a rookie
Recorded a career-high five tackles and had 1.5 tackles for loss during Denison's 59-12 win at Oberlin (Sept. 18)

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