Tanner Grzesiek

Houston

Sep 12 (Fri)

5:30 PM

Position:
Tailback
Height:
5-10
Weight:
205
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Colorado Springs, Colo.
High School:
Classical Academy
Prev School:
UCCS

AT COLORADO: 2017 (Sr.): He dressed for four games, but did not appear in any contests … He had 43 yards rushing and a TD in the spring game … He power cleaned a team-best 365 pounds during the testing period at the end of the spring semester.
2016 (Jr.)—He did not see game action; he did dress for two games (Colorado State and Utah) … Joined the team as a walk-on ahead of spring practices ... He wasn’t able to participate in the spring game after suffering a hamstring strain three days prior … He transferred to CU as a sophomore in 2014 after attending the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs as a freshman (UCCS does not have a football team).

HIGH SCHOOL—He was a three-year starter at nose guard and saw occasional duty at running back on offense ... As a senior, when he was a team captain, he was in on 44 tackles (26 solo), with two sacks and two quarterback hurries in seven games before his season was cut short due to injury ... He was also in on 44 tackles as a junior (24 solo, three sacks) and 35 as a sophomore (19 unassisted, two sacks) ... He had 10 carries for 68 yards as a senior, scoring three touchdowns, with nine rushes for 26 yards and a score as a junior ... He had a career-high 10 tackles (six solo) in a 36-8 win over Mitchell his senior year, when he also had his top game as a rusher, three carries for 44 yards and a score in a 59-12 win over Vista Peak … Classical Academy was 9-2 his senior year, 2-8 his junior season and 7-3 his sophomore year under coach David Bervig … He also participated in track (sprints and relays).

ACADEMICS—He graduated in December 2017 with a degree in Business (Marketing) from Colorado ... He was an Honor Roll member his junior and senior years in high school.

PERSONAL—A native of Colorado Springs… Hobbies include skiing, photography and mountain biking ... He once squatted 405 pounds seven times (with 18 bench presses at 225), when he was 17 … He worked an internship with Northwestern Mutual in the summer of 2017. (Last name is pronounced gress-ick)