D.J. Wilhelm

Position:
Punter
Height:
6-2
Weight:
190
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Clear Lake, Iowa
High School:
Clear Lake/Northern Iowa

AT COLORADO: This Season (Soph.)-Enters the fall listed third at punter and placekicker; he did not kick in any of the main spring scrimmages, but most work, especially punting, took place in daily special team drills.

2011 (Fr.-RS)-He was ineligible to play as he was required to sit out the season due to NCAA rules; he transferred to CU from Northern Iowa in time for the start of fall classes.

AT NORTHERN IOWA 2010 (Fr.)-Redshirted; he practiced at punter at Northern Iowa under coach Mark Farley.

HIGH SCHOOL-He lettered four times as a punter and placekicker under coach Fred Wieck, earning first-team 3A All-District 2 League honors at punter for his sophomore, junior and senior seasons, averaging over 40 yards per punt all three years. Under coach Fred Wieck, Clear Lake was 42-6 during his four years: 11-1 (senior season), 12-1 (junior), 7-3 (sophomore) and 12-1 (freshman). He also lettered four times in soccer, earning All-Conference accolades on three occasions: first-team (junior), second-team (sophomore) and honorable mention (freshman); in fact, he lists his biggest moment in his prep career as getting third place in state during his senior year in soccer. He also lettered one year in basketball (forward).

ACADEMICS-He is majoring in Integrative Physiology at Colorado. A four-year member of the "A" Honor Roll at Clear Lake and member of the National Honor Society as a prep.

PERSONAL-He was born on March 19, 1992 in Mason City, Iowa; D.J. stands for David Joseph. His hobbies include playing golf, biking, watching movies, videogames and lifting weights. He has aspirations after college to be a strength and conditioning coach. A rare ambidextrous kicker: he punts left-footed and placekicks right-footed.