Augustana University Athletics

2018 (Senior): Once of the best defensive lineman to ever suit up for the Vikings...Played and started in all 11 games... Named a Don Hansen All-America honorable mention selection... 1st team All-Region...1st team All-NSIC.... Complied five sacks in the final five games of his career....finished his senior season with 16 tackles for loss, ranking fourth in the NSIC... finished with 38 total tackels, including 20 solo... six sacks on the season for -5 yards... led the team with four QB hurries... collected a pair of pass breakups and deflections... had a season-high six tackels and two sacks vs. Winona State... was a key figure in a Viking run defense that held opponents to less than 55 yards per game over the final four games.... NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence... Google Cloud Academic All-America First Team Honors... Myles Brand All-Academic with Distinction award winner... named a National Football Foundation scholar athlete...

2017 (Junior): CoSIDA Academic All-America second team selection ... Academic All-NSIC selection ... NSIC South Division All-Conference Second Team selection ... one of eight Vikings to start all 11 games ... finished the season with 34 tackles, 18 solo and 16 assists, including nine tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks, five quarterback hurries and a pass breakup ... recorded multiple tackles in all but three games, with a career-high of six vs. Wayne State on Sept. 30 ... tallied four tackles vs. Bemidji State on Sept. 16, including a 16-yard sack ... counted a sack as one of his five tackles vs. Southwest Minnesota State on Oct. 14 ... both of his tackles at Winona State on Nov. 9 went for a loss

2016 (Sophomore): Named All-NSIC South Division Honorable Mention ... earned Academic All-NSIC honors ... started all 11 games at defensive end ... recorded 30 tackles ... registered 13 solo tackles ... picked up 3.0 quarterback sacks ... broke up four passes ... forced one fumble ... blocked one kick ... had at least one tackle in 10 of 11 games played ... recorded three tackles (1.0 TFL) against Northern State on Sept. 3 ... registered three tackles (1.0 TFL) at U-Mary on Sept. 10 ... recorded four tackles and one sack at Upper Iowa on Oct. 22 ... recorded a season-high eight tackles, including one sack at SMSU on Nov. 12.

2015 (Redshirt Freshman): Appeared in 11 of 12 games on the defensive line ... finished the season with 16 tackles ... recorded a half a quarterback sack on the season ... finished with a season-high four tackles against SMSU on Oct. 3 ... recorded three tackles against Upper Iowa on Oct. 31.

2014 (Redshirt): Sat out season as a redshirt.

High School: Prepped at Tri-Valley High School for coach Steve Bazata ... three-year letterwinner, two-year starter ... named team captain as a senior ... two-time all-conference honoree ... earned all-state honors as a senior ... named to Argus Leader Elite 45 Honorable Mention Team in 2013 ... earned academic all-state honors as a senior.

Personal: Son of Tom and Kelly Newman ... born July 7, 1995 ... athletic training major.