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Zach Richert
Zach Richert

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Gibsonia. Pa.
High School:
Pine-Richland
Height / Weight:
6-0 / 195
Position:
LB



05/15/2012

Four Duquesne University Student-Athletes Selected to attend the NCAA Career in Sports Forum

Simon Gomez, Sara Scheirman, Zach Richert and Carter Poe will represent Dukes athletics

04/23/2012

Dukes Football Doing Work Off the Field

Another Successful Bone Marrow Drive; Zach Richert recognized for service

01/05/2012

Sixty-Five Percent of DU Student-Athletes Earn Spot on Director of Athletics' Honor Roll

13 of 16 teams post GPA Over 3.0

01/05/2012

Sixty-Five Percent of DU Student-Athletes Earn Spot on Director of Athletics' Honor Roll

13 of 16 teams post GPA Over 3.0

01/04/2012

Richert Named to Football Championship Subdivision Athletics Directors Academic All-Star Team

Junior linebacker one of three NEC players named to 58-man FCS ADA team

11/19/2011

Duquesne - 45, Robert Morris - 10

Duquesne - 45, Robert Morris - 10

09/17/2011

Duquesne 49, Valparaiso 14

Duquesne 49, Valparaiso 14

Came into his own as a third down defensive specialist as a sophomore ... excelled at getting to the quarterback after moving from safety to linebacker in the spring prior to the 2010 season ... just under one-third of his tackles last season were behind the line of scrimmage ... was a valuable member of the special teams in 2009 when he also saw action in the defensive backfield ... preseason nominee for the AFCA Good Works Team.

as a sophomore (2010)
Played in all 11 games as part of DU's third down defensive package ... finished the year with 32 tackles (20 solo) including a team high-tying six tackles for loss and tied for team-best 3.0 sacks ... also tied for the team lead with six quarterback hurries ... got off to a quick start with two tackles for loss - including 1.5 sacks - in the season-opening win over Bucknell ... finished the Bucknell game with five tackles ... also had five stops and three quarterback hurries in the comeback win at Wagner ... ended the season with a season-high six stops (five solo) including two tackles for loss, a sack and a fumble recovered at Bryant ... had three quarterback hurries in the win over Albany.

as a freshman (2009)
Played in all 11 games with late-season starts at free safety against Wagner and at Sacred Heart ... finished the year with nine total tackles (four solo) ... had a season-high four stops in his first start, against Wagner in week nine.

personal
Led 10-2 Class AAA Pine-Richland in tackles (55) and sacks (8.5) in 2007 ... also picked off a pair of passes and forced two fumbles his senior year ... elected team captain as a senior for a squad that finished the year ranked No. 2 in the state ... played for Pine-Richland teams that went 30-5 in section play - with three section titles - over his last three seasons ... high honor roll student ... nephew of Hall of Fame quarterback Dan Marino ... is a member of the National Scholars Honor Society, the Golden Key International Honors Society and Phi Eta Sigma National Honors Society ... is a Student-Athlete Advisory Committee board member who has participated in Together for Retarded Youth, North Hills Community Outreach, Make-a-Wish Foundation, Walk for Autism, Katie's Fund Advisory Board (Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh), One World Running and has taken part in DU's annual Toy Drive for Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh ... major: secondary education/English ... date of birth: 2/12/90. 

Defense
Year	G/GS	TT (solo)   Sacks      TFL    Int-Yds.	PBU	FF/FR
2009	11/2     9 (4)      0.0-0     0.0-0     0-0	 0	 0/0
2010	11/0	32 (20)     3.0-26    6.0-41	0-0      1       1/1
Totals	22/2	41 (24)     3.0-26    6.0-41	0-0      1       1/1

Top Tackle Games
TT (solo)  Opponent	Year
6 (5)      at Bryant	2010
5 (4)      Bucknell	2010
5 (2)      at Wagner	2010
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