Wayne State College

2024: Started four games for the Wildcat defense at linebacker before season ending injury, credited with 28 total tackles...had season high nine tackles vs. Minnesota State (9/14/24)...recorded eight tackles vs. Missouri S&T (8/29/24)...also had seven tackles at Winona State (10/21/24)...earned NSIC All-Academic Honors...was on D2 Football Elite 100 watch list and College Football Network D2 preseason All-American first team watch list.

2023: Sat out season as a medical redshirt.

2022: Started all 12 games at will linebacker... named All-NSIC South Division First Team Defense and All-Super Region Four First Team... led WSC defense with 106 tackles, second most in the NSIC... was named NSIC Defensive Player of the Week twice and tied for eighth in the NSIC with 8.8 tackles per game and tied for ninth with three interceptions for 23 yards... also had two forced fumbles, four quarterback hurries and 7.5 tackles for loss... had five games with ten or more tackles... named NSIC Defensive Player of the Week October 10th after recording career high 18 tackles with one forced fumble vs. Minnesota State... voted NSIC Player of the Week September 12th after notching 12 tackles with one interception and two quarterback hurries vs. Northern State... had ten tackles with one interception for 21 return yards vs. MSU Moorhead (11/12)... recorded 11 tackles at Minnesota State in NCAA Playoff game (11/19)... earned NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence and CoSIDA Academic All-District Honors... voted CoSIDA Academic All-American Second Team with 3.91 grade point average.

2021: Appeared in all 11 games at linebacker with 11 starts...named All NSIC-South Division Second Team...named NSIC Defensive Player of the Week October 11th in Wayne State's 35-24 win at #11 Minnesota State (10/09/21)...tied for seventh in the NSIC in both tackles per game (7.7) and total tackles (85) and was 16th in the NSIC in tackles for a loss (12.0)...finished the season with 85 total tackles (52 solo), 12.0 tackles for a loss (50 yds), 3.0 sacks (19 yds), one forced fumble, one interception, and 3 pass break ups...had season high 13 tackles, 3.0 tackles for a loss (6 yds), and 1.0 sack (3 yds) at Minnesota State (10/09/21) with one pass break up...recorded 13 tackles and 1.0 tackle for a loss (2 yds) against Upper Iowa (10/30/21)...had four tackles, 1.0 tackle for a loss and sack (7 yds), one pass break up and one interception vs Winona State (10/02/21).

2020: Season canceled due to COIVD-19. 

High School: Graduate of O'Gorman High School...was a two-year starter in football and powerlifting and one year in track and field for the Knights…led O’Gorman in tackles this season with 71 along with one sack helping team win Class 11AAA State Championship in South Dakota…named Argus Leader Elite 45 Honorable Mention and was an Academic All-State selection.

Personal: Son of Brandi and Dave Kowalczyk...born February 13, 2002...majoring in public accounting/finance.