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2024 Football Roster

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59 Ben Griskie

59 Ben Griskie

  • Position:
    DT
  • Height:
    6-1
  • Weight:
    270
  • Letters:
    1
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Macomb, Mich.
  • High School:
    Lutheran North (Lake Erie College)

Summary

Biography

Career Note:  Played in three contests to earn first WSU letter in 2023 ... link to career statistics.

2024:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... did not dress for any games due to a pre-season injury ... became a student assistant coach ... had switched to No. 59.

2023:  2023-24 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... transferred to Wayne State in January of 2023 ... made WSU debut as a back-up defensive tackle vs. Michigan Tech ... also saw limited playing time against Davenport and at Northern Michigan ... wore No. 94 ... Game-By-Game Statistics.

2022:  Played in six games for Lake Erie College ... recorded an interception against Hillsdale in collegiate debut ... notched a season-best four tackles (3-1) vs. Ohio Dominican ... tallied three tackles (2-1) vs. McKendree.

High School:  A 2022 graduate of Lutheran North High School ... was a three-year letterwinner and team captain for the Mustangs and coach Garrett Wenzelburger ... selected to the Michigan High School Football Coaches Association (MHSFCA) Division 5 All-State First Team on the defensive line ... earned 2021 Detroit Free Press All-East Honorable Mention accolades ... garnered First Team All-County, All-Region, All-Catholic, and All-League recognition ... helped LNHS to three state playoff appearances ... also competed in track and field in 2021 and 2022 (shot put and discus) ... notched a career-best toss of 41-11.5 in the shot put at the 2021 Macomb County Championship to finish sixth ... posted a career-best throw of 93-10 for the discus in 2021 vs. Riverview Gabriel Richard ... member of the Academic Honor Roll.

Personal:  Full name -- Benjamin M. Griskie ... born on February 11, 2004, in Macomb, Mich. ... son of Mike and Laura Griskie ... has a older brother, Jackson, and a younger sister, Lily ... Jackson was a member of the WSU football team in 2019 and 2020 ... grandfather Tom Bomberski was a three-year Tartar letterwinner, and co-captain of the 1970 WSU football team ... is majoring in Global Supply Chain Management ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.5+) for Fall 2023, Winter 2024, Fall 2024 and Winter 2025 (4.00) ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.0-3.49) for Winter 2023 ... inductee into WSU’s inaugural (2024-25) Chi Alpha Sigma Athlete Honor Society class.
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Historical Player Information

  • 94

    2023Sophomore

    DT
    6'2" 290 lbs
    94
  • 59

    2024Junior

    DT
    6'1" 270 lbs
    59