2002: Played strong safety at Northern Iowa ... started for the injured Qasim Basir against Findlay and Grand Valley ... forced one fumble and had a tackle for loss against GVSU ... saw action on the kickoff return and kickoff coverage teams ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic team.
2001: Played in three games.
2000: Did not see any game action.
1999: Played in 10 games to earn his first varsity letter ... fourth on the team in tackles ... returned two interceptions for 48 yards ... blocked one kick ... had 17 tackles and a fumble recovery against Northwood.
1998: Redshirted.
High School: A 1998 graduate of South Lake ... four-year letterwinner for coach Don Roda ... made 187 tackles as a senior to earn Second Team All-Metro East, First Team All-Macomb County, All-League and All-City accolades ... set the school track record in high jump (6'4") ... served as team captain in both football and track.
Personal: Born April 29, 1980 in Macomb Twp., Mich. ... son of Frederick and Deborah Nowicki ... has two brothers, Frederick and Brian ... full name is Michael Paul Nowicki ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.5+) for Winter 1999 and Winter 2001 ... named to the Coach[apos]s Honor Roll (term gpa 3.0-3.49) for Fall 1999, Winter 2000 and Fall 2000 ... electrical engineering major.
Nowicki's Career Statistics
Year Solo Asst. Total TFL-Yd Sac-Yd FR FF
1999 36 21 57 1-2 0-0 1 0
2001 3 1 4 0-0 0-0 0 0
2002 13 11 24 1-1 0-0 0 1
Total 52 33 85 2-3 0-0 1 1