2016 Football Roster
Roster
Kowalkoski, Tom
Jersey Number 78
Tom Kowalkoski
- Position:
- Offensive Line
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 302
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Plymouth, Mich.
- High School:
- Detroit Catholic Central
Bio
2016 (FRESHMAN): Redshirted the season.
HIGH SCHOOL: Two-way starter at offensive tackle and defensive tackle for longtime head coach Tom Bach at Detroit Catholic Central … team captain as a senior … named USA Today All-USA Michigan All-America First Team and the AP All-State Team in 2015 … also garnered Detroit Free Press First-Team All-Star and Detroit News All-State accolades … named to the First-Team Detroit Dream Team as a senior, along with All-North First-Team Offense, All-Detroit Metro North First Team and All-Oakland Count First Team … protected an offense that averaged 32.4 points per game … the Shamrocks were the 2015 Detroit Catholic League Central Division Co-Champions and the district champions … also lettered in lacrosse and hockey … deemed a Gabriel Richard Scholar as a junior and senior for maintaining a 3.5 GPA or higher with no grade lower than a B.
PERSONAL: Thomas William Kowalkski … enrolled in the Carroll School of Management … one of Steve and Suzanne Kowalkoski’s two sons … has an older brother, Ben … father played football at Navy (1981-85) … grandfather, Ben Pederson, played football at Michigan (1949-52), along with uncle, Chip Pederson (1976-80) … cousin, Scott Kowalkoski, played football at Notre Dame (1987-90) and for the Detroit Lions (1991-01).
HIGH SCHOOL: Two-way starter at offensive tackle and defensive tackle for longtime head coach Tom Bach at Detroit Catholic Central … team captain as a senior … named USA Today All-USA Michigan All-America First Team and the AP All-State Team in 2015 … also garnered Detroit Free Press First-Team All-Star and Detroit News All-State accolades … named to the First-Team Detroit Dream Team as a senior, along with All-North First-Team Offense, All-Detroit Metro North First Team and All-Oakland Count First Team … protected an offense that averaged 32.4 points per game … the Shamrocks were the 2015 Detroit Catholic League Central Division Co-Champions and the district champions … also lettered in lacrosse and hockey … deemed a Gabriel Richard Scholar as a junior and senior for maintaining a 3.5 GPA or higher with no grade lower than a B.
PERSONAL: Thomas William Kowalkski … enrolled in the Carroll School of Management … one of Steve and Suzanne Kowalkoski’s two sons … has an older brother, Ben … father played football at Navy (1981-85) … grandfather, Ben Pederson, played football at Michigan (1949-52), along with uncle, Chip Pederson (1976-80) … cousin, Scott Kowalkoski, played football at Notre Dame (1987-90) and for the Detroit Lions (1991-01).
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