Matt Stankiewitch – 54 Penn State 6-3 301
2012:
Played in the East-West Shrine All-Star Game. Selected First Team All-Big Ten
(Coaches selection) for the 2012 college football season. Played in 12 games.
2011: Stankiewitch
helped anchor a unit that led the Big Ten in fewest sacks allowed (14 in 13
games). He played a vital role in helping clear running lanes for tailback
Silas Redd (1,241 yards), giving Penn State a 1,000-yard rusher for the
seventh consecutive season. Stankiewitch and the offensive line lifted Penn
State to an improvement of 41 rushing yards per game in Big Ten games (178.1
ypg) compared to the initial four non-conference tilts (137.0 ypg). A starter
in every game, Stankiewitch led the Nittany Lions in snaps played with 966, led
by an amazing 97 plays in the Big Ten opener at Indiana. Stankiewitch played an
instrumental role in the crucial late-season road battle at Ohio State. The Nittany Lions had their most
productive rushing attack of the campaign, gaining 239 yards, averaging a
season-best 6.1 yards on 39 attempts. Penn State delivered three of its four
longest runs of the season against the Buckeyes, by three players: Silas Redd
(42 yards), Stephfon Green (39-yard TD run) and Curtis Drake (38 yards). In the
matchup against Legends Division foe Iowa, Stankiewitch helped lead the way
as Penn State ran for 231 yards, including a
then-career-high 142 from Redd. On a pivotal fourth-quarter drive, Penn State ran the ball 10 consecutive times,
with the offensive line controlling the line of scrimmage and leading the way
to four first downs, to set up a touchdown. In the season opener against Indiana State, Stankiewitch and the O-line paved
the way for 245 yards on the ground. Against No. 2 Alabama, the offense totaled
16 first downs and 251 yards and did not allow a sack against one of the
nation's top defenses. In the non-conference matchup against Eastern Michigan, Stankiewitch helped the offense
amass a season-high 468 total yards, including 364 through the air, and was
part of an effort that did not allow a sack. Stankiewitch was on the front line
as Penn State compiled 464 yards of offense, ran
a season-high 86 plays and held the ball for 37:27 in the Leaders Division game
at Indiana. He was a key part of one of Penn State's top offensive performances of
the season in its road test against Northwestern. The Nittany Lions rolled up
386 yards of total offense, including a career-high 164 yards rushing from Redd
against the Wildcats. In the division victory over Illinois, Stankiewitch helped clear paths
for Redd, as he eclipsed the 100-yard mark for the fifth straight game and
surpassed the 1,000-yard barrier for the season. Stankiewitch helped the
Nittany Lions amass 375 yards of offense on Senior Day against Nebraska.
2010: Stankiewitch
played in each of the first six games, but was sidelined by illness the
remainder of the season. He saw action on a season-high 24 snaps against Illinois and was on the field for 17 plays
each against Youngstown State and Kent State.
2009: The
starting left guard against Akron and Syracuse, Stankiewitch saw action in every
game on offense and special teams. He helped Penn State gain 515 yards, its second-highest
total of the season, in the 31-7 win over the Zips. Stankiewitch saw action on
205 snaps, led by 59 against Akron.
2008: Redshirt
season.
High
School: A three-year starter for Coach Chuck Kutz at Blue Mountain HS in Pennsylvania, Stankiewitch was an Associated
Press first-team all-state selection in 2007. The two-way lineman recorded 60
tackles during his senior year and was instrumental in helping his team win the
District XI AAA Championship in 2007. ESPN.com ranked him as the No. 5 center
in the nation, and he was ranked as the No. 6 center by Rivals.com and the No.
8 guard in the nation by Scout.com. Stankiewitch was an All-America ESPN Under
Armour High School Bowl selection and also played in the Big 33 Classic.
Stankiewitch was named the Berks Inter-County League Offensive
Lineman-of-the-Year, the Reading Eagle All-Anthracite Defensive
Player-of-the-Year and to the WNEP-TV Super 16 Dream Team. He was first-team
all-conference on offense and defense and was a two-time first-team all-region
pick by the Pottsville Republican. He earned second-team all-state honors as a
junior. He also played basketball for one year. Stankiewitch was a member of
the National Honor Society and the Social Studies Honor Society and was a Blue
Mountain Scholar-Athlete.
Personal: Full
name is Matthew Edward Stankiewitch. His parents are Michael and Lisa
Stankiewitch. His older brother, Michael, played basketball at Penn State's Schuylkill campus. Stankiewitch enjoys
weightlifting, movies and video games. He is a management major in the Smeal
College of Business and owned a 3.35 cumulative grade-point average after the
spring semester. He made the Dean's List with a 3.62 GPA during the 2011 spring
semester and is on schedule to graduate in December. Born February
8, 1990 in
Pottsville, Pa.
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