Michael Spencer

2025: Named Second Team All-Region at safety by D3football.com.... First Team All-NESCAC.... Recorded 50 total tackles and finished tied for second in the NESCAC with nine pass break-ups on the season.... Broke up a pass and made a solo stop in a 26-23 win over Amherst (Sept. 13).... Recorded a season-high 12 total tackles, with a season-high six solo stops, against Trinity (Sept. 20).... Tallied nine total tackles, with five solo stops, and picked off a pass against Wesleyan (Sept. 27).... Named the D3football.com Team of the Week after he made six total tackles, including five solo stops, and broke up three passes in a 35-28 win over Tufts (Oct. 11).... Tallied five total tackles, including four solo stops, and broke up two passes against Middlebury (Oct. 25).... Tallied four solo tackles, including one tackle for loss, and broke up a pass against Bowdoin (Nov. 1).... Made six total tackles, including five solo stops and one tackle for loss, to go along with two pass break-ups against Hamilton (Nov. 8). 2024: Saw action in all nine games in the defensive backfield as a sophomore for the Bobcats.... Finished third on the team with 56 total tackles on the season.... Recovered a fumble and recorded five total tackles, including three solo stops against Amherst (Sept. 14).... Broke up a pass and made six total tackles, including three solo stops against Trinity (Sept. 21).... Recorded a QB hurry and made eight total tackles, including four solo stops in a 24-13 win over Wesleyan (Sept. 28).... Tallied 10 total tackles, with seven solo stops and one tackle for loss against Colby (Oct. 5).... Matched his season-high with 10 total tackles and seven solo stops against Tufts (Oct. 12).... Made three solo tackles at Williams (Oct. 19).... Made six total tackles, including five solo stops in a 21-20 win over Middlebury (Oct. 26).... Tallied seven total tackles, with five solo stops against Bowdoin (Nov. 2). 2023: Saw action in eight games in the defensive backfield as a rookie for the Bobcats.... Recorded 39 total tackles and led the Bobcats with six pass break-ups on the season.... Tallied sixth total tackles, with three solo stops and one pass break-up, against Wesleyan (Sept. 15).... Recorded six total tackles, with four solo stops, against Tufts (Sept. 23).... Tallied eight total tackles, with five solo stops, one tackle for loss, and one pass break-up, against Colby (Sept. 30).... Recorded a season-high nine total tackles, with five solo stops and one pass break-up, against Amherst (Oct. 7).... Tallied four total tackles, including a tackle for loss, and broke up a pass, at Middlebury (Oct. 21).... Netted two total tackles and broke up a pass at Trinity (Nov. 4).... Tallied three solo stops and broke up a pass against Hamilton (Nov. 11). Personal: 2023 graduate of Lake Ridge High School (Texas) where he competed in football and track & field ... 1st Team All District Academic, Hurdler of the Year, Honorable Mention (safety). Most influential person in your life? My mom If you could swap lives with any celebrity for a day, who would it be? LeBron James Why Bates? The culture established by Coach Coyne, the people, and the education.