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By winning the 2010 Valley All-Sports Trophy, the Redbirds have finished in the top-five of the Valley's All-Sports race for 28-straight years and have won the award in two of the last three seasons. Read More [+]
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The annual list included 53 current and former Redbirds.
2011: Saw action in two games as a wide receiver.
2010: Redshirted.
Waubonsie Valley HS: Two-year letterwinner ... named a two-star recruit by Scout.com and was named to the Chicago Sun-Times Top 100 after helping team to the state playoffs after senior season ... Naperville Sun All-City First-Team selection (WR)and Beacon News First-Team pick (WR/K) ... member of the IHSA Class 8A all-state team ... finished the year with 32 catches for 512 yards and seven touchdowns .. also served as the team's kicker, making 33-of-36 PAT attempts and two field goals ... recorded 25 touchbacks on kickoffs and averaged 34 yards per punt ... finished with 61 receptions and nine touchdowns as a junior ... earned special mention all-state honors from the Chicago Tribune ... all-academic, all-conference honorable mention selection and Daily Herald All-Area First-Team selection ... helped team to six-straight wins and a playoff berth ... set the school record for the longest field goal (45 yards).
Personal: Born October 4, 1991, in Chicago, Ill. ... son of John and Lida Kuehn ... one of three children ... both of his parents were athletes at North Park University ... dad played basketball and mom was a swimmer ... plans on majoring in exercise science.