Normal Community HS:
A two-year starter in football ... earned all-state and special mention all-state honors senior year as an offensive and defensive lineman, respectively ... a Big 12 Conference First-Team All-Star at both offense and defense in 2008 ... also earned Pantagraph All-Area honors senior year as a defensive lineman ... member of the 2006 Normal Community High School team that won the IHSA Class 6A State Championship ... Normal Community was a combined 21-3 during his junior and senior seasons and won two-straight conference championships during that time ... Normal Community also played in the IHSA State Semifinals his junior year ... teammate of current Redbirds Billy Dickson, Michael Cross, Marcus King, Austin Davis and Jake Detmers ... coached by Hud Venerable and Wes Temples.
Personal:Born Sept. 24, 1990, in Normal, Ill. ... son of Steve and Susan Liming ... one of five children ... his mother and father both graduated from Illinois State, while his brother, Josh, currently attends Illinois State..
