Southwestern Oklahoma State Athletics

2014 (Junior): Developed into one of the Bulldogs top defensive players, making eight starts at defensive end while playing in all ten games…Finished as SWOSU’s seventh-leading tackler, making 41 stops (14 solo, 27 assist)…Also fourth on the team with 6.5 tackles for loss and second with 4.0 sacks…Recorded four pass breakups, two quarterback hurries, one forced fumble and one blocked kick…Had a career-high nine tackles (two solo, seven assist) in the season opener at Harding (Sept. 6)…Recorded five or more tackles on four occasions…Set a new career-best with 2.0 sacks at Arkansas-Monticello (Sept. 27)…Broke up two passes against Henderson State (Oct. 11)…Forced the first fumble of his career at Southern Nazarene (Nov. 1)…Earned third SWOSU letter.
 
2013 (Sophomore): Appeared in nine games along the Bulldogs defensive line…Recorded five tackles (2 solo, 3 assist) along with one tackle for loss and two pass breakups…Had a season-best three tackles and 1.0 TFL against Southern Nazarene (Nov. 2)…Tallied his other two tackles at Henderson State (Oct. 12)…Earned second SWOSU letter.
 
2012 (Redshirt-Freshman): Played in eight of ten games during his redshirt freshman campaign…Registered three tackles on the year, two coming in the season-opener at Stephen F. Austin…Also had his only 1.5 tackles for loss against SFA…Earned first SWOSU letter.
 
2011 (Redshirt): Redshirted during the 2011 season.
 
L.D Bell HS: Selected to 6-5A all-district team for the Raiders…Finished season with 120 tackles...Coached by Mark Smith.
 
Personal: Parents are Michele and Greg Ward…Has a younger brother, Landry...Majoring in parks and recreation.