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55 Clayton Bruenn

  • Position Defensive Line
  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 220
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Meriden, Conn.
  • Highschool Platt

Biography

As a Scot
Member of Pi Sigma Alpha.

2024
Academic All-District… Member of the Hampshire Honor Society… Academic All-MIAC… Played nine games… Logged 15 tackles and half a sack… Recorded four tackles against Martin Luther on Sept. 14.
 
2023
Earned Academic All-MIAC honors… Appeared in all 10 games… Tallied 13 tackles and two blocked kicks… Logged two tackles, including one for a loss of four yards, in the MIAC Championship Week victory over St. Scholastica on Nov. 11.

2022
Played in nine games… Totaled 15 tackles with 2.5 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks, and a quarterback hurry… Recorded two tackles, 0.5 sack, and a quarterback hurry against Concordia on Oct 8… Registered four tackles in the 54-35 win over St. Scholastica on Nov 5… Academic All-MIAC.

2021
Played in eight games... Totaled 11 tackles.

Before Mac
Captain of the football and golf teams at Platt High School... Record Journal Athlete award recipient... National Football Foundation Scholar Athlete... Graduated in the top eight of his high school class... National Honors Society... Hicks Essay Contest winner.

Why did you choose to attend Macalester?
I chose to attend Macalester because of the location being in the Twin Cities and the educational opportunities it offered to me.

What has your experience at Macalester meant to you?
My experience at Macalester has offered me a great opportunity to develop intellectually and athletically in a part of the world I did not imagine myself living in while attending high school.

How has your experience as a student-athlete at Macalester helped shape you as an individual?
As a student-athlete at Macalester, I am able to continue to grow by keeping myself focused, accountable, and engaged with athletics and academics. With a heavy course load combined with athletics, I have a unique opportunity to challenge myself in a way that many students cannot.

How has your experience as a student-athlete at Macalester prepared you for life after graduation?
My experience as a student-athlete at Macalester has given me the opportunity to dedicate countless hours to a sport I love while maintaining a full course load. The time management skills and hard work that is required to be a student-athlete at a school like Macalester will prepare anyone for life after graduation.
 

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Historical Player Information

  • 55

    2021First Year

    Defensive Line
    5'10" 200 lbs
    55
  • 55

    2022Sophomore

    Defensive Line
    5'10" 220 lbs
    55
  • 55

    2023Junior

    Defensive Line
    5'10" 220 lbs
    55
  • 55

    2024Senior

    Defensive Line
    5'10" 220 lbs
    55