Dawson Ripperda

Height:
6-4
Weight:
255
Position:
Defensive End
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Larchwood, Iowa
High School:
West Lyon H.S.
Major:
Exercise Science/Pre-Physical Therapy

PRONUNCIATION

HONORS AND AWARDS

Missouri Valley Football Conference Honor Roll (2024)

2024: Solidified a spot in the rotation at defensive end and appeared in 14 of the team's 15 games ... set single-game career highs with four total tackles and 1.5 sacks in Beef Bowl victory over Augustana (9/14) ... started a streak of four consecutive games with at least a half-tackle for loss versus Augustana ... registered three tackles in back-to-back games against Northern Iowa (10/5) and Youngstown State (10/12) to open Missouri Valley Football Conference action ... matched career high with four tackles, including one for loss) versus Murray State (11/2) ... recovered a fumble and recorded a pair of solo tackles in road win at North Dakota (11/9) ... opened postseason play with a half-sack against Montana (12/7) ... was credited with two solo stops in semifinal game at North Dakota State (12/21)

2023: Lettered during his first season as a Jackrabbit ... played in a reserve role in eight games, starting with season opener against Western Oregon ... was credited with lone tackle in home win over Montana State ... saw action in Football Championship Subdivision playoff games versus Mercer and UAlbany

BEFORE SDSU: Returned closer to home after spending his first collegiate season at Northern Illinois ... redshirted in 2022 ... played on West Lyon High School teams that reached the state championship game his sophomore and senior seasons, winning the state title in 2019 and finished as runner-up in 2021 ... two-time all-state honoree after recording 53 total tackles, including 14 tackles for loss and 7 sacks, as a junior, followed by a senior campaign in which he tallied 85 total tackles, 15.5 TFLs and 6.5 sacks ... also was an all-conference selection in baseball as a catcher and earned another varsity letter in track and field ... member of the National Honor Society