2023: 2024 NFF Hampshire Honor Society member ... Football Championship Subdivision Athletics Directors Association (FCS ADA) Academic All-Star ... earned All-MVFC Second-Team honors ... MVFC All-Academic First-Team selection ... started all 11 games on the defensive line as a sixth-year senior … ranked second on the team with 7.0 sacks and 11.0 TFLs to go along with 34 total tackles … also credited with three pass breakups and a forced fumble on the season … tallied a TFL in eight contests and a sack in five games … had a career day in a win over Murray State, with career highs in tackles (7), sacks (2.0) and TFLs (3.0) … recorded a sack, 2.0 TFLs and a pass breakup at Youngstown State.
2022: Saw action in all 11 games for the Redbirds on the defensive line ... tallied 19 tackles, with 11 solo stops, three sacks and 6.5 TFLs on the season with two pass breakups ... had a season high four tackles at North Dakota State ... had a sack and two tackles in the season opener at Wisconsin ... had two tackles, two TFLs and three quarterback hurries at South Dakota State ... had a sack and a fumble recovery in a win at UNI.
2021 (fall): Saw action in 10 games, with six starts on the defensive line ... recorded 14 tackles on the season, with six solo stops ... also credited with a fumble recovery, a pass breakup and a half TFL.
2021 (spring): Saw action in four games, with two starts on the defensive line ... finished the season with seven tackles, including five solo stops ... recorded first career sack at UNI ... had three tackles and a TFL at North Dakota State ... also credited with two pass breakups.
2019: Played in four contest as a reserve defensive lineman ... had a tackle and half TFL against Morehead State ... recorded first career sack in the Mid-America Classic win at Eastern Illinois ... also had a tackle in a win at Western Illinois.
2018: Saw action in the season opener vs. Saint Xavier (Sept. 1) ... redshirted.
Sun Prairie HS: Two-year starter for head coach Brian Kaminski ... senior season state runner-up and conference championship ... first team all-state, all-region, and all-conference ... 41 tackles, 21 tackles for loss, 11.5 sacks, two interceptions, one fumble recovery, and one touchdown ... junior season conference championship ... first team all-conference ... 35 tackles, 15 tackles for loss, one interception, one fumble recovery, and a touchdown ... three-year all-conference honorable mention for lacrosse ... honor roll.
Personal: Born February 11, 2000 in Madison, Wisconsin. ... son of Gary and Holly Dinga ... one of two boys ... major is undecided.
