UCM Awards/Honors
• All-MIAA Third Team (2018)
• All-MIAA Honorable Mention (2017)
• MIAA Academic Honor Roll (2015-16)

In 2018: Earned his second career All-MIAA award making the Third Team ... Started all 11 games at center, marking 23 straight at the center position ... Helped UCM to the No. 1 total offense in the MIAA and No. 2 scoring offense ... The offensive line unit allowed just 23 sacks on the season, one of the best in the MIAA ... Mules passers were also second in the league in passing yards per game and UCM was fourth in rushing touchdowns.

In 2017: Was the Mules starting center for all 12 games … The Mules set a team-record with 37 rushing touchdowns during the season and also finished third in the league in rushing with 206.1 yards per game … The offensive line allowed just 26 sacks, third fewest in the MIAA, despite having the second most pass attempts in the league … Named to the All-MIAA Honorable Mention Team.

In 2016: Started the first three games of the season at center before suffering a season-ending injury ... the Mules racked up 1,434 yards of total offense in those first three games before his injury ... named to the MIAA Academic Honor Roll for his work in the classroom.

In 2015: Named to the MIAA Academic Honor Roll while redshirting.

In high school: Was a two-time All-Conference selection in three varsity seasons for head coach Dave Ernst at Lincoln-Way West High School ... helped lead his team to a conference championship while also serving as a team captain ... was an honor roll student.

Personal: Occupational Safety Management major ... son of Brian and Becky Heckler.