Second leading tackler in GLIAC
HOUGHTON, Mich. – Michigan Tech junior linebacker Chase Koch has been named to the 2025 D2CCA All-Super Region 3 Second Team, the Division II Conference Commissioners Association announced Thursday.
Koch, a native of Madison, Wisconsin and All-GLIAC First Teamer, paced the Black & Gold with 105 total tackles, two interceptions, four breakups and two quarterback hurries. Koch is the first Husky since Marc Sippel in 2022 to surpass 100 total tackles in a season. He finished the season ranked 19th in the country in total tackles per game and second in the GLIAC.
Koch is the second Husky under third-year head coach Dan Mettlach, with punter Brenden Lach earning First Team accolades a season ago. The Huskies finished in a tie for third in the GLIAC with a 4-3 record in GLIAC play and a 7-4 overall standing for the 2025 season–The first time Michigan Tech recorded seven or more wins in two-straight seasons in a decade.
