Shippensburg University Athletics

2017 Captain
2017 All-PSAC East First Team (LB)
2017 Shippensburg VFW Team Leadership Award
 
2017 (Junior): Started all 12 games at linebacker, serving as a team captain, in his third season…named to the All-PSAC Eastern Division First Team...ranked fifth on the team with a career-high 57 tackles (27 solo)…slotted fifth on the team with 8.5 tackles-for-loss (TFLs)…recovered a fumble and returned it 25 yards for a touchdown against Lock Haven…intercepted a pass and returned it 25 yards for a touchdown at Gannon…had a forced fumble against East Stroudsburg…recorded a single-season high seven tackles against Clarion and Seton Hill…produced multiple TFLs in three games, matching a single-game career high with 2.5 TFLs against Lock Haven…achieved his lone sack of the season against Lock Haven…registered multiple tackles in every game, including five or more tackles in eight games…credited with seven pass breakups…received the Shippensburg VFW Team Leadership award at the team’s postseason awards banquet.
 
2016 (Sophomore): Emerged as a leader of the SU defense, starting all 11 games at linebacker in his second season with the team…ranked fourth on the team with 56 tackles, including eight TFLs…added a sack and two interceptions…broke up four passes, defending six passes and forced one fumble…totaled five or more tackles in five games…posted a career-high 11 tackles, an interception and two pass breakups versus Kutztown…totaled nine tackles, including 2.5 TFLs, at Bloomsburg…made five tackles and intercepted a pass at Lock Haven…recorded lone sack of the season as part of a six-tackle day versus Gannon.
 
2015 (Freshman): Made an immediate impact as a true freshman, playing in the final 10 games of the season, including four starts…totaled 35 tackles, including 22 solo stops…posted 3.5 TFLs, including a half-sack…notched first career interception in season finale against Mercyhurst…broke up two passes and defended three passes…made career-high seven tackles at East Stroudsburg…contributed to six tackles at California (Pa.) and five tackles versus Bloomsburg.
 
Fleetwood High School: Was a four-year varsity starter for the Tigers under head coach James Martinez…earned 2014 All-State ‘AAA’ Honorable Mention at running back and All-Eastern Pennsylvania Football Big School Honorable Mention…won a 2014 Mini Maxwell Award, which rewards players for football performance, academics, and community service…honored as an All-Berks First Team running back and as the Running Back of the Year…named his team’s MVP three times, serving as a senior team captain…career statistics include 4,097 career rushing yards, the third-most in Berks County history, and 49 touchdowns…senior-year statistics included more than 2,000 rushing yards and 28 touchdowns…also played baseball, and was named to the All-State ‘AAA’ Second Team as an outfielder…graduated on the high honor roll with a 3.6 cumulative grade-point average (GPA).
 
About Emge: Full name is Tyler Michael Emge…is the son of Mike and Kelly Emge…majoring in marketing…has three brothers: Lukas, Samuel and Joshua…father Mike was a four-year football letterman at Edinboro from 1980-83, serving as a three-year starter.