Honors
• All-Centennial Conference second team, 2019; honorable mention, 2018
Team Awards
• Terminator - Moravian, 2018
• Big Play Special Teams - Delaware Valley, 2018
• "Dig In" - Moravian, 2017
Career Statistics
| Year |
GP |
|
Solo |
Ast |
Total |
TFLoss |
|
Sack |
PBU |
Int |
FF |
FRec |
Blk |
| 2016 |
1 |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2017 |
11 |
|
9 |
12 |
21 |
1-1 |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1-0 |
0 |
| 2018 |
13 |
|
15 |
16 |
31 |
6-20 |
|
1-12 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1-0 |
0 |
| 2019 |
11 |
|
13 |
10 |
23 |
6-22 |
|
2½-19 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Totals |
36 |
|
37 |
38 |
75 |
13-43 |
|
3½-31 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2-0 |
0 |
Career Highs
tackles – 5 vs. Dickinson, 2017
solo tackles – 4 vs. Juniata, 2019
tackles for loss – 2½ vs. Moravian, 2019
Career Highlights
2019
• Served as a team captain
• Played in first 11 games before suffering career-ending injury
• Made season-high 4 tackles (all solo), including sack that forced a fumble, vs. Juniata
• Recorded 3 tackles behind the line of scrimmage vs. Moravian
• Also recorded sacks vs. McDaniel (solo) and Ursinus (assisted)
2018
• Started every game at nose tackle for the second straight season
• Key part of unit that led the Centennial Conference in rushing defense
• Eighth on the Mules in tackles for loss
• Recorded 4 tackles, including first career sack for 12-yard loss, vs. Ursinus
• Also made 4 stops vs. McDaniel, Johns Hopkins and Moravian
• Had 1½ tackles for loss vs. Juniata and Moravian
• Recovered fumble in season-opening win vs. Dickinson
2017
• Started all 11 games at nose tackle
• Important member of defense that ranked 12th in Division III against the run
• Recovered fumble to set up touchdown in win vs. Juniata
• Recorded tackle for loss in win at McDaniel
2016
• Played on the defensive line for the JV team his freshman season
Personal
• Three-year letterwinner in football and baseball at The Haverford School
• All-Region defensive end and guard as team captain in football
• Parents are Frank and Barbara Cresta
• Brother, Phil Cresta, played football and baseball at Muhlenberg from 2006 to 2010
• Born July 4, 1997
• A business administration major (marketing concentration)
• Made the Dean's List three semesters
