National Football Foundation

University of Dayton – LB – Mechanical Engineering – 3.72 GPA
Head Coach: Rick Chamberlin | AD: Neil Sullivan | FAR: Kimberly Trick

RECIPIENT OF THE WILLIAM PEARCE SCHOLAR-ATHLETE AWARD, ENDOWED BY WILLIAM A. SCHREYER

Described by head coach Rick Chamberlin as “the total package,” Chris Beaschler maintains a 3.72 GPA in mechanical engineering while starring at linebacker for Dayton. The Ada, Ohio, native becomes the Flyers’ seventh NFF National Scholar-Athlete.

A First Team Academic All-American and FCS ADA Academic All-Star, Beaschler was honored as the 2015 Pioneer Football League Scholar-Athlete of the Year. He is a three-time academic all-conference selection, earning first team honors in 2014 and 2015 and second team laurels in 2013. The four-time PFL Academic Honor Roll member was inducted into the National Society of Collegiate Scholars, and he expects to graduate this December. This season, he has earned First Team Academic All-District honors.

A four-year starter, Beaschler has twice earned First Team All-PFL honors, and he was Honorable Mention as a freshman. The two-time recipient of Dayton’s Chief Toscani Hitter Award led the Flyers to a 2015 conference title and a berth in the FCS Playoffs. Boasting 368 career tackles, Beaschler has led Dayton in tackles the past two seasons and currently leads the team with 72. During his standout career, he has also recorded 26 tackles for loss, six sacks and two interceptions, one of which he returned for a touchdown.

One of only six two-time team captains in Dayton history, Beaschler received the school’s 2016 Charles R. Kendall Memorial Award of Excellence. Off the field, he has volunteered for the Rebuilding Dayton initiative, and he serves as a student lab technician at the Engineering Innovations Center.

Beaschler is receiving his MBA from Ohio State University's Fisher College of Business in order to foster growth and knowledge within all aspects of business.