2011 at Defiance: Started all 10 games at strong safety … Set career-high and ranked third on DC with 52 tackles … Added five stops for lost yardage … Ranked seventh in Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference with eight passes defended … Picked off pair of passes … Piled up a career-high 12 tackles against Adrian on September 10 … Also excelled in return game for Purple and Gold … Led all HCAC performers and ranked 18th among NCAA Division III athletes with 13.46 yards per punt return … Set new DC record with 84-yard punt return for a touchdown in 23-13 win at Mount St. Joseph on October 8 … Followed that record-setting performance with D3football.com National Team-of-the-Week and HCAC Defensive Player-of-the-Week accolades … Named First-Team All-HCAC … Heralded as Second-Team All-Ohio standout by OhioCollegeFootball.com.

2010 at Defiance: Cracked starting lineup in each of DC’s 10 outings … Ranked eighth on squad with 38 stops from cornerback and strong safety positions … Topped Defiance and ended 14th in HCAC with eight passes defended … Added 4.5 hit for negative yardage … Hauled in two interceptions … Led HCAC and ranked 35th in nation with 11.0 yards per punt return … Also finished fourth in HCAC with 20.2 yards per kickoff return … Voted First-Team All-HCAC.

2009 at Defiance: Burst onto collegiate scene to play all 10 games … Anchored Defiance secondary with five interceptions and 10 passes defended during rookie campaign … Two-time HCAC Defensive Player of the Week … Two-time selection to the D3Football.com National Team of the Week … Named First-Team All-HCAC cornerback … Tied DC’s single-game record with three interceptions in a 20-7 victory at Anderson on October 24.

High School: Two-time letterman at Cousino High … Played under watchful eye of head coach Mike Powell … Named all-conference and all-area.

Personal: Son of Hernando and Monica Sierra … Majoring in business administration.