2014: USILA All-America Honorable Mention ... NEILA All-New England First Team selection ... Northeast-10 All-Conference Second Team Defense honoree ... Inside Lacrosse Preseason All-American and NEILA All-New England Preseason Team selection ... Team co-captain ... Appeared in 14 games, leading team with 19 caused turnovers ... Also finished with 35 ground balls ... Leader of a defense that allowed 8.12 goals per game (top-10 nationally in scoring defense).
2013: NEILA All New England Team … USILA All-American First Team … NE-10 Defensive Player of the Year … Appeared in 13 games for the Warriors … Tallied two assists, 36 ground balls, and 23 forced turnovers … Recorded a game high of five forced turnovers against Bentley (04/09).
2012: Appeared in all 16 games, while starting 15 as a freshman ... Was named to the NE-10 All-Rookie team ... Scored his only goal on the year against Adelphi (3/31) … Tallied his only assist against Bentley (4/21) ... Ranked second on the team with 47 ground balls ... Also ranked second on the team with 29 forced turnovers.
Before Merrimack: Played defense for Staples High School, who was 16-0 in the regular season in 2010 … Scooped up 71 groundballs as a junior.
Personal: Born March 9, 1992 … Son of Joe Waiter and Amie Bertsch … Has two siblings, twin brother Austin and sister Abbie … Management major at Merrimack.
CAREER HIGHS
Points: 1, 4 times
Goals: 1, Adelphi, 3/31/2012
Assists: 1, vs Bentley, 4/21/2012 ; vs Limestone, Mar 09, 2013 ; Le Moyne, Mar 26, 2013
Shots: 1, 4 times
Ground balls: 7, Adelphi, 5/4/2012
Caused turnovers: 5, Bentley, Apr 09, 2013
Faceoffs won: 1, at Adelphi University, 4/20/13