Eastern Michigan Athletics
2021 Football Roster
vs
Louisiana
Sep 20 (Sat)
3:30 p.m.
Roster
Van Hoeven, Mike

Jersey Number 60
Mike Van Hoeven
- Position:
- OL
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Paw Paw, Mich.
- High School:
- Paw Paw
Bio
EMU: 2021: Selected fourth-team Preseason All-MAC by Phil Steele's College Football Preview while grabbing third-team accolades from Athlon Sports...Earned 2021 Academic All-District honors from the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA)...Is the first Eastern Michigan football student-athlete to be recognized three times in a career by CoSIDA...2020: Earned Academic All-MAC honors...A Second Team All-MAC pick on Phil Steele’s annual list...Named a Fourth Team Preseason All-MAC selection by Athlon Sports...Selected to the Rimington Trophy watch list, the award given annually to the nation’s best center...Started all six games for the Green and White as the team’s center...Helped spur an EMU rushing attack that saw seven different Eagles record multiple attempts on the ground en route to 776 total yards and 11 of EMU’s 23 offensive touchdowns in 2020...Helped protect QB Preston Hutchinson, who racked up better than 1,600 yards through the air in just six games...2019: Named to the 2019 Academic All-District® Football Team by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA)...Joins Andrew Wellock (2005-06) and Jean Oliver Gagnon Gordillo (2004-05) as the only players in program history to collect the honor in multiple seasons...Earned Academic All-MAC honors...Played in all 13 games for the Green and White...Part of the strong offensive line that helped lead the offense to 283.2 passing yards a game and a league-best 27 passing touchdowns...2018: Named Google Cloud Academic All-District honoree...Saw action in all 13 games as a key piece of the Eagles offensive line...Earned MAC Distinguished Scholar Athlete and Academic All-MAC recognition...2017: Saw action in nine games...2016: Redshirted the 2016 season...HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Paw Paw High School in Paw Paw, Mich....Played under Head Coach Brad Hessler as a member of the Redskins...Ranked as a three-star prospect by ESPN and a two-star by Scout, Rivals and 247Sports...Listed as one of the top-10 offensive line prospects in the class of 2016 in the state of Michigan...Three-year starter that has experience at both guard and tackle...Three-time first team all-conference selection while being selected to the Kalamazoo Gazette “Dream Team” in 2014 and 2015...Collected first team all-state accolades from the Detroit News as a senior... Also named team MVP as a senior...Selected as honorable mention academic all-state in 2015...Started at guard as a sophomore then switched to tackle after four games into his junior season...Member of the track and field team...Conference champion in shot put his senior year...PERSONAL: Full name: Michael Van Hoeven...Son of Jeff and Nancy VanHoeven...Has two brothers, Teddy and Jalen...Graduating with August with a degree in Exercise science and entering a masters program in Exercise physiology.
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