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BEFORE UNCP: Played football for three seasons (2015-17) at Penn State … Redshirted as a freshman in 2015, but made collegiate debut against Kent State in 2016 … Logged first career tackle as a sophomore against Akron.
 
HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Dallas High School for coach Mike Richards … Finished prep career with 141-35 (.801) career record … Registered a 39-5 (.886) clip as a senior on the way to a third place finish at the state tournament … Captured district title, as well as a runner-up finish at the region tournament … Logged a 42-5 (.894) record as a junior and a sixth place finish at the state tournament … Also captured district and region titles … A three-time all-conference, two-time all-district and three-time all-state selection in football for the Mountaineers.
 
PERSONAL: The son of Holly and Dan Monk … Has two older brothers, Robert and Jim … Grandfather, Francis Fry, was a wrestler at Penn State (1947-48) … Hobbies include being with family and friends and watching wrestling … Lists his parents as his heroes … Favorite movie is Forrest Gump and his favorite sports team is the New York Giants … Favorite food is fettucine alfredo … A social studies education major at UNCP.