Player Bio: Travis Nissley - BUCKNELL OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE

Travis Nissley

	Class: Junior
	Hometown: Mount Joy, Pa.
	High School: Manheim Central

	Height / Weight: 5-11 / 214
	Position: Linebacker

Talented linebacker coming off solid sophomore year ... played quite a bit in both of last two years, and has improved tremendously since day one ... has worked hard in the weight room to become bigger and stronger ... very smart player ... will be competing for one of the linebacker spots. 2008 (Sophomore): Earned extra playing time in the second half of the year, filling in for an injured Sam Nana-Sinkam at "will" linebacker position ... played in 11 games, starting final five ... fourth on team with 55 tackles ... totaled at least seven tackles in each start, including season-high 12 in season finale vs. Fordham ... posted first career interception in win over Rams ... 45 of 55 tackles came in starts ... named team's Defensive Player of the Week following win over Fordham. 2007 (Freshman): Lettered as a first-year player after seeing action in all 11 varsity games as a second-string linebacker ... was very productive, totaling 45 tackles, including 2.5 for loss ... finished second on the team in tackles among freshmen, trailing only Ahkiel White (52) ... season-high eight tackles against Stony Brook ... registered at least three tackles in 10 of 11 games. Manheim Central High School: Lettered three times in football and once in wrestling ... first-team all-section linebacker ... twice named second-team all-section as a defensive end ... as a senior served as team captain and was named linebacker of the year as team went 11-2 ... member of Pennsylvania Football News All-Academic Gold Team ... earned Most Cooperative Award as a junior ... had 156 tackles in last two seasons ... also played tight end and had 490 rushing yards and four TDs as a senior. Personal: Travis Andrew Nissley ... born Nov. 11, 1989 in Lancaster, Pa. ... son of Darwin and Deb Nissley ... has one brother, Clark ... Dean's List student in mechanical engineering ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll ... in first three semesters at Bucknell earned 3.91, 4.0 and 3.95 GPAs.

 Nissley's Career Defensive Statistics
Year	G/GS	UT	AT	TT	TFL	INT	PD	FF	FR
2007	11/0	24	21	45	2.5-4	0	1	0	0
2008	11/5	25	30	55	1-3	1-0	1	0	0
Totals	22/5	49	51	100	3.5-7	1-0	1	0	0