Western Michigan University Athletics

2023: Played in all 12 games ... named to Academic All-MAC team ... named CSC Academic All-District.

2022: Played in career-high 12 games ... named to Academic All-MAC team. 

2021: Played in career-high seven games, mostly on special teams ... named Academic All-MAC.

2020: Played in four games ... Made a pair of kickoff returns totaling 12 yards.

PRIOR TO WESTERN MICHIGAN: Lettered three years at Kimberly under coach Steve Jones ... a three-star prospect by ESPN.com and 247Sports.com ... listed as the No. 14 prospect in Wisconsin by ESPN.com and 247Sports.com ... ranked as the No. 33 H-tight end nationally by ESPN.com and the No. 93 tight end nationally by 247Sports.com ... two-time first team All-Valley Football Association Northern Division honoree and Wisconsin Football Coaches Association (WFCA) All-Region selection ... earned honorable mention WFCA All-State Large Schools Team accolades after final season ... received WFCA Academic All-State honors as a senior by being a senior varsity letterman with a 3.75 or higher grade-point average ... helped Papermakers to a trio of Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) Division 1 state semifinal appearances, winning the title as a sophomore, taking second as a junior and falling in the semifinal tilt as a senior ... during senior season, caught eight passes for 100 yards ... as a junior, hauled in 15 passes for 200 yards and six touchdowns ... against Fond du Lac in the WIAA Division 1 state semifinal game on November 10, 2018, caught the game-winning two-point conversion in overtime, allowing Kimberly to advance to its sixth straight state title game ... also a four-year member of the basketball and track & field programs, qualifying for the state track & field championship in the discus and helping the Papermakers to the 2019 Fox Valley Association team title.

PERSONAL: Born October 15, 2001 ... son of Sheila and Dave Bartol ... high school teammate of fellow WMU freshman Logan Wilson.