Expected to be a regular contributor at middle linebacker and on special teams’ coverage units again … 2007: Member of the Scots’ special teams, in addition to serving as No. 2 middle linebacker behind all-conference pick Greg Schermbeck … Credited with an assisted tackle in game at Earlham (Nov. 3) … 2006: Played in nearly every game, contributing regularly on kickoff coverage and ended the season as the team’s No. 2 middle linebacker … Recovered a fumble on a run late in the Hiram game (Oct. 14) and had an assisted tackle at Waynesburg (Sept. 9) … 2005: Earned the team’s Rick Mueller Memorial Award given annually to the outstanding first-year defensive player … Appeared in six games, steadily working his way up the depth chart to become the backup at middle linebacker … Started at Oberlin (Oct. 22) when Phil Vitalbo was out with an injury and recorded a career-high eight tackles … One of just seven freshmen to letter … Prior to Wooster: Received honorable mention on the all-state team for Division VI as a senior at Miller High School, where he was also the valedictorian … Played baseball for the Falcons, too … Personal: Born Dec. 26, 1986 … Son of Mark and Wendy Aichele … Majoring in psychology with a minor in mathematics.