Peter Westerhaus

Peter Westerhaus

Minnesota Golden Gophers No. 18
Position	Linebacker
Class	Redshirt Senior
Major	Finance
Career history
College	Minnesota (2011–present)
Bowl games	2012 Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas
High school	Victoria (MN) Holy Family Catholic
Personal information
Date of birth	(1992-12-04) December 4, 1992
Place of birth	Chanhassen, Minnesota
Height
Weight
Career highlights and awards
Minnesota Mr. Football (2010)
Stats at CBSSports.com

Peter Westerhaus (born December 4, 1992) is an American football player who plays for the Minnesota Golden Gophers.

Peter attended Holy Family Catholic in Victoria, Minnesota, where he won the Minnesota Mr. Football Award in 2010 while leading the Fire to the Class 3A state championship game, where they lost to Lourdes High School. He was named second-team All-American as a tight end by Rivals.com. Westerhaus was forced to retire from football because of ulcerative colitis. On May 4, 2014 he received the Courage Award from The Minnesota Chapter of the National Football Foundation for his strength in overcoming adversity.

Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	40‡	Commit date
Peter Westerhaus LB	Chanhassen, MN	Holy Family Catholic	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	--	Jul 25, 2010
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 76
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 46 (LB)   Rivals: 72 (LB), 3 (MN)  ESPN: 100 (LB), 139 (Regional), 3 (MN)
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: