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General: Became the team's premier faceoff midfielder in 2006, and earned All-American recognition for his efforts as a sophomore and junior... Continues to work hard to perfect his technique... Very strong... Great work ethic on the field and in the weight room... Will be a great senior captain this year.

At Michigan:

● Selected in 5th Round of MLL Draft by the Washington Bayhawks

● MCLA 1st-Team All-American (2008)

● MCLA All-Tournament Team (2008)

● CCLA Tournament Defensive MVP (2008)

● 1st-Team All-CCLA (2008)

● Robert DiGiovanni Most Valuable Player Award (2008)

● MCLA Player of the Week (2008)

● Elected Captain as a senior (2008)

● MVP of the Berlin Open for USA West All-Star Team (Summer 2007)

● MCLA 3rd-Team All-American (2007)

● 1st-Team All-CCLA (2007)

● MDIA 2nd Team All-American (2006)

● Honorable Mention All-CCLA (2006)

● Unsung Hero Award (2006)

Senior - 2008: Elected Captain...MCLA Player of the Week once...Robert DiGiovanni Most Valuable Player...1st-Team All-CCLA...CCLA Tournament Defensive MVP...MCLA All-Tournament Team...MCLA 1st-Team All-American...Drafted by the Washington Bayhawks of the MLL (5th round)...Overall faceoff win percentage of .711...Led team with 144 ground balls...highlights include perfect 8 for 8 against Central Michigan (Mar. 14) and tying a career high with 21 faceoffs won and setting a career high with 29 total faceoffs against Chapman in the national championship game (May 17).

Junior - 2007: MVP of Berlin Open for USA West All-Star Team (summer)...3rd-Team All-American...1st-Team All-CCLA...Won 8 of 10 faceoffs in season opener vs. Central Michigan (Feb. 16... Tied a career high with 19 faceoff wins (in 21 attempts) vs. Kenyon (Feb. 17... Went 9 of 11 and picked up 8 ground balls vs. Western Michigan (Mar. 17... Went 14 of 18 on faceoffs and gathered 13 ground balls vs. Eastern Michigan (Mar. 23... Won 12 faceoffs and picked up 11 ground balls vs. Wooster (Mar. 24... Won 19 of 25 faceoffs and picked up 10 ground balls vs. Arizona State (Mar. 31... Won 10 of 11 faceoffs vs. Oakland (Apr. 1... Picked up 9 ground balls vs. Brigham Young (Apr. 14... Won 11 of 13 faceoffs vs. Michigan State (Apr. 21... Won 12 of 15 faceoffs vs. Central Michigan (May 5)

Sophomore - 2006: Started 19 of 20 games...Named to the MDIA All-American 2nd Team as a faceoff specialist...Honorable Mention All-CCLA...Honored as one of Michigan's Unsung Heroes at the end-of-season Awards Banquet...Won 7 of 13 faceoffs and gathered 6 ground balls vs. Kenyon (Feb. 18... Won 10 of 15 faceoffs against Brigham Young (Feb. 25... Won 15 of 22 faceoffs and picked up 9 ground balls vs. Cal-San Diego (Feb. 27... Won 16 of 24 faceoffs vs. Whittier (Mar. 1... Won 14 of 17 faceoffs and collected 10 ground balls vs. Cal-Santa Barbara (Mar. 5... Won 14 of 17 faceoffs and picked up career-high 12 ground balls vs. Western Michigan (Mar. 19... Won 17 of 21 faceoffs vs. Arizona (Mar. 24... Tied career high with 17 faceoff wins (17 of 27) vs. Lindenwood (Mar. 25... Won 15 of 22 faceoffs and gathered 11 ground balls vs. Boston College (Mar. 26... Won 13 of 17 faceoffs vs. Minnesota-Duluth (Mar. 31... Won 12 of 14 faceoffs vs. Central Michigan (Apr. 1... Won 19 of 21 faceoffs, setting a career high in wins, and collected 10 ground balls vs. Eastern Michigan (Apr. 9... Won 15 of 19 faceoffs vs. Michigan State (Apr. 22... Went a perfect 8 for 8 on faceoffs vs. Oakland on the first round of the MDIA tournament (May 9... Won 9 of 13 faceoffs vs. Brigham Young in the MDIA quarterfinals (May 10... Won 9 of 11 faceoffs vs. Sonoma State (May 11)

Freshman - 2005: Played in 10 games...Finished the season with a .632 faceoff percentage, winning 24 of 38 draws...Won his first two career faceoffs against Missouri (Feb. 18... Scored first career goal versus Miami (Apr. 9... Won 5 of 7 faceoffs against Eastern Michigan (Mar. 18... Won all 4 faceoffs he took versus Central Michigan (Apr. 15)

Prep: Played for Kevin Coyro at Notre Dame Harper Woods...All-Conference and All-Catholic League...Also played football.

Personal: Parents are Don and Pam Kohlitz...Born June 3, 1986...Enrolled in the College of Engineering.

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