Academics: Was named Mountain West All-Academic in 2022.
Pronunciation: TIE ler KEY KNEE
Academics: Named Mountain West All-Academic in 2022 and 2023.
2023 (Redshirt Sophomore Season): Saw action in 12 games, all starts … recorded 17 tackles on the year with 2.0 TFLs, 1.0 sacks, a forced fumble, three hurries and three PBUs … had a career-best three tackles along with a half-tackle for loss and a hurry against Texas A&M in the opener … had an eight-yard strip sack against Wyoming … had two tackles and a pass breakup against Tennessee Tech … had two tackles against New Mexico State and UMass … tied his career-high with three tackles against Nevada … added two takles with a half-tackle for loss at Boise State … broke up passes at Wyoming and San Jose State.
2022 (Redshirt Freshman Season): Saw action in seven games, battling through early season injuries … recorded two tackles … had a tackle in each of his last two games, against Utah State and Colorado State.
UCLA: Redshirted his true freshman year at UCLA, not seeing any game action.
High School: Lettered in football at Los Lunas High School, playing football for coach Jeremy Maupin … also lettered in basketball … was the No. 1 rated recruit out of New Mexico in 2020 … was a three-time First Team All-District selection … was twice named First Team All-Metro, and he was the 2020 Metro Player of the Year … earned three Academic Letters at Las Lunas … in 2019, he recorded 56 tackles with 13.0 TFLs and 9.0 sacks, helping the Tigers to the 5A state title game.
Personal: Parent are Shawn and Ada Kiehne … birthday is November 2, 2002 … majoring in business administration … his grandmother is a UNM graduate.
