Missouri State University

Keenan Berry

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Class: RS Senior Hometown: Osawatomie, Kan. High School: Hillcrest High

Height / Weight: 6-2 / 201 Position: Safety Experience: 1SQ

Listed third on the summer depth chart at strong safety, but is coming off a solid spring season that included 4 tackles and an interception in the spring game (4/21/12).

2011: Redshirted in 2011 after walking on to the squad in the fall ... Earned MSU Special Teams Scout Team Player of the Week laurels for Oregon game (9/17/11).

High School: Was a two-sport standout at Hillcrest High in Springfield, Mo., starting a year at cornerback for Coach John Beckham ... Earned all-conference honors at defensive back his senior season in 2009, while gaining Springfield Quarterback Club honors as Outstanding Defensive Back ... Was team captain his senior season ... Was also a two-year standout in wrestling for the Hornets, going 36-10 and finishing sixth in the state meet as a senior (152) ... Was a two-year team captain in wrestling.

Personal: Keenan Marquise Berry was born 1/3/91 in Olathe, Kan. ... Son of Nelson Berry and Kayla Perkins of Springfield ... Has five siblings -- Derek, Ashley, Brittany, Drake, and Muriel ... Majoring in Psychology.