93  Mike Groover
	Class: Senior Hometown: Boulder, Colo. High School: Fairview Height / Weight: 6-3 / 250 Position: Defensive Tackle

UW This Season: Mike Groover enjoyed a very productive junior season in 2005, and is expected to be a key pass rusher for the Cowboy in 2006. In Wyoming's new 3-4 defensive scheme, Groover is the projected starter at defensive tackle, which is one of the outside defensive line positions in the new system. He ranked among the top three players in the Mountain West Conference in both quarterback sacks, ranking No. 2 with 6.5 sacks, and in forced fumbles, ranking No. 3 with three forced fumbles. He also ranked No. 58 in the nation in sacks and No. 36 in forced fumbles.

2005: Groover teamed with senior John Flora to form an outstanding tandem at defensive end in `05. Although Groover didn't start any games as a junior, he produced like a starter as he led the Cowboys in quarterback sacks, with 6.5, and tied with Flora for the team lead in forced fumbles, with three. He ranked 12th on the team in total tackles (24), and ranked second on the squad in tackles for losses (7.0). His strongest performances came against TCU, recording 2.5 sacks, four tackles and one forced fumble; and against UNLV, being credited with 2.0 sacks, four tackles and one forced fumble. He earned First Team ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District VII honors, after earning Second Team accolades the previous year. For the third time in his college career, he was named to the Academic All-Conference team.

2004: Groover made five tackles -- four solos and one assist -- and recovered one fumble on the season, while playing in all 12 games for the Cowboys. Also contributed to Wyoming's outstanding 2004 season as a versatile special teams performer. Groover achieved Second Team ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District VII honors for the first time in his career. For the second consecutive year, he earned Academic All-Conference honors.

2003: Groover played in seven of 12 games for Wyoming. He accounted for three tackles -- one solo and two assists as a true freshman. Groover achieved Academic All-Conference honors in `03. Earned his first varsity letter.

High School: Groover played his high school football at Fairview High School in Boulder, Colo. He earned First Team All-Colorado honors for all classifications as a high school senior in the fall of 2001. SuperPrep magazine named him to its All-Far West team. He also was selected First Team All-Class 5A his senior season. Groover was a First Team All-Centennial League selection both his junior and senior seasons, All-Boulder County as a junior and senior and was voted his team's Defensive Most Valuable Player as a senior. As a team captain, he led Fairview High School to the 2001 5A State Championship game, before losing to Chatfield 9-3. Groover was also a baseball player in high school, and was on the track and field team as a freshman. He was coached in high school by Tom McCartney at Fairview High. Originally recruited by Wyoming out of high school, Groover decided to attend the University of Colorado part-time in the fall of 2002 with hopes of being a member of CU's 2003 signing class. When that didn't occur, he decided that Wyoming was where he wanted to pursue his college football career. In addition to Colorado and Wyoming, he was also recruited out of high school by Arizona, Colorado State and Nebraska.

Personal: Born Sept. 3, 1983, he is the oldest of two sons of Karen and Thomas Groover. He is studying kinesiology and health promotion, and may follow in his father's footsteps, as a chiropractor.