Viktor Rajek

Height:
6-3
Weight:
235
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Pezinok, Slovakia
High School:
J. Papanka HS

Name is pronounced “Victor” RAH-jek ... Named a Scholar-Baller in 2006-07 and 2007-08 for posting at least a 3.0 GPA for those academic years ... Also has earned Dean’s List recognition in each of his first six semesters at Akron, posting at least a 3.25 GPA each term ... Started his career at tight end, moved to defensive line for 2007 and to linebacker for 2008.

Sophomore (2008): Saw action in the Army contest.

Redshirt Freshman (2007): Played in four games (Army, Ohio State, Indiana and Central Michigan) ... Had no defensive statistics.

Freshman (2006): Redshirted.

Prior to Akron: Represented Slovakia in the bobsled in the 2006 Winter Olympics at Torino ... Placed 20th at the Olympics in the four-man bobsled with a combined time of 3:44.66 ... Placed 25th in the Olympics in the two-man bobsled with a combined time of 2:51.74 ... Went to high school in Freedom, Okla., as part of an exchange program and got his first introduction to football, playing eight-man football at the small school.