About Kime: Started last season at center before suffering injury ... moved to tackle upon return ... opens preseason as a backup at right tackle.
2011: Played in five games, making two starts ...made collegiate debut as starting center at Northern Illinois ... injured against the Huskies ... returned to action versus Vanderbilt ... appeared as a reserve versus the Commodores ... returned to the starting lineup versus Rutgers ... started the game at left tackle ... drew second straight start at Temple.
2010: Did not appear in a varsity contest.
High School: Three-year starter at Culver Military Academy ... captained team during senior season ... two-time all-state selection at center ... all-state noseguard during junior campaign ... played middle linebacker during final scholastic season ... returned a fumble 58 yards for score during first game at new positon ... named to "Primetime 25" by Indiana Gridiron Digest ... listed as one of top 25 football players in Indiana by the Indianapolis Colts ... named team MVP twice ... four-year starter on lacrosse team ... two-time all-state defenseman ... served as team captain during final two seasons ... led program to four consecutive state championships ... honed leadership abilities as a battalion commander during senior year ... one of six members of class to attend West Point.
Personal: Given name is Michael O. Kime ... parents' names are Bill and Terri Kime ... mother's full name is Kyung Ae ... was born and raised in Seoul, South Korea ... father, Bill, graduated from West Point in 1984 ... three-year letterman for Black Knights ... played on 1984 Cherry Bowl championship squad ... paternal grandfather, Richard Kime, served as a captain in U.S. Army during World War II... received Purple Heart in combat at Battle of the Bulge ... matenal grandfather was a second lieutant in Korean Army during Korean War ... older brother, Andrew, attends Murray State ... also member of Kentucky National Guard who was deployed to Afghanistan in fall 2010 ... majoring in International Relations.
