Michael Van Praet (born May 29, 1989) is a

Canadian football Canadian football () is a team sport, sport played in Canada in which two teams of 12 players each compete for territorial control of a field of play long and wide attempting to advance a pointed oval-shaped ball into the opposing team's sco ...

offensive lineman In gridiron football, a lineman is a player who specializes in play at the line of scrimmage. The linemen of the team currently in possession of the ball are the offensive line, while linemen on the opposing team are the defensive line. A numbe ...

who is currently playing

CIS football U Sports football is the highest level of amateur play of Canadian football and operates under the auspices of U Sports (formerly Canadian Interuniversity Sport). Twenty-seven teams from Canadian universities are divided into four athletic confer ...

with the

Western Mustangs The Western Mustangs are the athletic teams that represent Western University in London, Ontario, Canada. The school's athletic program supports 46 varsity teams. Their mascot is a Mustang named J.W. and the school colours are purple and white. ...

. Following the 2011 CIS season Van Praet was invited to the 2012 CFL Evaluation Camp where he won the bench rep competition doing 38 reps of 225 pounds.https://www.cfl.ca/ecamp-results E-Camp Bench Press Winner

Professional career

Despite participating in the 2012 CFL Evaluation Camp Van Praet elected to return to the Mustangs for one more year of CIS football.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Van Praet, Michael 1989 births Canadian football defensive linemen Living people Players of Canadian football from Ontario Sportspeople from London, Ontario Western Mustangs football players