EAGLE ALUMNI

College--This Season: Enters the fall listed first at one of CU's two wide receiver positions. He had a great spring, as the coaching staff named him as the Most Improved Offensive Player. He caught 10 passes for 103 yards in spring scrimmage action.
1998: He played in all 12 games on special teams and in seven on defense, including the Aloha Bowl, and a couple early on offense. He was projected as a wide receiver, and practiced there during fall camp and the first month of the season. But as injuries mounted in the secondary, he switched sides of the ball and became a free safety. He was ready to play there the fifth game of the year at Oklahoma, but wound up trotting in for the first time defensively a week later versus Kansas State. He would wind up seeing action at both safety positions over the course of the season and was in on 18 tackles (11 solo and one for a loss), with three pass deflections and three third down stops. He had eight tackles, including one for a loss, two third stops and a pass broken up, against Texas Tech. He tied for second in special team points with 19 on the strength of 11 tackles and seven knockdown blocks, and was named by the coaches as one of the recipients of the Brian Cabral Award for special teams achievement.

High School--As a senior, he earned PrepStar All-America honors, as he was listed as the No. 5 wide receiver in the West. USA Today selected him as an honorable mention All-American, while SuperPrep placed him on its all-Far West team (the No. 61 player overall and the No. 8 receiver) and the National Recruiting Advisor selected him on its All-West team. He was a first-team all-state selection (Cal-Hi Sports), first-team all-Orange County (Los Angeles Times and Orange County Register), first-team all-CIF Southern Section and was the most valuable player of the Sea View League. He was also the CIF District 5 defensive player-of-the-year for his play at free safety. He was first-team all-CIF as a defensive back his junior year, when he was first-team all-league and second-team all-Orange County at wide receiver. As a senior, he caught 70 passes for 1,469 yards (21.0 average) and 19 touchdowns, and ran three reverses for 43 yards and another score. He had 42 receptions for 1,040 yards (24.8 per catch) and 14 TDs as a junior, and four catches for 37 yards as a sophomore. He had career numbers of 116 receptions, 2,546 yards, 22.2 average per catch and 33 touchdowns, and set or tied a total of 15 records. He owns five of the top six receiving games in Santa Margarita history. Top games included a 55-42 win over Tustin in the CIF championship tilt his senior year, when he had five catches for 125 yards and a score; and a win over Fountain Valley the same year, when he hauled down eight passes for 242 yards and two scores. He had five receptions for 160 yards and three TDs in a 38-0 win over Newport Harbor in the CIF title game as a junior. On defense (free safety), he had 107 tackles and five interceptions as a senior and 117 tackles as a junior, and was the holder on all placement kicks. Santa Margarita was the CIF district champions both his senior (14-0) and junior (13-1), and was 8-4 his sophomore season, all under coach Jim Hartigan. As a freshman, he was the MVP of the Sea View League champion team. He also lettered in basketball (small forward, guard).

Academics--He is interested in business (marketing) as his major at Colorado, but currently has an open option. He owned a 3.27 grade point average in high school, and was an honor roll student.

Personal--Born Oct. 19, 1979 in San Jose, Calif. Hobbies include the mountains, snowboarding and skiing. (Last name is pronounced Minn-R-dee.)