| FATA AVEGALIO |
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 | Class:
RS Sophomore
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| Hometown:
PAGO PAGO, AMERICAN SAMOA
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| High School:
LEONE
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| Height / Weight:
6-3 / 255
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| Position:
DE
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| Birthdate:
02/26/1981
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| Experience:
1L
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Sophomore
6-3, 250
Pago Pago, American Samoa
Defensive End
Arizona: IL... Expected to challenge at defensive end entering 2002 fall camp... Played in eight games for the Wildcats in 2001 at defensive end and finished with 11 tackles and forced a fumble... Had one solo hit and forced a fumble at Arizona State... Had one tackle in the Stanford and San Diego State games... Notched a solo hit at California and a season-best three solo tackles at Oregon State... Had two solo hits against USC and Washington State... Had 2.5 tackles, 2.5 sacks and broke up a pass in the 2001 spring Red-Blue game... Exhibited a defensive motor in practice as a member of the scout team in 2000... Recruited as a linebacker... Joined a great line of Samoan athletes, including Joe Salave’a, Young Thompson, Edwin Mulitalo and Brandon Manumaleuna, who have played for the Wildcats...
High School: Leone High School, Leone, American Samoa, 2000... Earned a varsity letter for the 1999 football season as a defensive end and linebacker under coach Francis Tuitele... Played only two regular season games before suffering an injury that ended his season... Recognized at the annual Outstanding Athletes of Samoan Ancestry banquet... The only 1999 high school football league athlete in American Samoa to be actively recruited and invited to recruiting trips in the continental United States and Hawai’i... Played his sophomore and junior seasons at Kahuku (Hawai’i) High School... Scored the most touchdowns (seven) in Hawai’i school history as a defensive lineman during his sophomore season... Received Hit of the Year award as a sophomore... Has earned acclaim as an impact player with quickness, hard hitting and leadership qualities... His sophomore year team went undefeated, and his junior year team was ranked in the top 10 nationally...
Personal: Academic major is studio art, with an interest in computer animation... Son of Failautusi and Linda Avegalio of Hau’ula, Hawai’i... Father is a Brigham Young grad and a professor... Mother is a special education teacher with a degree from Northeast Missouri State University... Full name Fata Ryan Avegalio... Date of birth: 2-26-81.
