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Sione Tuihalamaka

Class: Senior Hometown: Inglewood, Calif. Height / Weight: 6-2 / 276

Position: Defensive Line Experience: 3L Last School: Serra HS

2012: Played in 13 games and started 10 at nose guard ... Had 29 tackles on the season, 14 solo and 15 assisted ... His total included two tackles for a loss of eight yards ... Also collected a half sack for a loss of four yards ... Had career-high seven tackles vs. Toledo.

2011: Played in 11 and started 10 games as a member of the defensive line ... Recorded 19 tackles, 13 solo and six assisted ... Also had 1.5 tackles for a loss of two yards.

2010: Played in 13 games and started four ... Had season-high six tackles vs. Oklahoma State in the Alamo Bowl ... Totaled 23 stops on the season, with 13 solo and 10 assisted ... Had 3.0 tackles for a loss of 17 yards and 1.5 sacks for a loss of 13 yards.

2009: Redshirted his true freshman year.

High School: All-Del Rey League Lineman of the Year and first-team defense in 2008 ... Daily Breeze All-Area in 2007 and 2008 ... MaxPreps Division 3 First-Team All-State defensive lineman ... PrepStar All-West ... Had 83 tackles and 13 sacks on the year... LA Wave First-Team All-Area offensive lineman ... A force for head coach Scott Altenberg on both sides of the ball ... All-Northwest Section honors in Ventura County as a junior for the Cavaliers ... Participated in the Rising Stars Camp at USC in summer 2008 ... Los Angeles Times `others' watch list.

Personal: Son of Amelia Sivi Finau and Kafoata Tuihalamaka ... Majoring in social behavior and human understanding ... Brother of former UA linebacker Apaiata Tuihalamaka, cousin of former linebacker Vuna Tuihalamaka ... Family is of Tongan descent.