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HUSKIES The Players The 2004 Husky Football • 41 WASHINGTON 74 Wilson Afoa 55 Tui Alailefaleula NT .. 6-3 ... 280 DT ... 6-4 ... 315 RS Freshman Senior — 3 Letters Honolulu, HI Anchorage, AK Saint Louis High School Bartlett High School Washington: Will look to earn his first playing time Washington: Played his first three seasons at either defensive tackle or nose tackle ... on the defensive line ... moved to offensive added 20 pounds to his frame since arriving at tackle for spring drills ... a three-time Washington ... one of five players from Hawaii on the Husky roster. 2003: Redshirted letterwinner ... has played in 29 regular-season games and two bowl games ... only the season. seventh Husky lineman to hail from Alaska. 2003: Appeared in 10 games in 2003 as a defensive lineman ... did not participate at Stanford or Arizona ... had six High School and Personal: Born Mar. 24, 1985 ... led Crusaders to a 10-2 record tackles on defense ... top effort was two stops against Indiana. 2002: Earned his and a state title in 2002, accumulating 51 tackles, 19 tackles-for-loss, 44 hurries, 6 second letter as a backup on the Husky defensive line ...played in every game 1/2 sacks, three passes defended and a forced fumble … the Honolulu Advertiser’s except for the San Jose State contest ... had five tackles during the season, including 2002 Defensive Player of the Year … a first-team all-state selection by both the two in the season opener at Michigan ... recorded his only sack of the season against Advertiser and the Honolulu Bulletin … also earned All-Interscholastic League of Wyoming. 2001: The only true freshman to see significant time on defense in 2001 Hawaii honors, and was named ILH Defensive Player of the Year … led Saint Louis ... one of just seven true freshmen to play during the year … appeared in eight to 17th-consecutive ILH title in 2002, scoring on a fumble recovery in the Crusaders’ games, mostly as the reserve to senior Marcus Roberson at defensive end … made 27-12 victory against Kamehameha in the ILH championship game … led team to first-career start at UCLA … sacked Bruins quarterback Cory Paus for an 11-yard a third-place finish in the state tournament as a junior, and teamed with current loss on a fourth-and-goal at the Husky three yard-line ... did not play in the first two Husky linebacker Joe Lobendahn to guide Saint Louis to a second-place state finish games of the season against Michigan and Idaho and in the final home game against in 2000 … an All-ILH pick his junior year … named an All-American by Student Washington State. Sports.com … selected by the Tacoma News Tribune for its Western 100 Team … ranked No. 72 among defensive ends by Rivals.com … named a second-team All- High School and Personal: Born Nov. 5, 1982 ... parents are Rose and Al ... has American by the Dick Butkus Football Network … named to PrepStar’s All-American seven siblings, including brothers Apelu, Matthew and Junior, and sisters Sina, team ... plans to major in communications. Chantel, Yolanda and Nicole ... Alaska’s Defensive Player of the Year in 2000, finishing with 90 tackles and 18 sacks, following a 20-sack junior year in 1999 ... MVP of the 2000 Nike Combine in Eugene, Ore.... a SuperPrep and PrepStar All- 41 Brandon Ala American ... ranked No. 1 overall in the state of Alaska by SuperPrep ... ranked 11th nationally on the defensive line by SuperPrep and also by Rivals.com ... named to DE ... 6-3 ... 250 Student Sports Top 100 ... Student Sports’ No. 8 pick nationally at DE ... earned four Sophomore – 1 Letter of a possible five stars from Rivals.com ... named to Max Emfinger’s USAToday.com All-America first team at defensive tackle ... a PrepStar Western Region “Super 30” Waianae, HI pick ... rated as the fourth-best DL in the region by that publication ... Cook Inlet Kamehameha High School Football Conference Defensive Player of the Year in 1999 ... named a Tacoma News Tribune “Northwest Nugget" ... a member of the Tacoma News Tribune’s “Western Washington: Will compete with Ty Eriks for 100" ... majoring in American ethnic studies. starting position at defensive end. 2003: Earned his first letter in 2003 ... played in nine games and Year G-S Solo Asst. Tot. Loss FC FR PD Int. Sacks earned his first start against Arizona ... did not see action in the Nevada, Oregon 2001 8-1 1 1 2 1-11 0 0-0 0 0-0 1-11 State and California contests ... finished his first season with 11 total tackles ... 2002 12-0 2 3 5 0.5-1 0 0-0 0 0-0 1-1 credited with 2.5 tackles for loss ... two of those came in season-opener at Ohio 2003 10-0 4 2 6 2-9 0 0-0 0 0-0 1-6 State ... top production came against Washington State where he made four Totals 30-1 7 6 13 3.5-21 0 0-0 0 0-0 3-18 tackles ... assisted in three stops in win against Oregon, earning him defensive 12th Man of the game accolades ... worked hard on conditioning and has bulked up to 250. 2002: Redshirted the season. 70 Tyler Ashby OL ... 6-4 ... 290 High School and Personal: Born Jan. 23, 1984 ... parents are Tui and Audrey... earned Honolulu Advertiser first-team All-State honors in 2001 … named an ILH Freshman first-team All-Star on the defensive line in 2001, second-team in 2000 … was Seattle, WA (Ballard) second-team All-State his junior year … a member of the Tacoma News-Tribune’s The Players “Western 100” … ranked fourth on the West Coast at defensive end by A 4A all-state selection by the Associated Press … named to the Seattle Times all- PacWestFootball … ranked 13th nationally at inside linebacker by Rivals.com … has state and all-area teams … a member of the Tacoma News Tribune’s all-state Season Outlook two older brothers that play football at Hawaii – Houston, a defensive end, and Tui, team … picked for Seattle Times Red Chip prospect squad … tabbed by the who was a senior running back in 2001 … as a sophomore, he defeated older Seattle Post-Intelligencer for its football All-Star team … received one vote in Long brother, Houston, for the ILH discus title with a throw of 177-2 … attended same high Beach Press Telegram’s “Best in the West Poll” … teammate of fellow recruit school as former Husky linebacker Ikaika Malloe … coached by Kanani Souza in Keauntea Bankhead … helped lead Ballard to the state title game for the first time high school ... majoring in law, society and justice. in 60 years … was an offensive guard for the Beavers … named an All-KingCo 4A offensive lineman as both a junior and senior … a first-team All-Metro selection as Year G-S Solo Asst. Tot. Loss FC FR PD Int. Sacks a sophomore … helped team to lead KingCo with 354.2 yards of total offense per 2003 9-1 4 7 11 2.5-3 0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 game … team was 11-3 during his senior season … Beavers became the first Seattle public high school to reach state championship game in 15 years … rated the No. 23 prospect in the state by SuperPrep … named to PrepStar’s all-region team … team was 6-3 his junior season and 5-4 as a sophomore … named to Fab50 Recruiting’s list of top-50 offensive linemen … played for coach Doug Trainor at Ballard... born Dec. 29, 1985... parents are Doug and Phyllis... has one younger brother, Nathan. 42 • 2004 Husky Football HUSKIES 89 Ben Bandel 65 Khalif Barnes TE ... 6-7 ... 250 OT ... 6-5 ... 310 Sophomore – 1 Letter Senior — 3 Letters Murrieta, CA Spring Valley, CA Murrieta Valley High School Mount Miguel High School Washington: One of four returning lettermen at Washington: Team captain for the tight end position ... big target for Husky 2004 season ... one of three quarterbacks. 2003: Appeared in 10 games during starters returning on the offensive redshirt freshman season ... became the starter following the injury to Joe Toledo line ... one of three returning UW players who started every game in 2003 ... leads ... started seven games in a row ... totaled 11 receptions for 82 yards ... long catch all returning players with 37 career starts ... named to the preseason All-Pac-10 was for 14 yards against UCLA ... scored his first touchdown on one-yard reception Team by Street & Smith's magazine ... ranked among the preseason top-20 at Oregon State ... top game came against UCLA where he grabbed four passes offensive tackles in the nation by the Sporting News and picked to the first team for 37 yards ... named offensive 12th Man of the game vs. Idaho ... earned his first All-Pac-10 squad ... a second team preseason All-Pac-10 lineman according to letter in 2003 ... one of four returning tight ends who have earned a letter ... missed Lindy's magazine ... gives the Huskies a reliable blocker and pass protector on the spring drills due to shoulder surgery. 2002: Redshirted the season. left side of the line of scrimmage ... outstanding athlete at the tackle position ... was High School and Personal: Born Sept. 11, 1983 in Newport Beach, Calif. ... used as a receiver on a trick play during the 2002 Sun Bowl ... started his UW career parents are Candace and Timothy ... is youngest of three siblings, with older as a defensive lineman. 2003: Started all 12 games in 2003 ... honorable mention brothers Nathaniel and Joseph ... pulled in 35 receptions for 432 yards and five All-Pac-10 selection in 2003 ..