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STRONG SAFETY • 5’8” • 185 • Sr-3l • NANAKULI, HAWAII (KAMEHAMEHA)
2011
Preseason All-Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
2010
All-Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (Third-team)
State on Oct. 24 ... Played in all 11 games and started five for the Thunderwolves 2008: Was MVP defensive back during spring ball at CSU-Pueblo.
General: Showed his All-RMAC caliber play in 2010, looking to establish himself as a top safety in 2011. 2010: Costa was named to the third-team RMAC defensive team in 2010 ... Was one of the Thunderwolves most productive playmakers in the secondary on defense in 2010 tying for second on the team in interceptions (4) ... Was also tied for team lead in pass breakups (7) and passes defended (11) ... Had three pass breakups, including an interception, and seven tackles vs. Chadron State on Oct. 2 ... Intercepted two passes in the season finale vs. Western New Mexico on Nov. 13 ... Started 10 games for the Pack totaling 49 tackles, a fumble recovery and four interceptions.
High School: Was defensive back for Kamehameha High School in Honolulu, HI ... Also ran track ... Graduated with a 3.0 GPA. Personal: Son of Lee-Ann and George Costa ... Has three siblings: Isaac, Tita, and Kodie ... Plans to major in civil engineering ... Enjoys the beach and bodyboarding.
2009: Started midway through the 2009 season at Safety ... Had a big year posting 32 tackles, including 2.5 for a loss ... Costa had a season-high seven taclkes and one interception vs. Mesa State on Oct. 10 ... Had two forced fumbles while recovering one of those vs. NW Oklahoma State on Sep. 5 ... Also blocked one kick vs Western
COSTA 2010 GAME-BY-GAME Opponent UT-AT-TOT TFL/Yd Sack/Yd INT/Yds PBU QBH FF FR @Okla.Panhandle St. 2-0-2 0/0 0/0 0/0 1 0 0 0 NW Okla.St. 1-2-3 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 1 Adams St. 4-3-7 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 @Fort Lewis 4-1-5 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 Chadron St. 5-2-7 0/0 0/0 1/3 3 0 0 0 @Colo.Mines 5-2-7 0/0 0/0 0/0 1 0 0 0 Neb-Kearney 5-2-7 2.0/4 0/0 0/0 1 0 0 0 @Mesa St. 0-5-5 0/0 0/0 0/0 1 0 0 0 NM Highlands 0-2-2 0/0 0/0 1/10 0 0 0 0 @Western St. 3-1-4 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 @Western NM 2-0-2 0/0 0/0 2/19 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 31-18-49 2.0/4 0/0 4/32 7 0 0 1
CAREER STATISTICS Year 2008 2009 2010 TOTALS
G UT-AT-TOT TFL/Yd Sack/Yd INT/Yds PBU QBH 5 0-0-0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 11 14-17-31 2.5/12 1.0/9 1/9 4 0 11 31-18-49 2.0/4 0/0 4/32 7 0 27 45-35-80 4.5/16 1.0/9 5/41 11 0
FF FR 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 2
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