Aggie Newcomers DALLAS MOHOROVICH
IAN RHODES
Defensive Tackle 6-2 • 270 • Fr. Eureka, Calif./Eureka HS ’10
Wide Receiver 6-3 • 195 • Fr. Granite Bay, Calif./Granite Bay HS ’10
EUREKA HS ’10: Captured Defensive Man of the Year and first-team All-Humboldt County distinction in each of his junior and senior years... Helped Loggers to 14-2 record and North Coast Section championship in 2009... Posted 51 tackles (22 solos, 29 assists) with 5.0 sacks that year... Also earned all-county acclaim as a sophomore. PERSONAL: Born in Eureka, Calif.... History major... Parents are Dean & Jill Mohorovich... Events in history he would have liked to witness were Revolutionary and Civil wars... Career highlight was his high school team’s NCS title in 2009.
ZACH PERRON Offensive Line 6-7 • 285 • Fr. Los Alamos, Calif./St. Joseph HS ’10 ST. JOSEPH HS ’10: Earned All-Los Padres League first-team accolades plus metnion on All-Southern Section and all-state squads... Helped lead the Knights to a 12-1 record and CIF-SS semifinal berth... Named to All-LPAL first team as a junior, helping team to 10-2 mark and section quarterfinals... Also earned All-LPAL honors in track & field as a discus thrower, hitting personal best of 147 feet. PERSONAL: Born in Walnut Creek, Calif.... Has not declared a major... Parents are John & Kim Perron... Career highlight was earning all-state honors... Best athletes he faced were at the USC Rising Stars Camp... Lists his father as his non-sports hero, Michael Oher as his sports hero.
STEVEN PITTS Linebacker 6-1 • 195 • Fr. El Cajon, Calif./Christian HS ’10 CHRISTIAN HS ’10: Named to All-Coastal League first team on both offense (running back) and defense (linebacker)... Also garnered All-East County and Offensive MVP honors... Finished with 75 tackles, including 3 sacks and 4 interceptions, the latter of which he returned for 68 yards... On offense, rushed for 806 yards and 9 TDs... Earned team MVP honors, all-county and all-league defensive accolades during his junior year... Captured second-team all-county and all-league acclaim as a sophomore. PERSONAL: Born in Buffalo, N.Y.... Majoring in civil engineering... Parents are Steven & Deedra Pitts... Says many people don’t know he plays the drums.
2010 UC DAVIS FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE
GRANITE BAY HS ’10: Garnered first-team All-Sierra Foothill League and second-team All-Sac-Joaquion Section honors as a senior... Tallied school-record 55 receptions for 880 yards and 12 TDs... National Football Foundation & College Football Hall of Fame Scholar-Athlete... Also lettered in track, advancing to section meet in 4x100 relay. PERSONAL: Born in San Jose, Calif.... Majoring in exercise biology, with hopes of becoming a physician’s assistant... Parents are Steve & Gisele Rhodes.
EARNEST SAYLES III Defensive Back 6-2 • 203 • Fr. Corona, Calif./Santiago HS ’10 SANTIAGO HS ’10: Posted 156 tackles (90 solos, 66 assists) with 10 pass breakups as a senior, earning first-team All-Big VIII League, Inland Empire All-Star and All-Southern Section accolades... Added CIF-SS Male Athlete of the Year nod... Named as team’s Defensive MVP and was nominated for National Football Foundation Player of the Year... Tallied 97 stops as a junior to earn second-team all-league honors... Won Rotary Youth Leadership Award (2009) and President’s Award for Education Excellence (2010), graduating with a 4.47 GPA. PERSONAL: Born in Anaheim, Calif.... Majoring in computer science... Parents are Earnest & Sundae Sayles... If he won $1 million, he’d give a tithe to his church and donate to the needy before investing.
COLTON SILVERIA Running Back 5-10 • 210 • Fr. Redding, Calif./Central Valley HS ’10 CENTRAL VALLEY HS ’10: Rushed for 678 yards and 12 TDs as a senior, despite being limited to just seven games due to injury... Avearged 7.6 yards per carry as a junior, totaling 1,302 yards and 17 TDs... Selected to All-Northern Athletic League first team and All-Northern Section second team... State meet qualifer in track & field, posting personal-best 10.90 in 100-meter dash to win CIF-NS championship... Also advanced to section finals in 200 (22.51). PERSONAL: Born in Redding, Calif.... Majoring in electrical engineering... Parents are Ron & Lorette Silveria.
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