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ASU:Missed most of the 2001 campaign after suffering a season-ending knee injury...received a medical hardship ruling from the NCAA this spring...very strong player who will compete for a starting defensive tackle spot...can bench press 465 pounds. 2001: Played in two games before tearing ACL against Louisiana-Lafayette...collected three tackles...applied for medical redshirt for an additional year of eligibility. 2000: Played in 10 games...missed two games with a hand injury...recorded nine tackles, seven of them unassisted...had one TFL for three yards...one tackle vs. Colorado State...one tackle vs. UCLA...two tackles vs. USC...three solo tackles vs. Stanford...two tackles vs. Arizona, one of them a three-yard sack of Ortege Jenkins.
JUNIOR COLLEGE: Graduated from Foothill College in Los Altos, Calif. ... enrolled at ASU in Spring and participated in spring practice ... earned 1999 Coast Conference All-League Second-Team honors.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Samoana High School in Utulei, American Samoa ... home was in Pago, Pago ... won three letters in football and one in track and field ... served as team captain during his senior year ... was the Defensive Line Most Valuable Player for American Samoa ... also broke the Island record for the shot put in 1998.
PERSONAL: Expects to earn his bachelor's degree in interdisciplinary studies in December of 2002...parents are Danny Sr. and Amia...has two older sisters, Joyce Saena and Carol Masaniai...has one nephew, Tyson-Jay Saena...born February 2, 1980, in Seattle...enjoys listening to music...full name is Danny Teé Masaniai.
CAREER HIGHS: Unassisted Tackles: 3, at Stanford (11/11/00). Assisted Tackles: 2, vs. USC (11/4/00). Total Tackles: 3, at Stanford (11/11/00).
Masaniai's Career Statistics
Year G/GS UT/AT TT TFL/Yds Sacks/Yds PD FF FR Int
2000 10/0 7/2 9 1/3 1/3 0 0 0 0
2001* 3/0 2/1 3 1/5 0/0 0 0 0 0
Career 13/0 9/3 12 2/8 1/3 0 0 0 0
* Medical Redshirt
