USD Football 2005

14 Colin Murphy begins his fourth year at USD and junior year of competition... he will compete for playing time with the defensive line unit at end.. . last year finished 11th on the team in tack.Jes with 28 (1 5 solo)... added 1 QB sack and 2 pass breakups... tallied a season-best 6 tack.Jes (5 solo) in road win at Holy Cross... added 4 tack.Jes twice (Azusa Pacific & Drake)... in 2003 he totaled six tack.Jes... had a season-high three tack.Jes against Butler. .. notched tackles for loss against both La Verne and Marist... redshirt in 2002... prepped at Servite HS where in 2001 he was the team 's Defensive Player of the Year and a 1st Team All-Serra League performer... born on December 2, 1983 in Buffalo, New York... also recruited by Fresno State and San Jose State... chose USD for location and academics. Major: History; Minor: Economics.

Meet The Toreros

Brenden Nakata returns for his junior campaign where he will move over to the de– fensive side of the ball and compete at linebacker.. . last year on offense chipped in with 3 receptions for 25 yards with a long of 13 against Azusa Pacific... is a two-time PFL

Colin Murphy #99 JR DL

Honor Roll selection... in 2003 he rushed fi ve times for 16 yard and caught two passes for 34 yards... caught a 22 yard pass against Valparaiso... had a eight yard run against Marist... redshirted during the 2002 season... attended Kamehameha Schools in Honolulu where he competed in football... earned All-League honors with team going 6-1 - 1 senior year... junior year team went 5-2.. . also lettered in wrestling, finishing 2nd in the ILH at 200 pounds... born on May 1, 1984 in Honolulu, Hawaii... his middle name, Kahikuonamoku (means seventh ruler of the district), given by his great uncle - name dates back to 1600s when his family travelled to Hawaii from Tahiti... also re– cruited by Linfi eld and Willamette... chose USD for academics and because it is close to Hawaii . Major: Business Administration & Accounting; Minor: Finance. --------------------------------

Brenden Nakata #15 JR LB

Jon Polk enters his junior year where he will again compete at fullback.... last year he caught 9 balls out of the backfield for 52 yards and 1 TD (8 yards vs. So. Oregon)... played key role as blocker for RB Evan Hamey (1 ,334 yards)... carried the ball 16 times for 49 yards.. . two-time PFL Honor Roll selection for his academic achieve- ments.. . in 2003 he played a key role in USD's offense with his run blocking ability and pass protection . .. he fi nished with 31 yards rushing on the season, including 15 yards and 1 TD in win over Butler . . . came to USD from Dominguez High School where he was a two-way performer . .. he rushed for over 1,000 yards while earn– ing AII-CIF, All-Region and All-San Gabriel Valley honors ... also lettered in basketball ... born on Feb. 9, 1985 in Compton, CA. .. chose USD for location and chance to play collegiate football .. . also recruited by San Diego State, Colorado State and Penn.

Jon Polk #38 JR RB

Major: Political Science.

Kaea Simeona enters his fourth year at USD and the 2005 season will be his third in competition .. . he is projected to line up at center again with the offensive line unit... last year he played a key role in USD's offensive success with his solid run blocking and pass protection... in 2003 he was the team's starting center before being lost for the season with injury ... from Honolulu, Hawaii, Kaea played football for Kamehameha Schools where he was a teammate of current Torero linebacker Brenden Nakata .. . senior year in high school his team went 9-1 -1, and junior campaign the squad went 8-2... born on March 7, 1984. Major: Psychology.

Kaea Simeona #51 JR OL

Eric Bakhtiari enters his third year at USD and second year of competition... last year played in all 11 games and played a key role with the success of the defensive unit at

the end position... ranked 9th on the team wth 35 tack.Jes (26 solo) to go with 3 quarterback sacks (-1 7 yards), 1 fumbl e recovery, 1 interception and 2 pass breakups.. . season-best 7 tack.Jes (6 solo) with 1 interception in key PFL win over Dayton... redshirted in 2003... collected 76 tack.Jes and 14.5 sacks his senior season for the 12-1 Burlingame Panthers while earning 1st Team All League, County, and Co-Defensive MVP. .. also lettered in track & field... born on December 2, 1984 in San Mateo, CA. .. also recruited by the College of San Mateo... chose USD to get a great education and play football in beautiful San Diego.. . is very close to his parents Debbie and Karl and siblings Andrew, Danielle and David... also likes to waterski and snow boarding in his free time. Major:

Business Administration.

Eric Bakhtiari #92 SO DL

Mark Cianciulli enters his third year at USD and second straight year of competition... will compete at running back and see action as a return specialist on the special teams unit... last year rushed 13 times for 51 yards and 1 TD (7 yards vs. Davidson)... also chipped in with 11 kickoff returns for 211 yards (1 9.2 ave.)... added 7 tackles and I fumble recovery.. . named USD's Kevin Briscoe Special Team's Player of the Year... is a two-time PFL Honor Roll selection for his academic achievements... in 2003 sat out as redshirt.. . senior year of high school collected over 1,700 all purpose yards for Corona del Mar while earning Offensive MVP honors... also earned Offensive MVP honors his junior year after rushing for 1,300 yards... ranks second in school history in rushing... also lettered in track where he was named MVP of Sprinters.. . born on September 24, 1985 in Los Angeles, CA... also recruited by Penn and Dartmouth... chose USD for the academics, football program and location... notes that he loves competition in all sports. Major: Business & Accounting; Minor: Economics.

Mark Cianciulli #35 SO RB