| Dustin Janz |
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 | Class:
RS Senior
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| Hometown:
Glendora, Calif.
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| High School:
Glendora High School
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| Height / Weight:
6-3 / 294
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| Position:
Offensive Lineman
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| Birthdate:
10/22/1979
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| Experience:
3V
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PERSONAL--Born 10/22/79 in Kimpese, Zaire...son of Mark and Charlene Janz...his father is a relief manager and his mother is a registered nurse...has a younger brother, Kyle, 15...he entered OSU with a 3.06 GPA...Dustin is in the College of Health and Human Performance and is an exercise and sports science major...enjoys power lifting, throwing the shot put and listening to music...was on the Glendora High School honor roll all four years he attended...getting a Division I scholarship has been his biggest athletic thrill to date...selected OSU because, "I really like the area, and I liked the coaches. They were very honest and up front with me."
OSU—(2001—Senior)—Dustin is a three-year letter winner but he has played in only 10 games in three seasons…he is playing behind All-American Chris Gibson…Dustin is a solid backup and is always ready if called upon…he has the ability to be a regular…Dustin had a solid spring and will report to fall camp listed No. 3 behind Gibson and Matt Brock…in the winter program, Dustin produced a 450 pound squat lift and a 340 bench press and 297.6 power clean lift.
OSU--(2000-Junior)--Although he is a two-year letter winner, Dustin has played in only six games during his career, all in a backup role...Dustin reported to spring drills as the No. 2 center and he had the best spring of his career to date...he made major strides in his skill level and has solidified himself as a solid backup center who will be in the normal playing rotation this fall...in winter conditioning he posted weightlifting bests of 435 in the back squat, 335 in the bench press and 286 in the power clean, the ninth best mark on the team.
OSU--(1999-Redshirt Sophomore)--Dustin reported for spring practice at full strength after redshirting in 1998 due to a severe ankle sprain...Dustin will report to fall camp as the No. 3 center on the depth chart, playing behind Keith DiDomenico and Chris Gibson, giving the Beavers three letter winners at the center position...in the weight room, Dustin has produced personal bests of 325 pounds in the hang clean, 340 in the bench press, 440 in the back squat and 270 in the incline...has a vertical jump bests of 21.50 inches.
(1998-Sophomore)--Dustin entered spring drills listed as the backup center to Aaron Koch...divided his time between guard and center during the spring and it was determined he would help the Beavers more at guard than center... his game definitely improved during the spring...reported to fall camp listed as the No. 2 left guard...like a lot of OSU's linemen, he was cross trained at guard, center and tackle during the spring and was being counted on to provide quality backup help...suffered a severe ankle (left) sprain on August 17, early in fall camp, and the injury kept him out of action for over a month and when he was healthy enough to play, it was decided to have Dustin redshirt during the 1998 season.
(1997-Freshman)--Dustin earned a letter as a true freshman in 1997 by playing in five games...participated in the North Texas, California, Arizona, USC and Oregon games.
GLENDORA HIGH SCHOOL-- (19994-96)--Dustin was a three-year starter at offensive tackle for the Glendora High School Tartans under Coach Gary Day, a CIF Division 4 school in the Baseline Conference...also competed in track and field as a shot putter and discus thrower and earned three letters...was a first-team all-league pick as a sophomore, junior and senior...as a senior, Dustin was named first-team all-San Gabriel Valley; first-team Los Angeles Times all-San Gabriel Valley; first-team all-CIF Division 2; and first-team all-Inland Valley...Glendora was 7-3-1 his senior year...Dustin was team captain his senior year...also has competed in several weightlifting tournaments and placed first in his class in two different tournaments, including the Valle Vista Powerlifting Tournament in 1996...his coach, Gary Day, said, "Dustin is a very good athlete, he has good feet, he is smart and he has a great work ethic. He turned 17 years old during the middle of his senior season. He was 6-3, 250 as a sophomore and we had to forfeit five games his sophomore year because he was only 14 years old and you had to be 15 to play varsity football. I think he might have hurt someone if he had been playing junior varsity football."
