| Nic Sonntag |
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Senior
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| Hometown:
Salt Lake City, Utah
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| High School:
Olympus
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| Last College:
Dixie State
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| Height / Weight:
6-5 / 246
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| Position:
Defensive End
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| Experience:
JC
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PERSONAL—Born 3/11/84 at New Orleans, LA...son of Bryan Sonntag and Shauna Bennee...his father is a plastic surgeon and his mother is an interior designer...he has two brothers, Zak, 17, and Ben, 11...he has one younger sister, Brianna, 14...undecided on college major...graduated from Olympus High School with a 3.2 GPA...wants to be an airline pilot...his uncle, Danny Vranes, played basketball for the Seattle SuperSonics...enjoys snowboarding and basketball...Serena Williams and Anna Kornikova are his favorite athletes...winning the Rotary Bowl and being named the MVP of the game in 2002 at Dixie State College has been his top athletic thrill...selected OSU because, “I like the defensive scheme and I feel there are good opportunities at OSU”
OSU—(2003—Sophomore)—Nik will be attempting to earn playing time at defensive end for the Beavers.
DIXIE STATE COLLEGE, St. George, Utah—Nik played one year of football for Dixie State College, starting at defensive end...he recorded 14 ˝ sacks, 9 ˝ tackles for loss and forced four fumbles...he earned first team all-league (WSFL) honors...played for Coach Greg Croshaw...Dixie State finished 10-2 and a perfect 9-0 in its league and finished the season ranked third in the final NJCAA poll...Nik earned JC Gridwire and NJCAA second team All-America honors and was a 2003 preseason first team JC All-America selection before deciding to attend Oregon State...he was named MVP in the Dixie Rotary Bowl after Dixie State defeated Butler County Community College 31-18...he earned Academic All-America honors at Dixie State with a 3.4 GPA.
OLYMPUS HIGH SCHOOL, Salt Lake City, Utah—Nik was a starter at defensive end as a senior for Coach Mike Miller at Olympus High School...he earned first team all-region 5 honors...he recorded 13 sacks and had 82 tackles, plus two interceptions his senior year...also was a starter in basketball for Coach Matt Barnes.
