2009 Football Roster

Zeke Sanders
- Position:
- Safety
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 212
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Santa Cruz, CA
- High School:
- Santa Cruz
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2011: Zeke is a good athlete who should see action in the rotation this season ... also a special teams player. 2010: Played in seven games overall, mainly on special teams. 2009: Redshirt.
SANTA CRUZ: Played running back and safety all four years of high school ... earned Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League MVP as a junior and senior ... helped team to the Central Coast Section title as a junior ... tallied over 100 tackles and two interceptions as well as 680 yards rushing and 17 touchdowns as a senior ... sprinter in track ... finished first in league in the 100 and 200 meters as a junior ... CIF champion in the 100 meters as a senior.
PERSONAL: Born December 17, 1990 in Santa Cruz, California ... son of Robert and Elizabeth Sanders ... has one brother, Bobby, and a sister, Elle ... father, Robert, played football and track at Cal Poly ... lists his biggest athletic thrill as signing his NLI with OSU ... chose Oregon State because "it is the best fit all around and I've been an OSU fan since I was a young kid"... participated in the "Learning Through Listening: Native American Issues in Rural Oregon Communities during spring break of 2010, involving five days of interacting with the Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Indians ... majoring in psychology.