USD Football 2000

Meet The Toreros

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Matt Guardia retu rns for hi s third season wi th the Toreros where he w il l aga in see action on offense as a tight end ... last season he caught 4 passes for 83 yards -- he hau led in 2 touchdowns agai nst Wagner in the season fi nal of 4 1 and 32 yards ... in 1998 he earned two starts and pl ayed in the last th ree games of the season, hau ling in 8 passes fo r 154 yards ( 19.3 yards per catch) and I touchdown, a 25-yarder against Va lpara iso .. . hi s sing le-season long reception came in the last game versus Dayton of42 yards; in that game he had a team-best 6 catches for 98 yards ... hecaught a 3 1-yarder aga inst Drake in game #8 ... from Rockli n, Ca li forn ia, he prepped at Jesuit High Schoo l where he earned All -Metro League honors as both a ti ght end and linebacker ... his teams advanced to the section playoffs three years with hi s sophomore team winning the Section Champi onship ... he also lettered in baseba ll ... Major: Business Admin istration. Matt Hackett returns fo r hi s second season w ith the Toreros where he will aga in

Matt Guardia #82 JR TE see starting time at wide receiver .. . he is the team's top returning receiver after fi ni shing second to Dylan Ching with 22 catches for 240 yards ... in two different games he caught five ball s (70 yards vs. Cal Lu and 60 yards vs. Drake) ... pri or to USD played two years at Los Medonos JC where he was A ll-State in 1998, All- League and team captain both seasons ... won league champi onship both years with records of 9-1 and 8-3 ... prepped at orthgate HS where he was a two-sport letterwinner in foo tba ll and baseball ... recruited by Hawa ii , Co lumbia and Oregon State ... Major: Communi cati ons.

Matt Hackett #28 SR WR

Vaheh Kes hi shian returns for hi s senior season after mi ss ing the 1999 campaign with a knee inj ury ... in 1998 as a defensive lineman, ta lli ed 9 tackles (3 unassisted) in fou r games ... prior to USD he prepped at Hoover High Schoo l where he was a First Team All-

Pac ific League se lecti on and First Team All-Area pick ... hi s senior year he totaled 75 tackles with 8 quarterback sacks .. . also recruited by West Point, Azusa Pac ifi c and Occ identa l Co ll ege ... in 1998 he earned the USO Strength Coaches Award ... Major: Doubl e maj or in Hi story and Social Sc ience.

Chris Lamb returns fo r hi s fi nal season w ith the Toreros where he wi ll aga in start on the offensive line at tackle .. . last season he started for the Toreros a ll season, and in 1998 he started the majority of the season ... prior to USO he prepped at Servite Hi gh Schoo l where he helped hi s team to an 11 -2 mark and runner-up fi nish in the State Champi onship game ... senior year he earned All- League recognition in the Golden West

Vaheh Keshishian #56 SR DL

League and was Team Capta in of the offensive line .. . he also earned Honorable Mention All-League status as a basketball pl ayer ... hi s dad (Bob) pl ayed foo tball at the Uni versity of Washington, and hi s brother (Marc) played at Montana and with the New York G iants ... also recrui ted by Boise State, Montana, Idaho and DePaul .. . Major: Acco unting.

Chris Lamb #79 SR OT

Chris Long enters hi s fo urth season with the Toreros and returns for his second season at fu llback ... last season rushed fo r 63 yards on 16 carries with a long of24 yards vs. Stony Brook ... in 1998 he started 7 games and appeared in all IOcontests on defense

... he fi nished fifth on the team with 46 tack les (26 unassisted) ... he posted 3 quarterbac k sacks (-1 6 yards) ... in fi rst stat1 at Cal Lutheran responded with 6 tackles and I QB sack ... season-best 11 tack les aga inst Drake .. . also talli ed 8 tackl es (Fairfi e ld) and 7 tackles (Dayton) ... prepped at Santa Margarita Catholi c Hi gh Schoo l where he helped hi s team to a 13- 1mark and state ranking of5th ... team won both the Seaview League title and Di vision 5 Champi onship ... earned All-League honors and Coaches Award ... also rec ruited by St. Mary's, Whitti er r--------"" and Ca l Lutheran Major: Business. Brian Luman enters hi s third season with USD as a starter at invert ... last

Chris Long #24 SR FB

season fini shed third on team in tackles with 78 (35 unass isted) ... added 2 sacks (- 12 yards), 9 tac kles fo r loss (-29 ya rds), I fo rced fumb le, I bl ocked kick, 4 pass breakups and I interception .. . fo ur games with doubl e-digit tackl es, including personal-best 15 stops

aga inst Yale ( I I unass isted) ... in 1998 he fini shed 9th on the team in tackl es with 37 (23 unass isted) and ti ed fo r second with 4 interceptions ... aga inst Red lands he posted season-best marks of 8 tackl es and 2 interceptions .. . he prepped at Ashland High in As hland , Oregon where he helped lead hi s team to a I0-1 mark hi s seni or year .. . was a Ist Team --------.. A ll -Southern Oregon Confe rence se lecti on and 3rd Team A ll -State pi ck .. . he also lettered

in track where he earned Ist Team A ll -Confe rence and 2nd Team All -State recogni tion ...has been a fea tured dancer with the State Ba ll et of Oregon; he has danced since 1990 .. . also recruited by Will amette, Oregon and St. Mary's ... Major: Math ; Mi nor: Busi– ness.

Brian Luman #6 JR Invert

Sean McCam ey enters hi s fin al season where he will aga in compete fo r the sta11ing center spot on the offe nsive line ... Sean has been pa11 of the Torero footba ll program th e past three seasons after transferring from the Uni versity of St. Thomas (MN) ... pri or to last season in the we ight room he ranked second overall when combin ing fo ur li fts -- clean (28 1), j erk (300), squat (405) and bench (300) ... from Chi cago, lllino is, he prepped at Loyo la Academy and played on teams that were crown ed both Prep Bowl Champs (seni or year) and State Champ ions (sophomore yea r) ... a lso rec ruited by Dayton, Dra ke, Tufts and Va lparaiso ... chose US D fo r its small classes, quality academi cs and strong athl eti cs program .. . pl ans to attend Medi ca l Schoo l after USD ... Major: Bio logy; Minor: Chemistry.

Sean Mccarney #63 SR OL