USD Football 2000

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Meet The Toreros

Dylan Mora returns for his third season w ith the Torero footba ll program ... last season caught 6 ba ll s for 62 yards, including a 12-yard TD vs. Butler ... in 1998 he appeared in four contests, tallying 7 receptions for I IOyards ( 15. 7 yards per catch) and I touchdown ... caught 3 passes for 53 yards aga inst Redlands, including a 20-yard 3rd quarter score ... his season long reception also came aga inst Redlands, a 23-yarder in the fourth period ... from El Cajon, prepped at El Cajon Valley HS; same as sen ior QB Mike Stadler ... helped his senior year team to a I0-2 mark and semifinal C IF appearance ... caught 9 touchdowns whi le earning team MVP honors and 2nd Team All-C IF selection ... named All-League and All- East County each season ... also lettered in soccer where he was a three-time team MVP; two-time All- East County; and a 2nd Team All-C IF pick ... Major: Electrical Engineering; Minor: Math.

Dylan Mora #3 JR WR

Wesley Morgan returns for his second season with the Toreros ... last year he earned a starting nod at cornerback for USO ... he finished 12th on the team in total tackles with 22 ( 12 unassisted) .. . also chipped in I forced fumble, I fumble recovery (at Dayton)

and 2 pass breakups ... he tallied a season-best 7 tackles (4 unassisted) at Va lpara iso ... prior to USO played one year at West Va lley Junior Co ll ege in the Bay Area ... prepped at Gunderson High in San Jose, Ca lifornia where he was 2nd Team All-CCS with 7 interceptions his senior year ... tallied 5 picks his junior campa ign while earning All-Mount Hamilton League honors ... a lso lettered in track & field where he was team MVP ... chose USO for strong academics and footba ll program ... Major: Electrica l Engineering; Minor: Math.

Wesley Morgan #36 JR DB

Mychal Odom returns for hi s fo u11h and final season with the Toreros on the

defensive front ... last season he finished 17th on the team in tackles with IO ... he tallied a season-best 3 tackles against Drake, and added a quarterback sack for -7 yards versus Butler ... in 1998 he totaled I I tackles (3 unassisted) .. . prior to coming to USO, Mychal prepped at Robe11 A. Millikan High School where he was a two-time All-Moore League and All-City se lection ... his senior campaign he tallied 40 tackles, whi le getting 35 stops hi s junior campaign ... also lettered in track & field ... recruited by UC Davis and Humboldt State, Mychal chose USO for its location to Los Angeles, and for its footba ll program ... Dean's List honoree ... Major: History; Minor: Ethnic Studies.

Mark Pappas returns for his second and fina l season with the Toreros as a wide receiver ... last season he finished third on the team in receiving with 11 catches for 135 yards ( 12. 1 yards per catch) ... twice he caught a personal-best long reception of2 l yards, including a touchdown against Cal Lutheran .. . he pulled in a season-best 4 balls for 48

Mychal Odom #98 SR DL

yards in team's fina l game aga inst Wagner Co ll ege ... Mark came to USO from Harbor JC where he garnered JC All– America honors, along with All-State and team MVP recogn iti on ... he was a three-sport star at San Pedro High in footba ll, baseba ll and track ... his senior year in footba ll he hauled in 44 balls whi le earn ing All-Marine League, All– --------- Daily BreezeandAll-losAngeles Times honors ... recruited bylJNLV, Utah State,Oregon

State and Idaho, Mark chose USO for its academics and location .. . Major: Communica– tions; Minor: History. Dustin Powell returns for hi s fo urth and fina l season with the Toreros ... for the

Mark Pappas #5 SR WR

second straight year he will compete for playing time at the defensive end position ... his first two years with the Toreros he played at linebacker ... last season he led the team with 5 quarterback hurries and also contributed I forced fumble and I fumble recovery ... prior to coming to USO, Dustin prepped at Reedly High School where he lettered

in both footba ll and go lf ... his senior year he was se lected Ist Team West Yosemite League at linebacker, along with being named the team captain and earning Most Inspirational ... his sophomore and junior campaigns he earned Honorable Mention recognition at both quarterback and linebacker ... also recruited by Cal Poly-SLO, he chose USO for its location and education ... Major: Business Econom ics.

Dustin Powell #44 SR DL

Alex Rohr returns for hi s fourth and final season with the Toreros ... he wi ll compete for playing time at the invert positi on aga in ... last season he totaled 6 tackles with one going for a loss ... in 1998 he also chipped in with 6 stops ... from Denver, Co lorado, Alex prepped at Regis Jesuit High School where he was a three-year letterwinner

in footba ll ... his sophomore year the team finished 8-3 .. . his father, Alex Rohr, Jr. , played co lleg iate baseball at Metro State in Co lorado ... Major: Political Science & Sociology.

Alex Rohr #30 SR Invert

Stanford Tuupo returns for his fourth season with the Toreros ... after sitting out

the 1998 season, Stanford moved to the tailback position in 1999 -- he began his Torero career as a receiver ... he rushed fo r 75 yards and 2 touchdowns versus Whittier in game two, but mi ssed the next five games with a knee injury .. . he returned for final three games and finished season with 95 yards rushing and I reception ... from Menlo Park, Ca li forn ia, Stanford attended Menlo School Prep where he lettered in both football and basketba ll ... he was a two- time team MVP in footba ll where he played both receiver and running back ... in basketball he earned MVP and Most Improved honors ... he chose USO for its schoo l size, weather and location ... Major: Business; Minor: Eng lish.

Stanford Tuupo #8 SR TB