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Mondoe
Davis
Senior
LB
Newport
News, VA/ Woodside
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At
Delaware:
2004:
Verizon/CoSIDA Academic
All-American...pre-season honorable
mention All-American selection by The
Sports Network...pre-season first team
All-Atlantic 10 Conference
selection...rated as the No. 11 best
linebacker in NCAA I-AA by The Sports
Network, which stated "shed his anonymous
label with scintillating play during the
post-season"...enrolled in graduate school
at Delaware after earning degree in
January...fourth-year starter who is among
the hardest hitting linebackers in the
Atlantic 10 Conference...a charismatic
figure and a fierce competitor...one of
the team's most popular players...UD fans
chanting his name ("Mondoooe") whenever it
is announced on the public address system
after a tackle has become a popular sound
at Delaware Stadium....respected team
leader and a hard worker with outstanding
strength...will handle middle linebacker
spot for the second straight season...has
played in 36 career games with 35 starts
and is second among active UD players with
219 tackles, including 112 solo
stops...also has career totals of seven
sacks, 18.5 tackles for loss, six fumble
recoveries, and five forced
fumbles...joined once again on squad this
season by younger brother, Marquez, a
redshirt freshman linebacker...had five
tackles, including a sack, in spring
game...led linebackers in spring testing
with marks of 36.5 in the vertical jump,
410 lb. bench press, 590 lb. squat lift,
and 340 lb. clean lift...has run a 4.75
40-yard dash...ranked third last summer in
Best Conditioned Athlete competition
(based on overall score in a battery of
conditioning, strength, speed, and agility
tests)...
2003:
Enjoyed an outstanding season in first
season as starting middle linebacker for
national champions...spearheaded a defense
that allowed just 15.4 points per game
(No. 5 in NCAA I-AA), 303 total yards (No.
16), and 114.3 yards rushing (No.
17)...earned second team All-Atlantic 10
Conference honors, was named to the
Atlantic 10 Academic All-Conference team,
and was selected Blue Hen Touchdown Club
Defensive Player of the Week three
times...one of just four defensive players
(along with Sidney Haugabrook, Mark Moore,
and Kyle Campbell) to start all 16
games...led team with 110 total tackles
(54 solo)..also had 8.5 tackles for loss,
four sacks, three pass breakups, two
fumble recoveries, and two forced
fumbles...posted team-high 29 tackles in
the post-season as Hens held four
opponents to just 23 points, including the
40-0 shutout over Colgate in the title
game...posted seven or more tackles 10
times with season-high 13 stops vs.
Maine...also had 12 tackles vs.
Massachusetts and eight each vs. West
Chester, Rhode Island, and
Wofford...forced two fumbles vs.
Massachusetts and recovered fumbles vs.
Richmond and William & Mary...had two
tackles for loss against Maine (both
sacks) and Colgate...
2002:
Moved to defensive end in spring drills to
fill a team need and posted a solid
sophomore season...played in all 12 games
and started 11 contests...did not start
vs. Maine...led all down linemen and was
fourth on the squad with 66 tackles,
including 37 solo stops...posted three
quarterback sacks for losses of 17 yards
and seven tackles for losses of 21
yards..also forced fumbles vs. The Citadel
and Rhode Island...posted career-high 14
vs. Rhode Island and added 10 stops vs.
William & Mary...also had eight stops
vs. Georgia Southern and six each vs. The
Citadel, New Hampshire, and
Massachusetts...recorded sacks vs. New
Hampshire, UMass, and West
Chester...
2001:
Enjoyed an outstanding freshman
campaign as a starting outside
linebacker...played in eight games and
started the first seven game of the season
before missing the final two games of the
season with an ankle sprain...ranked
eighth on the team with 43 tackles,
including 21 solo stops...also recorded
three tackles for loss, recovered two
fumbles, and forced another...posted
season-high 10 tackles in collegiate debut
vs. Rhode Island...also had eight stops
vs. New Hampshire and recorded six tackles
against Northeastern, including two for
loss...named one of four Blue Hen Most
Improved Players on defense for spring
drills...
2000:
Listed on depth chart but did not see
game action and retained freshman
eligibility...
High
School Honors: Four-year varsity
starter at linebacker for head coach Danny
Dodson at Woodside High School...two-time
All-District selection and a three-year
captain...four-year standout for wrestling
team...won district title as a junior and
was ranked No. 5 in his weight class in
Peninsula Region...was a Junior Olympian
All-American in weight class...track
standout who was ranked among the top 400
meter runners in Tidewater area...honor
student who was a member of the student
council and a member of the Future
Business Leaders of America...
Personal:
Mondoe (pronounced "mahn-dough")
Ramone Davis...born March 19, 1982...son
of Cervantes and Brenda Davis...father is
a retired Army officer...earned
undergraduate degree in sociology with
honors in January and is currently
enrolled in his second semester of
graduate school at UD in public
administration and public policy...popular
campus leader...has been named UD's Mr.
Black Student Union and was recognized as
a UD African-American Student of
Distinction...three-time member of
Atlantic 10 All-Academic Team...serves as
a Peer Mentor in Delaware's H.E.N.S.
(Helping Each Newcomer Succeed) program in
which upperclassmen help freshman
student-athletes adjust to college
life...student-athlete member of UD
Self-Study Steering Committee for NCAA
certification in 2003...named a National
Strength and Conditioning Association
"All-American" for his dedication to
weight training in May, 2003.
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