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Dominic
Santoli
Senior
DL
Westwood,
NJ/ Bergen
Catholic
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At
Delaware:
2004:
Three-year letterwinner and one of
four seniors on the defensive
front...member of a deep and talented
Delaware defensive front that returns
seven of the top eight regulars from 2003
when unit posted 41 sacks...projected as a
starter at left end and could share
starting duties again with junior Lou
Samba...hard-hitter with good
quickness...has played in 35 career games
at Delaware with 12 starts and recorded 74
tack-les...has 14 career tackles for loss
(79 yards) and seven sacks... three-time
member of Atlantic 10 Academic
AlI-Conference...
2003:
Earned third letter as a full-time
starter at defensive end and special teams
performer...played in 14 games with 10
starts, sharing duties with Samba...missed
games vs. Massachusetts (leg contusion
suffered vs. Northeastern) and Southern
Illinois (ankle)...contributed 25 tackles,
including 15 solo stops...had 5.5 tackles
for loss and two sacks to go with one
forced fumble...intercepted first career
pass and returned it 45 yards vs. The
Citadel...posted season-high four tackles
vs. Rhode Island and Maine...only tackle
in I-AA championship game win over Colgate
was a sack for 10 yards that resulted in a
fumble that led to Blue Hen
touchdown...
2002:Moved
to defensive end after two seasons at
linebacker ...played in all 12 games and
started con-tests vs. New Hampshire and
Maine late in the season...ranked 11th on
team and third among down linemen with 33
tackles, including 19 solo stops...led
team with four sacks for 27 yards and
ranked fourth on team with 7.5 tackles for
loss (37 yards)...also added one pass
breakup...posted four or more tackles four
times with a career-high 10 stops at Rhode
Island when he had six solos stops, three
tackles for loss, and one sack in overtime
loss...named Blue Hen Touchdown Club
Defensive Player of the Week...recorded
five tackles, including a sack, vs.
William & Mary, four tackles,
including a sack, and a pass breakup vs.
New Hampshire, and four tackles, including
a sack and another tackle for loss against
vs. Massachusetts...
2001:
Earned letter as a redshirt
freshman...key backup at linebacker and
played special teams...played in nine
games, missing only contest vs.
Northeastern...posted 16 tackles,
including seven solo stops...also had one
sack and one pass breakup...recorded a
season-high six tackles, including four
solo stops, vs. No. 1 Georgia
Southern...recorded his only sack vs.
Georgia Southern...also had three tackles
vs. Massachusetts and had two stops in
collegiate debut vs. Rhode Island...named
one of four Blue Hen Touchdown Club Most
Improved Players on defense for spring
drills...had five tackles in spring
game...
2000:
Was listed on the depth chart but did not
see action and retained freshman
eligibility...
High
School Honors: Enjoyed standout career
at linebacker at Bergen Catholic High
School under head coach Fred Stengel as a
senior, earned first team All-State honors
and was the Bergen County Defensive Player
of the Year...first team All-Bergen County
and was listed as one of the top 100
players in the state of New Jersey...led
team to state title as a senior when team
was ranked sixth in the nation...standout
wrestler at 215 lb. class...placed third
in the state as a senior...led baseball
team to the county title as a
pitcher...
Personal:
Dominic Eugene Santoli...born Jan. 31,
1982...son of Eugene and Paula
Santoli...honor student as a sport
management major...student intern with
University of Delaware Athletics Marketing
Director Curt Krouse last spring...father
was a standout wrestler at Bucknell
University...enjoys surfing in his spare
time...serves as a Peer Mentor in
Delaware's H.E.N.S. (Helping Each Newcomer
Succeed) UD program in which upperclassmen
help student-athletes adjust to college
life.
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