Washington State University Athletics
2019 Football Roster
Roster
Jersey Number 90
Misiona Aiolupotea-Pei
- Position:
- Defensive Line
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Gold Coast, Australia
- High School:
- Porirua College (Wellington, N.Z.)
- Prev School:
- Riverside CC
WASHINGTON STATE CAREER
CAREER: Two-year letterwinner…appeared in 25 games, six as a starter…recorded 29 tackles with 4.5 for loss including 3.5 sacks.
SENIOR (2019): Appeared in all 13 games, six as a starter…recorded 22 tackles with three for loss including 1.5 sacks…also recovered one fumble…started first five games at nose tackle…recorded a tackle-for-loss against Northern Colorado…made two stops against UCLA…recorded two tackles at Arizona State…shared a sack at Oregon…blocked a PAT at Cal…recorded a sack against Stanford…made three tackles and shared a TFL against Oregon State…made one tackle and recovered a fumble at Washington…started at defensive tackle, made career-high seven tackles against Air Force in the Cheez-It Bowl.
JUNIOR (2018): Appeared in 12 games…did not play in opener at Wyoming…made collegiate debut, recorded first career sack against San Jose State…made season high two tackles and shared a tackle-for-loss against Eastern Washington…made one tackle at Oregon State, at Stanford and California...recorded a sack in Alamo Bowl win over Iowa State.
JUNIOR COLLEGE CAREER
Attended Riverside City College in Riverside, Calif….played two seasons for coach tom Craft…as a FRESHMAN, appeared in four games and recorded eight tackles with 1.5 for loss including half a sack…as a SOPHOMORE, named to second-team All-Southern California Football Association honors…in 12 games, made 41 tackles with eight for loss including 5.5 sacks.
HIGH SCHOOL CAREER
Attended Prorirua College in New Zealand in 2009-10 and Keebra Park State High in Gold Coast, Australia 2014-16…played rugby in New Zealand before moving to Gold Coast in 2013…played football for the Gridiron Queensland Stingrays Colts, scored 19 touchdowns and was named the team’s MVP, the offensive player of the year and defensive player of the year…invited to the Down Under Bowl where he was named the tournament’s hardest hitter…nicknamed The Missile by former Colorado head coach Dan Hawkins who saw him play at Down Under Bowl in 2014.
PERSONAL
Born in Wellington, New Zealand…nickname Misi (Mee-see)...parents, Va’a and Amanda...came to United States in 2016.
CAREER: Two-year letterwinner…appeared in 25 games, six as a starter…recorded 29 tackles with 4.5 for loss including 3.5 sacks.
SENIOR (2019): Appeared in all 13 games, six as a starter…recorded 22 tackles with three for loss including 1.5 sacks…also recovered one fumble…started first five games at nose tackle…recorded a tackle-for-loss against Northern Colorado…made two stops against UCLA…recorded two tackles at Arizona State…shared a sack at Oregon…blocked a PAT at Cal…recorded a sack against Stanford…made three tackles and shared a TFL against Oregon State…made one tackle and recovered a fumble at Washington…started at defensive tackle, made career-high seven tackles against Air Force in the Cheez-It Bowl.
JUNIOR (2018): Appeared in 12 games…did not play in opener at Wyoming…made collegiate debut, recorded first career sack against San Jose State…made season high two tackles and shared a tackle-for-loss against Eastern Washington…made one tackle at Oregon State, at Stanford and California...recorded a sack in Alamo Bowl win over Iowa State.
JUNIOR COLLEGE CAREER
Attended Riverside City College in Riverside, Calif….played two seasons for coach tom Craft…as a FRESHMAN, appeared in four games and recorded eight tackles with 1.5 for loss including half a sack…as a SOPHOMORE, named to second-team All-Southern California Football Association honors…in 12 games, made 41 tackles with eight for loss including 5.5 sacks.
HIGH SCHOOL CAREER
Attended Prorirua College in New Zealand in 2009-10 and Keebra Park State High in Gold Coast, Australia 2014-16…played rugby in New Zealand before moving to Gold Coast in 2013…played football for the Gridiron Queensland Stingrays Colts, scored 19 touchdowns and was named the team’s MVP, the offensive player of the year and defensive player of the year…invited to the Down Under Bowl where he was named the tournament’s hardest hitter…nicknamed The Missile by former Colorado head coach Dan Hawkins who saw him play at Down Under Bowl in 2014.
PERSONAL
Born in Wellington, New Zealand…nickname Misi (Mee-see)...parents, Va’a and Amanda...came to United States in 2016.
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