Mitch Pontrelli

Position:
Heavyweight
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
St. Paul, Minn.
High School:
Johnson

Mitch returns for his fourth year as a starter on the Jackrabbit defensive line ... member of the All-Great West Football Conference Academic Team each of the past two seasons
2006: Tied for sixth on team with 46 tackles, including five for loss and three sacks, in earning second-team all-GWFC honors ... recorded career-best eight tackles in road win at Nicholls State (La.) ... registered six tackles in games at Montana and versus UC Davis, adding pass breakup against UCD ... started all 11 games ... tied for third on team with three sacks
2005: Started all 11 games and finished seventh on the team with 52 tackles, earning a spot on the GWFC honorable mention squad ... three-time team Defensive Player of the Week ... made at least two tackles in every game ... had season high of seven twice on two occasions, at Montana and versus UC Davis ... tied for second on the team with 5.5 tackles for loss ... recorded five tackles and recovered fumble in North Dakota State game
2004: Went straight to the starting lineup as a first-year freshman ... played in 10 games, missing only the Georgia Southern game ... was credited with 20 tackles, including a season-high five against North Dakota State ... recorded first career sack at Southern Utah ... also had a half-sack versus Winona State
Before SDSU: Earned four letters playing for coach Jeff Plaschko at St. Paul Johnson ... team captain in both football and wrestling ... earned all-St. Paul City Conference honors in three sports (football, wrestling, track) ... Minneapolis Star Tribune Scholar Athlete of the Year for high school boys during 2003-04 school year ... also named academic all-state in football and wrestling ... earned all-metro, all-conference and all-state recognition in football ... placed in the state wrestling tournament as a junior and senior ... also earned all-conference in the shot put and discus in track