#83 - Omar Zuniga
Position: Wide Receiver
Year: Senior
Hometown: Johnstown, Colo.
High School: Roosevelt H.S.
Height: 6-1
Weight: 195

Solid receiver with great hands ... always seems to come up with the clutch catch, especially late in the game ... the BearsÕ best-blocking receiver ... saves his best for the playoffs ... will open the season as a starter.

1998: Played in every game ... ranked second on the team with 24 catches for 338 yards and three touchdowns ... averaged 14.1 yards per catch ... tallied four catches for 56 yards in the BearsÕ 52-7 win over Western State (Sept. 12, 1998) ... caught a 52-yard pass from Corte McGuffey against St. Cloud State (Sept. 26, 1998) ... tallied seven catches for 92 yards and three touchdowns in the BearsÕ two playoff games.

1997: Ranked third on 1997 squad with 227 receiving yards and second with four touchdown receptions in 11 games.

1996: Made two memorable, game-winning catches in BearsÕ 1996 national championship run.

1995: Redshirted.

High School: Consensus class 2A first team all-state defensive back in 1994 ... also earned first team all-state basketball honors after leading Roosevelt to 1995 state playoffs ... won 1995 state long jump title ... two-time all-LongsÕ Peak selection in three different sports ... HS coach: Dale Yost.

Personal: Born March 3, 1977 in Denver ... son of Agustin and Maria Zuniga ... majoring in computer information systems.

ZunigaÕs Career Statistics
YearRec.Yds.Avg.TD
19967679.61
19971222718.94
19982433814.13
Totals4363214.78



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