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Jersey Number 93
Tava Finau
- Position:
- Defensive Line
- Height:
- 6-3
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Sacramento, Calif.
- Prev School:
- Colorado
- High School:
- Luther Burbank HS
Bio
2022: Appeared in one game
2021: Played as a reserve defensive lineman in nine games...Recorded 13 tackles, nine solo...Had a season-high five tackles against Montana State
2019: Transferred to UNC from the University of Colorado...Played in nine games as a backup defensive lineman...Made 11 tackles, six solo...Had one quarterback hurry
High School: Rated as a 3-star recruit by the major recruiting services...Named to the All-Metro first-team...Under coach Eddie Elder, the Titans went 6-5 his senior year, losing to Granite Bay in the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Division II first round...Under coach John Heffernan as a junior, the Titans posted a 7-5 record and reached the second round of the playoffs and were 6-5 his sophomore season...As a senior, he had 43 tackles, including 38 solo stops, five sacks, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery...As a junior, he posted 38 tackles, five for losses, two sacks, four quarterback hurries, one fumble recovery and he blocked a punt in seven games...As a sophomore, he had 36 tackles, three for losses, one sack and one forced fumble in 11 games...Running in the 100-meter dash with the track and field team, he clocked personal best time of 13.30, and he also threw the discus and shot put.
Personal: He was born in Sacramento, Calif. on March 15...Hobbies include playing video games (Madden, Call of Duty) and lifting weights...He would like to study Kinesiology because he has a strong interest in the human body and how it works; has aspirations of potentially becoming a doctor or personal trainer after college...He is interested in studying Sports and Exercise Science at Northern Colorado...Carries a 3.2 GPA in high school and took a pair of AP Classes, IB Math and IB English.
(Name is pronounced Tah-vh fee-now)
2021: Played as a reserve defensive lineman in nine games...Recorded 13 tackles, nine solo...Had a season-high five tackles against Montana State
2019: Transferred to UNC from the University of Colorado...Played in nine games as a backup defensive lineman...Made 11 tackles, six solo...Had one quarterback hurry
High School: Rated as a 3-star recruit by the major recruiting services...Named to the All-Metro first-team...Under coach Eddie Elder, the Titans went 6-5 his senior year, losing to Granite Bay in the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Division II first round...Under coach John Heffernan as a junior, the Titans posted a 7-5 record and reached the second round of the playoffs and were 6-5 his sophomore season...As a senior, he had 43 tackles, including 38 solo stops, five sacks, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery...As a junior, he posted 38 tackles, five for losses, two sacks, four quarterback hurries, one fumble recovery and he blocked a punt in seven games...As a sophomore, he had 36 tackles, three for losses, one sack and one forced fumble in 11 games...Running in the 100-meter dash with the track and field team, he clocked personal best time of 13.30, and he also threw the discus and shot put.
Personal: He was born in Sacramento, Calif. on March 15...Hobbies include playing video games (Madden, Call of Duty) and lifting weights...He would like to study Kinesiology because he has a strong interest in the human body and how it works; has aspirations of potentially becoming a doctor or personal trainer after college...He is interested in studying Sports and Exercise Science at Northern Colorado...Carries a 3.2 GPA in high school and took a pair of AP Classes, IB Math and IB English.
(Name is pronounced Tah-vh fee-now)
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