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Bennett Bontemps

Class: Senior Hometown: Puyallup, Wash. High School: Rogers

Height / Weight: 6-0 / 191 Position: Defensive Back Experience: 3V

WSU CAREER
JUNIOR (2012): Earned a varsity letter after appearing in 11 games...played mainly on special teams...made one catch for seven yards at UNLV.

SOPHOMORE (2011): Earned a varsity letter after appearing in all 12 games, mainly on special teams...recorded 12 tackles, including nine solo on both kickoff and punt coverage teams...caught three passes for 24 yards on the season...had a 10-yard touchdown catch in the win over UNLV...made two tackles and recovered a fumble against Idaho State...earned Cougar Special Teams Player of the Week in consecutive weeks against Oregon State and No. 7 Oregon after making two tackles in each contest...registered a season-best four tackles at Washington.

FRESHMAN (2010): Earned a varsity letter after appearing in nine games, mainly on special teams...totaled five tackles on the year, four solo......named Cougar Scout Offensive Player of the Week the week of Oklahoma State...recorded a tackle against USC and Oregon...earned Cougar Special Teams Player of the Week accolades against Arizona...assisted on tackle at Stanford...made a pair of solo tackles against Washington.

HIGH SCHOOL CAREER
Three year letterwinner for head coach Gene Bowen...team captain played both running back and defensive back and returned kickoffs and punts...also lettered twice in baseball...was a team captain on the diamond and played center field...SOPHOMORE year garnered honorable mention All-South Puget Sound League at running back...Rams won the league title and made the first round of the state playoffs...JUNIOR year named second-team all-league on offense en route to a second-straight league title...team made the state quarterfinals...SENIOR year earned first-team all-league honors on both offense and defense and was named SPSL Defensive Back of the Year...carried 130 times for 1,200 yards and 16 touchdowns...defensively, recorded 51 tackles, five interceptions and one sack...selected to the East-West All-Star Game...also named first-team all-league on the diamond after posting a .386 batting average and recording 25 stolen bases...received the Lynn Rosenbach Award.

PERSONAL
Bennett Joseph Bontemps...parents Brian and Mona...brother, Bryce and sister, Julia...cousin attends WSU...plans to pursue a degree in business.

CAREER STATISTICS