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19  Mike Graise Class: RS Senior Hometown: Inglewood, Calif. High School: Inglewood Height / Weight: 6-3 / 221 Position: Defensive End Birthdate: 05/22/1986 Experience: 3V

GRAISE'S WSU CAREER
RS-SENIOR (2008): Appeared in seven games with WSU before leaving the team...made his only start of the season against Oregon State (Oct. 11)...recorded 10 tackles on the season (four solo)...registered two tackles-for-loss...recorded one sack against Portland State (Sept. 20)...season-high three tackles against Oregon (Sept. 27).

RS-JUNIOR (2007): Earned a varsity letter after playing in eight of WSU's 12 games...received his first two career starts against San Diego State and Idaho...missed the USC game with a dislocated finger...also missed the California, Stanford and Oregon State games with a right high ankle sprain...registered 14 tackles on the season (six solo)...recorded 2.5 tackles-for-loss.

RS-SOPHOMORE (2006): Earned a varsity letter after playing in nine of WSU's 12 games...missed Oregon, UCLA and Arizona games due to right hamstring injury suffered against California...returned to play at Arizona State and against Washington...received WSU's weekly Ironman Award following performance against USC...recorded 16 tackles on the season (nine solo)...registered four tackles-for-loss and two sacks...returned his first career interception 33 yards for a touchdown against Stanford...also had a sack and recovered a blocked punt against the Cardinal...posted a career-high six tackles against USC...member of WSU's punt return, kickoff return and kickoff special teams units.

RS-FRESHMAN (2005): Earned a varsity letter after playing in 10 of WSU's 11 games...was WSU's Pacific-10 Conference Special Teams Player of the Week nomination following performance against California...also earned WSU's weekly Assassin and Gamebreaker Awards following the game against the Golden Bears...most action came as a member of WSU's kickoff return, kickoff and punt block special teams units...registered five tackles on the season (three solo)...assisted on a sack against USC.

FRESHMAN (2004): Redshirt season.

GRAISE'S HIGH SCHOOL CAREER
Coached by Kevin Moore at Inglewood High School...as a SENIOR (2003-04) helped Sentinels to a 5-4-1 record...had a productive final season, compiling 94 tackles, 12 sacks, nine tackles-for-loss and three fumble recoveries...earned first-team All-Bay Conference and first-team all-area honors.

PERSONAL
Mike Graise...born in Los Angeles, Calif...parents Larry and Ruth Graise...has one sister Sheradynn Pitts...enjoys writing poems...humanities major at WSU.

DEFENSE	G/GS	TT	PT	AT	TFL	SACKS	PI/YDS
2005	10/0	5	3	2	0.5/-5	0.5/-5	0/0
2006	9/0	16	9	7	4.0/-30	2.0/-28	1/33
2007	8/2	14	6	8	2.5/-4	0/0	0/0
2008	7/1	10	4	6	2.0/-10	1.0/-7	0/0
CAREER:	34/3	45	22	23	9.0/-49	3.5/-40	1/33