Saia Fonongaloa

Height:
6-3
Weight:
271
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Pittsburg, CA
High School:
Pittsburg HS

Expected to challenge Pono Faaagi, Richard Watkins and Kain Su'a for the starting nod at defensive tackle at Cal Poly this fall.

2019 -- Member of squad but did not play in any games as a junior on the defensive line.

2018 -- Played in eight games as a backup on the defensive line as a sophomore ... five tackles, all assisted stops, including season-high three in season opener at North Dakota State.

2017 -- Played four games as a backup nose tackle on the defensive line ... no tackles ... no tackles in 2018 Spring Game.

2016 -- Redshirt ... no tackles in 2017 Spring Game.

High School -- A team captain and starter under head coach Victor Galli on both the offensive and defensive lines, Fonongaloa helped Pittsburg High?School to a 10-3 record in 2015, second-place finish in the Bay Valley League and a semifinal-round berth in the CIF-North Coast Section Division 1 playoffs ... earned first-team All-Bay Valley League honors and also landed on the All-East Bay Second Team (San Jose Mercury News) and honorable mention praise on the All-Metro Team (San Francisco Chronicle) ... team MVP and also was his team's scholar-athlete ... Warrior Bowl Scholar-Athlete ... also lettered in track and field and was a member of school's Poly Club, Avid, and Game Club.

Personal -- Son of Maikolo Fonongaloa and Malia Latu ... three brothers, Sami, Kolo and Toa, and two sisters, Via and Malia ... wants to work in cyber security or be a video game programmer ... claims to be nationally ranked in many video games ... member of Inter-Housing Council, LAES (Liberal Arts and Engineering Studies) and the Hawaii Club at Cal Poly ... born in Antioch, Calif. ... majoring in liberal studies.