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He was named a 2001 Prep Star All-American, Super Prep All-Farwest, Prep Star All-Western Region, Tom Lemming All-West, Long Beach Press-Telegram Best of the Rest, All-CIF Division I first team, Orange County Register All-Orange County second team and All-League selection as a senior two-way lineman at Mater Dei High in Santa Ana (Calif.)...As a junior in 2000, he made the Cal-Hi Sports All-State Underclass second team and Orange County Register All-Orange County second team...Current Trojans Matt Grootegoed, Matt Leinart and Lenny Vandermade also prepped at Mater Dei.
