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28 Stirling Sakashita

  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 185
  • Year Senior
  • Position DB
  • Hometown Honolulu, Hawaii
  • High School Iolani School
  • Major Neuroscience

Biography

Awards:

* 2nd-Team All-MWC in 2024
* 3-time Academic All-MWC in 2022, 2023, and 2024

2024:

* Appeared in all 10 games as a junior
* Recorded 27 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss, 11 pass breakups, 3 interceptions, and 1 blocked kick
* Tied his career-high with 10 tackles in the 50-37 loss to Illinois College on October 12
* Intercepted passes in back-to-back wins over Cornell (IA) and Lawrence
* Added multiple pass breakups in wins over Beloit and Cornell (IA)

2023:

* Appeared in all 10 games as a sophomore
* Recorded 41 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, 6 pass breakups, 2 interceptions, 1 forced fumble, and 1 blocked kick
* Tallied his first career sack in the 24-15 loss to Claremont-Mudd-Scripps on September 2
* Added multiple pick-sixes with a 33-yard interception return in the win over Beloit and a 40-yard interception return in the win over Lawrence
* Blocked his first career kick in the 47-34 loss to Cornell (IA) on October 21
* Made a career-high 10 tackles in the 48-14 win over Grinnell on November 4

2022:

* Appeared in 9 games as a freshman
* Recorded 32 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, 4 pass breakups, 1 interception, and 1 fumble recovery
* Made his collegiate debut with 5 tackles in the 34-14 win over Concordia Chicago on September 3
* Tallied a season-high 8 tackles and a career-high 2.0 tackles for loss in the win over 40-14 over Illinois College on September 10
* Also recovered his first career fumble and blocked his first career kick in the win over Illinois College
* Intercepted his first career pass in the 60-0 win over Lawrence on November 5

At UChicago:

* Judo Club
* Ceramics Club

High School:

* Varsity letter award winner in football and judo
* 2021 Hawaii Division I Football State Champions
* 2022 Hawaii 178lb Judo State Runner Up
* 2022 Hawaii Judo Team State Runner Up
* Headmaster's List
* Son of Jay and Pauline Sakashita

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 28

    2022Freshman

    DB
    5'11" 175 lbs
    28
  • 28

    2023Sophomore

    DB
    5'11" 175 lbs
    28
  • 28

    2024Junior

    DB
    5'11" 175 lbs
    28
  • 28

    2025Senior

    DB
    5'11" 185 lbs
    28