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#42 Ina Liaina
Position: Running Back
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 243
Year: Senior
Hometown: Oxnard, Calif.
High School: Rio Mesa HS
Experience: 3 Letters
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AT SAN JOSE STATE: Fifth season with the Spartans... Tops the opening fall depth chart at a running back position...30 games played and seven starting calls through 2011...Name is pronounced E-nah LEE-ah-E-nah.

2011: Played in 12 games and was a starting running back four times...No rushing attempts...Caught four passes...Two receptions in the New Mexico State win (9/24) and one each at Brigham Young (10/8) and against Idaho (11/5)...Special teams player who had a tackle at Stanford (9/3) and in the Colorado State victory (10/1).

2010: Played in 10 games and was a starting running back in the Boise State (10/16), Fresno State (10/23) and New Mexico State (10/30) games...Four rushing attempts for 15 yards and no touchdowns...Season-long carry of 6 yards in the finale at Idaho (12/4)...Three rushes for 9 yards against Hawai'i (11/20) was his busiest game of the season...Also contributed four tackles as a special teams player on kickoff coverage.

2009: A redshirt season.

2008: Joined the Spartans as a linebacker hopeful...Moved to running back during fall drills and remained an offensive player for the season...Was fifth on the 2008 team in rushing...Busiest game came in the San Diego State victory (9/13) with 7 carries for 12 yards including his season long of 7 yards.

HIGH SCHOOL: 2006 second-team All-Ventura County honoree...Rushed for 1,205 yards, averaged 7.5 yards per carry, caught 41 passes and scored 19 touchdowns in his three varsity seasons as a fullback for Rio Mesa High (Coach Bob Gregorchuk) in Oxnard, Calif... As a linebacker, his best season was in 2006 as a junior when he was in on 86 tackles (44 solo, 42 assisted) and two quarterback sacks...Also lettered in basketball one season.

MORE ON INA: A health sciences major...Enjoyed playing rugby as a youngster...Moved to the United States when he was 11-years-old...Started playing football when he was in the seventh grade...The native of Pago Pago, American Samoa was born on January 3, 1990.

CAREER STATISTICS


RUSHING G NO.   YDS. AVG. TD LG
2008...FR  8  17     37   2.2  0  7
2009...Redshirt
2010...SO 10    4      15   3.8  0  6
2010...JR 12   0      0   0.0  0  0
CAREER 30  21      52   2.5  0  7
RECEIVING G NO.   YDS. AVG. TD LG
2010...JR 12   4
    24  6.0  0  0
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT  AT TOTAL  FUM
2010...SO  2   2       4     0
2010...JR  2   0       2     0
CAREER  4   2       6     0

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