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2011: First-team All-America selection byDon Hansen''s Football Gazette ...First-teamAll-Super Region 3 Selection by Don Hansen''s FootballGazette ... Daktronics second-team All-SuperRegion 3 Selection ... All-Rocky Mountain AthleticConference second-team selection ...First-teamAll-Colorado selection by National FootballFoundation ... Became the starter atcornerback and had immediate success, starting in all 12 games andearning All-American honors ... Led the team in interceptions withfive ... Also led the team in passes defended with eight ... Netted43 tackles on the year ... Had two games in which he had twointerceptions: at Adams State Sept. 17 and vs. Western New MexicoNov. 12.
2010: Saw action in all 11 games... Had two fumble recoveries in the season ...Had one fumble recovery and one interception that he returned 97yards for a touchdown vs. Fort Lewis on Sept. 25 ... Ranked thirdin the RMAC in interception return yards.
2009: Redshirted the 2009 season.
2008: Saw action in nine games for the Pack,playing in the defensive backfield in primarily nickel and dimesituations ... Recorded six tackles vs. Chadron State Sept. 20... Finished the season with 14 tackles.
High School: Was first-team All-State andAll-Conference defensive back for senior performance at Sierra HighSchool in Colorado Springs, Colo. ... Selected as first-teamAll-Conference wide receiver as a junior ... Also competed inbasketball and track ... Was an honor roll student ... Graduatedwith a 3.0 GPA.
Personal: Son of Patricia and Mark Sterling ...Has three siblings: Chris, Xavier and Donovan ... Enjoys drawing,spending time with family and friends, traveling, playing videogames and watching movies ... Loves to spend most of his time onthe football field or basketball court ... Majoring in computerinformation systems.
