San Diego Athletics

USD: Gavin Ng returns for his fourth and final season where he is projected to start at defensive back, as well as be the team[apos]s top return specialist with the special teams unit ... this past season he earned the team[apos]s Special Teams Player of the Year honor ... for the second straight year he was Honorable Mention All-PFL, and also was Honorable Mention All-America by Don Hansen[apos]s Football Gazette ... he was named PFL Special Teams Player of the Week after he returned a punt for a 53-yard TD against La Verne (Sept. 14th) ... for the season he averaged 22.1 yards for kickoffs and 9.2 yards per punt return ... defensively he chipped in with 45 tackles (26 solo), 2 interceptions and 5 pass breakups ... in 2001 he earned Honorable Mention All-Pioneer Football League honors as a return specialist ... he averaged 36.9 yards per kickoff return which was highlighted by his 98-yard touchdown return in the season-opener against Azusa Pacific, and he averaged 9.4 yards per punt return with a long of 40 yards against Butler ... he also turned in two kickoff returns against Butler for a combined 87 yards with a long of 45 ... defensively he also tallied 20 tackles with 16 unassisted stops ... during his freshman campaign he recorded six tackles, including two for losses, in five contests ... a member of the Torero baseball team, in game two of the 2002 NCAA Regionals against New Mexico State, Ng[apos]s diving catch late in the game preserved USD[apos]s 2-1 win.

HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Mililani High School in Mililani, Hawaii where he lettered in both football and baseball ... he also participated in track & field.

PERSONAL: His father, Donald, played football for Linfield College ... chose USD for chance to compete in collegiate athletics while earning an excellent education. Major: Communications; Minor: Leadership.