2014 Football Roster
Roster
Giovanni Gentosi
- Position:
- Offensive Line
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 255
- Class:
- Redshirt
- Hometown:
- Newport Beach, Calif.
- High School:
- Corona del Mar
2017 - Saw action in all 13 games on special teams and at running back ... Made six starts at running back (Hawai'i, Colorado, Arizona, Oregon, Utah, Kansas State) ... Caught six passes on the season (51 yds) and made three rushing attempts (10 yds)ย ... Had two receptions at Arizona ... Had his long reception of the year, 29 yards, against Arizona State.
2016 - Saw action as a tight end and on special teams ... Made his first career start against Stanford ... Credited with one tackle ... Awarded a scholarship at halftime of the 2017 Spring Showcase.
2015 - Saw game action and worked as a reserve along the offensive line and at fullback ... Played offensive line at UNLV and then shifted to the fullback position ... Appeared in four games.
2014 - Did not see game action in his first season in the program.
HIGHSCHOOL โ Played at Corona del Mar High School 2010-14โฆ Lettered three years in Varsity Football (three CIF championships and one state title) and one year in Varsity Track & Field (ShotPut/Discus) โฆ 1st team MaxPreps Small Schools All-American โฆ 1st Team CalHi Sports All-State Medium Schools โฆ 1st Team All-CIF Southern Section/Southern Division--Offensive Player of the Year โฆ Pacific Coast League MVP โฆ 1st Team All-Orange County โฆ 1st Team All-League โฆ Daily Pilot Newport-Mesa Male Athlete of the Year โฆ Daily Pilot Newport-Mesa Dream Team Player of the Year โฆ CDM HS Most Valuable Offensive Player โฆ CDM HS Lineman of the Year โฆ CDM HS Player of the Year โฆ CDM HS Football Team Captain โฆ Overall CDM HS Male Athlete โSea Kingโ of the Year โฆ Ranked #26 Long Snapper in 2013 in the USA as verified by Rubio Long Snapping โฆ Lettered Senior Year in Track & Field โฆ Pacific Coast League Champion for 1st place in ShotPut ; 2nd place in Discus and Pacific Coast League MVP.
PERSONAL โ Full Name: Giovanni Paul Gentosi โฆ Born in Newport Beach, CA โฆ Parents: Paul and Marie Gentosi โฆ Has one sister Michaela, an SDSU Junior and Division 1 Rower โฆ His biggest athletic thrill was winning the CIF Division 3 State Title breaking State, Division, County and High School records and joining the UCLA Bruins Football Team โฆ ย ย Admires NFL Defensive End J.J. Watt โฆ Hobbies: Spearfishing, Body Surfing and Piano ... Awarded a scholarship at halftime of the 2017 Spring Showcase ... Earned a spot on the Athletic Director's Academic Honor Roll in Winter 2015, Fall 2016, Winter 2017,ย Spring 2017,ย Fall 2017 and Winter 2018 quarters ... Political Science major.
