- D istrict ▁selection ▁as ▁a ▁junior ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁at ▁line back er , ▁after ▁register ing ▁ 1 0 5 ▁tack les , ▁ 6 ▁tack les ▁for ▁loss , ▁ 2 ▁Q B ▁s acks ▁and ▁ 3 ▁inter ception s . ▁He ▁was ▁named ▁the ▁ 2 2 - 3 A ▁def ensive ▁new com er ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁as ▁a ▁s oph om ore ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 ; ▁when ▁he ▁am ass ed ▁ 1 0 1 ▁stops , ▁ 3 ▁tack les ▁for ▁loss , ▁ 1 ▁Q B ▁s ack ▁and ▁ 2 ▁inter ception s . ▁He ▁was ▁an ▁All - D istrict ▁perform er ▁as ▁a ▁guard ▁in ▁basketball . ▁ ▁In ▁track ▁& ▁field , ▁We athers po on ▁was ▁an ▁All - State ▁high ▁j um per . ▁At ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁District ▁ 2 2 - 3 A ▁Championships , ▁he ▁won ▁the ▁high ▁jump ▁event ▁with ▁a ▁le ap ▁of ▁ 1 . 8 9 ▁meters ▁( 6 - 2 ), ▁and ▁ran ▁the ▁fourth ▁leg ▁on ▁the ▁Bul ld ogs ▁ 4 ▁× ▁ 2 0 0 ▁relay , ▁helping ▁them ▁ear n ▁a ▁first - place ▁finish ▁with ▁a ▁school - record ▁time ▁of ▁ 1 : 3 0 . 6 2 ▁minutes . ▁He ▁posted ▁personal - best ▁le aps ▁of ▁ 1 . 9 7 ▁meters ▁( 6   ft ▁ 5 ▁in ) ▁in ▁the ▁high