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Dion Hunter - Football - University of New Mexico Lobos Athletics
Position

Linebacker

Height

6-2

Weight

220 lbs.

Class

RS-Fr.

Hometown

Rio Rancho, N.M.

Previous School

Cleveland HS

EXP

2VL-RS

2020 (Freshman Season): Saw action in four games, earning a redshirt … recorded seven tackles and 0.5 TFLs … had a career-high five tackles against Hawai’i, and followed that up with a pair of tackles with a half-tackle for a loss against Nevada, before an injury sidelined him for much of the rest of the season … did return for the finale, and nearly registered a safety in the game.

High School:  Lettered at Cleveland High School for coach Heath Ridenour … named First Team All-State by the NMHSCA and First Team All-Metro by the Albuquerque Journal … also named First Team All-State by USA Today … helped Cleveland High to a state title as a freshman in 2015 and to a finals appearance in 2018 as a senior, going 12-1.

Personal: Birthday is September 16, 2000 … majoring in history.