UNLV linebacker earns national honor

Wednesday, Dec. 9, 1998 | 3:43 a.m.

LAS VEGAS -- UNLV linebacker James Sunia has been named First-Team Freshman All-America by Football News, the publication announced Monday.

Sunia, a redshirt, was the first freshman ever chosen as a team captain for UNLV and is the first freshman All-American in Rebel football history. He led this year's team in total tackles with 115, added two quarterback sacks, ranked third on the squad with six tackles for loss and also recovered one fumble.

His 10.5 tackles-per-game average ranked sixth in the Western Athletic Conference and he was the only freshman to appear among the league's top-20 tacklers.

Sunia, a 5-10, 245-pound native of Wianae, Hawaii, and graduate of famed prep football power St. Louis High School, was named the WAC Mountain Division Freshman of the Year on November 24.

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