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Greg Dykstra

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Everson, WA

High School:
Lynden Christian

Height / Weight:
6-1 / 200

Position:
WR

Age:
22

COLLEGE: Team co-captain … Enters season fourth among school career leaders in both receptions (122) and yards receiving (1,895), third in touchdown catches (21), and 11th in scoring (128) … First-team Little All-Northwest and Great Northwest Athletic Conference all-star, Verizon District VIII Academic all-star and GNAC Academic all-star … Started all 11 games, making 57 catches for 919 yards (16.1 avg. per reception) and 10 touchdowns with long of 61 yards, leading team in each category … Tied school record with career-high 14 receptions (128 yards) against UC Davis … Also had career-high 145 yards receiving (5 catches) versus Fort Lewis CO … In 2000 was first-team Columbia Football Association all-star, second-team Little All-Northwest and Verizon District VIII Academic all-star … Started all 10 games … Caught 42 passes for 717 yards (17.1 apc) and 9 touchdowns, with long of 71; leading team in each category … CFA Offensive Player of the Week … Tied school record with 3 touchdown catches against West Texas A&M … Had 9 catches versus Saint Mary's CA and 106 yards receiving against Portland State … Played in all 11 games in 1999, making six starts … Made 23 catches for 259 yards (11.3 apc) and two touchdowns … Redshirt in 1998 … Three letters.

HIGH SCHOOL: Second-team Washington Prep Football Report all-State selection for third straight year as senior at Lynden Christian High School ... Also named Bellingham Herald all-County All-Around Offensive Player and first-team all-North Cascades Conference both ways ... Led Lyncs to Class 1A state championship and 11-3 record ... Had 2,200 yards of total offense and responsible for 32 touchdowns as quarterback on offense ... Intercepted 6 passes on defense (safety) ... Team co-captain ... Named first-team all-Whatcom County League all-star on defense and second-team on offense as junior ... Helped LCHS finish 10-2 and reach state quarterfinals ... Had school-record 53 receptions as sophomore ... First-team all-league on offense and second-team on defense ... Started and lettered three years ... Also earned four letters each in basketball and baseball ... First-team all-state pick as senior in basketball ... Helped Lyncs place third at state, averaging 18.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 6.0 assists ... Set career records for points (1,403), assists (375), and steals (227); and season marks for assists (148) and steals (75) ... Three-time all-conference selection ... Second-team all-state as sophomore on team that placed fifth at state ... Four-time all-league choice in baseball, hitting over .400 as junior and senior.

PERSONAL: Major is engineering ... His father, Glen, earned all-state honors in basketball as he led LCHS to 1976 state championship … His brother, Grant, is member of Western basketball team.

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