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Football
2008: CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American with a perfect 4.0 grade point average ... first-team all-Missouri Valley Football Conference pick after ranking third in the league in tackles/game (9.3) ... named to the MVFC all-academic squad for the second straight year ... started all 15 games ... led the Panthers with 139 total tackles (48 solos) ... ranked third on the team with three interceptions ... secured seven tackles-for-loss ... tallied nine 10-plus tackle games ... began the year with a 10-tackle effort against Brigham Young (8/30) ... added in 1.5 tackles-for-loss and a forced fumble against the Cougars ... registered 12 tackles, an interception return for 42 yards and a fumble recovery in a 24-13 win over South Dakota (9/6) ... secured 11 tackles in UNI's 34-20 win over South Dakota State (9/20) ... tallied a season-high 16 tackles in leading UNI to a 31-17 win over Illinois State (10/11) ... finished the year with five straight double-digit tackle totals ... picked off two passes and tallied 10 tackles in helping UNI to a 36-34 victory over New Hampshire (12/6) in the FCS quarterfinals ... named to the FCS ADA Academic All-Star team. 2007: Named to the MVFC's all-academic team ... played in all 13 games ... secured a career-high five tackles and intercepted his first collegiate pass in a 68-14 win over Indiana State (11/10) ... tied for the team lead with two forced fumbles ... recorded at least one tackle in seven games. 2006: Played in all 11 games ... registered a season-high two tackles at Iowa State (9/30) ... tallied an assisted tackle at Indiana State (10/14) ... secured a tackle at Southern Illinois (11/11). 2005: Redshirted. High School: 2004 South Dakota Gatorade Player of the Year ... two-time first team all-state, three-time all-conference ... rushed for 1,031 yards and 19 TDs in 2004 to lead team to first Class AA state title since 1993 ... career 2,102 rushing yards, 36 TDs and 275 tackles ... state place winner in wrestling as a junior ... first in class with a 4.0 GPA ... member of Student Council and Fellowship of Christian Athletes ... high school coach: Steve Kueter. Personal: Son of John and Joan Mahoney ... chose UNI because of the coaches and school in general ... double major in English and economics ... traveled with his advisor to Boston, Mass., to present a research paper called "Does Race Influence Salaries of NFL Players" at the Eastern Economic Association annual meetings ... took another journey this time out of the country to Nicaragua in the summer of 2008 to learn about the Nicaraguan culture for a course he was taking at UNI ... said of his trip to Nicaragua, "we did a lot of community service in Nicaragua and reforested some of the community. The experience really made me appreciate the lifestyle we have in America and my friends and family." Mahoney's Career Defensive Stats Year G-GS UT AT Total TFL Sacks INT FF FR PBU 2006 11-0 2 2 4 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 2007 13-0 7 8 15 1.0 0.0 1 2 1 0 2008 15-15 48 91 139 7.0 0.0 3 1 1 2 Totals 39-15 57 101 158 8.0 0.0 4 3 2 2 |
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