60 in 60: #59 Utah State’s Hale Motu’apuaka (Defensive Tackle)

SALT LAKE CITY – The countdown for Hans & Scotty’s 60 in 60 is on. Coming in at #59 is Utah State‘s Hale Motu’apuaka (DT).

All through the summer time Hans & Scotty are counting down the highest 60 faculty soccer gamers within the state of Utah as voted on by the media (and a fan poll).

“Hale is the man up entrance that makes every little thing go,” Utah State head coach Blake Anderson mentioned of Motu’apuaka. “He’s the power that everyone else feeds off of. He’s one of the crucial aggressive guys you’re each gonna be round and he’s disruptive and violent on the level of assault. And he is among the greatest within the league, for my part, at that place.”

Utah State’s Hale Motu’apuaka

Motu’apuaka is a senior defensive lineman from Honolulu, Hawaii.

Previous to becoming a member of the Aggies’ soccer program, Motu’apuaka was a standout participant at Punahou Excessive College. As a junior and senior at Punahou, Motu’apuaka earned first-team all-Interscholastic League of Honolulu honors.

Motu’apuaka’s first season on the sector at Utah State was 2018. Throughout his redshirt freshman season, Motu’apuaka had 13 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss, and one quarterback hurry in 12 video games.

As a sophomore in 2020, Motu’apuaka had eight tackles, one quarterback hurry, and a blocked kick. He performed in six video games, together with two begins.

Final season as a junior, Motu’apuaka recorded 26 tackles, 2.5 sacks, and eight tackles for loss. He performed in all 14 of Utah State’s video games. Motu’apuaka helped USU to an 11-3 document, a Mountain West Convention title, and an LA Bowl win over Oregon State.

Motu’apuaka and the Aggies open their 2022 schedule at residence in opposition to the UConn Huskies on Saturday, August 27. Every week after internet hosting the Huskies, Utah State will journey to Alabama to play the Crimson Tide of the SEC. Alabama and Utah State will play on September 3.

His brother, Sione, is an offensive lineman for the Aggies.

In 2021, Motu’apuaka gained the 2021 World Fireknife Competitors Males’s Division Championship.

In regards to the 60 in 60

Each summer time Hans and Scotty reveal the most effective faculty soccer gamers within the state of Utah of their annual 60 in 60 as voted on by the media.

In 2022, for the primary time ever, the 60 in 60 included one vote based mostly on a fan poll.

Click on right here for the whole 60 in 60 rankings countdown.