Nick Santiago
Utica, N.Y. (Utica Proctor HS)
High School: PrepStar All-East Region selection ... 2003 first-team all-state class AA selection ... Named All-Mohawk Valley Player of the Year by the Utica Observer-Dispatch as a senior ... Rated the No. 13 prospect in New York by SuperPrep ... Rated the No. 57 prospect among players from the Atlantic seaboard by Insiders.com ... Second-team all-state and All-Mohawk Valley as a junior ... Recorded 120 tackles, including 25 sacks, in his career ... Posted 63 tackles, including 11 sacks, in 2003 ... Three-year football letterwinner and team captain as a senior ... Also competed in indoor and outdoor track and field as a junior, specializing in the shot put and discus ... Won a silver medal in the shot put with a throw of 16.68m at the 2003 Empire State Games ... Current SU linebacker Vincenzo Giruzzi also attended Proctor ... Recruited by assistant coach David Walker ... Personal: Nicolas A. Santiago ... Born March 2, 1986 in Utica, N.Y. ... Son of Hilda and Danny Santiago ... Two brothers ... Brother, Arnold, was a starting wide receiver at Mansfield University from 2001-03 ... Academic Interest: Arts & Sciences.
