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High School Honors: Linebacker and fullback under head coach Steve Muller at Huntington High School...earned All-division and All-Suffolk County honors...earned LaBue Award as top scholar-athlete in Suffolk County...led football team division title and county finals as a senior...played in Long Island vs. New York City Empire Challenge All-Star game during the summer...named to Golden Eleven Team of the National Football Foundation for excellence in athletics, academics, and community service...team Most Valuable Player and team captain in football, basketball, and lacrosse...high school teammate Paul Thomson is an offensive lineman for the Hens...two-time all-league selection in basketball...led lacrosse team to county finals...earned all-county lacrosse honors as a senior...National Honor Society student... At Delaware: Verizon/ CoSIDA Academic All-American candidate...pre-season second team All-Atlantic 10 selection from vote of the league coaches...has 45 tackles and 4.5 sacks in 22 career games...Delaware's top returning player on the defensive line...versatile player with good quickness who moved over from defensive end to fill in at tackle and enjoyed a solid season as a sophomore...will remain at defensive tackle where he will provide leadership for a young unit...posted two tackles, including a sack, in the spring game...time of 4.84 in the 40-yard dash, 33-inch vertical jump, 500 lb. squat lift, and 315 lb. clean lift were best among all UD interior linemen in spring testing...2002: Slated to begin season as team's starter at defensive end but moved to tackle spot just before season opener when All-Atlantic 10 tackle Femi Ayi was dismissed from the team...started all 12 games, including 10 at tackle...ranked 12th on the team in tackles with 29, including 18 solo stops...was third on the team with 8.5 tackles for loss (for 34 yards) and recorded 3.5 quarterback sacks (15 yards)...also had one pass breakup and recovered one fumble, returning it 18 yards vs. Villanova... enjoyed best game vs. Massachusetts, taking part in six tackles, including three for loss and 1.5 sacks...named Blue Hen Touchdown Club Defensive Player of the Week for his efforts...made four stops each vs. Georgia Southern and Rhode Island... in addition to the fumble return vs. Villanova, also had two tackles, including one sack for nine yards...named to Verizon/CoSIDA District II All-Academic second team...2001: Lettered as a redshirt freshman...served in a backup role to Ron Cook and was used on passing downs...played in all 10 games and ranked No. 4 among defensive linemen with 16 tackles, including 15 solo stops...had three tackles for loss, recorded one sack (vs. William & Mary), and recovered a fumble vs. Massachusetts...had career-high five tackles vs. Hofstra, four vs. William & Mary, and three tackles in collegiate debut vs. Rhode Island...2000: Did not see game action and retained freshman eligibility. Personal: Christopher James Mooney...born Feb. 5, 1982...son of James and Dawn Mooney...honor student as an accounting major...two-time member of Atlantic 10 Conference All-Academic team...father played football at Villanova in 1973-74...avid fisherman
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