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2006: As a true freshman, appeared in 11 games behind senior wide receiver Trent Shelton and registered four receptions for 82 yards and one touchdown ... Averaged a team-best 20.50 yards per catch ... Totaled a career-high two receptions for 62 yards at Oklahoma State, one of which was a 51-yard touchdown catch from Blake Szymanski ... Recorded first career catch, a 13-yarder, at Texas Tech, and had a seven-yard grab vs. No. 16 Oklahoma ... Also a member of the Baylor track team ... Saw action on 57 snaps to pick up first letter. High School: Dorsey High School, Los Angeles ... Signed with Baylor in 2004 and enrolled in June 2006 ... Committed to Baylor during the 2005 U.S. Army All-American Bowl, the first time the Bears landed a participant from the prestigious prep event ... Caught a 39-yard touchdown pass in the All-American Bowl ... Rivals.com ranked him as California's 50th-best prep, while he was the nation's 26th-best receiver in 2004 ... SuperPrep rated him as the Golden State's 38th-best player ... Caught 31 passes for 600 yards and nine touchdowns in final prep season en route to all-city honors ... Also played free safety for the Dons' defense totaling 40 tackles, three interceptions and six pass breakups ... Had 23 receptions for 496 yards and seven scores as a junior ... Played for coach Ralph Caldwell ... California's first prep ever to capture three consecutive state 400 meter titles, he also won Los Angeles City 400 crowns as a junior and senior ... Won state 400 title in 47.1 seconds as a sophomore, then ran a 46.3 to claim his second state 400 gold medal in 2004 and smoked the field by nearly two seconds to win in 45.84 as a senior in 2005 ... His 45.84 400 in 2005 was nation's fastest by a prep ... Also anchored Dorsey's victorious 4x400-meter relay team and ran second leg of its gold-medal 4x100-meter relay team at 2005 state meet ... Selected as The Los Angeles Times' 2005 Boys' Track & Field Athlete of the Year ... Had football scholarship offers from Arizona, Arizona State, Washington and San Diego State, as well as a track offer from Southern California. Personal: The son of Dale and Valeri Gettis, David Alexander Gettis was born Aug. 27, 1987, in Cherry Point, N.C. ... Communications major. |
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