Southern Virginia University

2021 | Senior (Fall)

• Played and started all ten games
• Recorded a career-high 38 solo tackles 
• Finished 2nd on the team in assisted tackles with 44
• Finished 2nd on the team in total tackles with 82
• Averaged 8.2 tackles per game
• USA South Football Defensive Player of the Week Sept. 6,

2021 | Senior (Spring)

• Played and started all four games
• Recorded 21 tackles 
• Had 28 assisted tackles
• Tallied 5.5 tackles for loss
• Recorded season-high 19 total tackles (ten solo, nine assisted) against Ferrum

2019 | Junior

• Appeared in ten total games for the Knights at linebacker. 
• Had the sixth-highest tackle total on the team roster with 47.
• Tallied nine tackles against Shenandoah.
• Had four assisted tackles against Randolph-Macon.

2018 | Sophomore

• Appeared in nine games as a sophomore linebacker.
• Finished third on the team in total tackles with 69 with seven and a half tackles for loss.
• Named NJAC Defensive Player of the Week 11/05/19
• Had a career-high nine tackles against William Paterson 
• Had a sack and a forced fumble against William Paterson
• Set a season-high for assisted tackles with 8 against Salisbury

High School 

• Received First Team All-City honors (three times).

Personal

• Parents are Ema and David Apodaca.
• He has six siblings.
• Served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Argentina, Mendoza Mission
• Married Lucianne Tafengatoto in 2018 and has one child.
• Enjoys any sport, the Warriors, eating, and spending time with his family.