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HIGH SCHOOL—As a senior, he earned first-team all-CIF Division
VIII honors at defensive tackle, the same position he was afforded
all-San Bernardino County, all-area (from the Victor Valley Daily
Press) and all-Mojave River League honors. The league defensive
player-of-the-year as a senior, he was in on about 60 tackles, including
15 for losses and five quarterback sacks playing defensive end.
Often assigned to either rush or play the gaps, he added eight hurries,
two forced fumbles, two recoveries and a pass broken up. He
played guard on offense, allowing just three sacks and had about a
dozen pancake blocks in grading out to 90 percent or better in eight
of 11 games. Top games his final prep season included 10 tackles and
two sacks in a win over rival Hesperia, and when he had three pancake
blocks in grading to 100 percent on pass plays and at 85 percent
on run-block plays in a victory over Burroughs. As a junior, he did
not allow a sack on offense and played end on defense. He started
the final 21 games of his high school career, as he was a special
teams performer his sophomore year. Sultana was 9-2 his senior
campaign, claiming the Mojave River League title, and was 3-7 his
junior year and 1-8-1 his sophomore season under coach Pete
Delagardelle. He lettered twice in track and field, participating in the
discus (170-0 career best), shot put (51-11) and weight throw (62-4),
posting all his career bests as a senior, when he placed ninth in the
weight throw at NIKE Indoor Championships.
ACADEMICS—He is majoring in architecture at Colorado, and is
scheduled to graduate this December. He was second-team Academic
All-Big 12 as a sophomore in 2002. An honor roll student in high
school, he posted a perfect 4.0 the fall semester of his senior year.
PERSONAL—Born December 12, 1981 in Arcadia, Calif. His hobbies
include fishing. (Last name pronounced stem-rick.)
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QUINN SYPNIEWSKI, TE
6-7, 255, Sr., 3L
Granger, Iowa (Johnston)
AT COLORADO: This Season (Sr.)—Enters the fall listed second at
tight end. He was healthy for practice for the first time since early in
the fall of 2002, as he’s finally overcome problems with a toe that
eventually required surgery. He had six catches for 67 yards in the
three main spring scrimmages, including three for 55 in the Black &
Gold game.
2003 (Sr.-RS)—He was injured much of the year as a nagging toe
injury kept him out of most of August camp, and when he tried to
play against both UCLA and Florida State, he was just too hampered
from it to be anywhere near effective. After the year was complete,
he opted for surgery to help mend a stress fracture in the toe, and
thus received a medical redshirt for the season. In his limited action,
he caught two passes (for nine yards), one in each game he
appeared. He also had an emergency intestinal procedure on May 2,
which sidelined him from conditioning work for about a month.
2002 (Jr.)—He played in 13 games including the Alamo Bowl (seven
starts), as he caught six passes for 42 yards despite being bothered
most of the season by turf toe. He scored his first career points in the
Missouri game, as he caught a clutch two-point conversion pass
from Robert Hodge that padded the Buff lead to seven late in the
game (though MU tied it up, CU won in overtime). He also played an
additional 57 snaps on CU’s field goal/Pat unit on special teams. Phil
Steele’s College Football cited him as a preseason third-team all-Big
12 choice. He had a solid spring, including a reception for 34 yards
in the spring game.
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2001 (Soph.)—He played in all 13 games, including two starts (at
Oklahoma State and against Oregon in the Fiesta Bowl) when the
Buffs opened in a multiple tight end set. He caught two passes on the
year for 25 yards and one first down (one for 18 yards at Oklahoma
State, the other for seven yards at Texas). He had six dominant
blocks on offense, as he was in for roughly 40 percent of the plays for
the year. He also had a kickoff return for six yards on a short pop-up
kick; he also had a fair catch in another situation, and he registered
five knockdown blocks in clearing the way for return men on special
teams. He led the team in receiving with 12 catches for 98 yards in
the four full spring scrimmages.
2000 (Fr.)—He lined up as the second-team tight end throughout the
season, playing all 11 games and making two starts the last two
games of the year (Iowa State, Nebraska) when CU came out in a twotight
end set. He had two catches for 12 yards on the year, but they
were big ones against Texas A&M, CU’s first win of the year. He
added two knockdown blocks on special teams duty.
HIGH SCHOOL—Considered by many to be one of the top two
recruits in the state of Iowa, he earned All-America honors from Prep
Football Report, PrepStar, Rivals.com, SuperPrep and USA Today (honorable
mention). He was the Gatorade Player-of-the-Year in Iowa,
and earned first-team all-Central Iowa Metropolitan League honors.
SuperPrep tabbed him as the No. 1 jumbo athlete in the preseason,
and ranked him as the No. 3 tight end nationally following the season
(the No. 46 player overall on its National 50 and the No. 7 player
overall in the Midlands). PrepStar ranked him as the No. 3 tight end
overall as well, while PFR had him the No. 25 overall player on its
ESPN-Reebok Top 100 list. As a junior, he earned honorable mention
all-league honors. His senior year he caught 22 passes for 453 yards
and a touchdown, and carried the ball on occasion (six times for 30
yards). On defense, as rush defensive end, he was in on 35 tackles,
with nine tackles for loss including six quarterback sacks, along with
18 pressures, two forced fumbles and a blocked punt. Top games
came against Valley, when he caught a 74-yard touchdown pass, the
longest in league play, and against Ankeny, when he caught five
passes for 95 yards. As a junior, he had 13 catches for 130 yards and
a score on offense, while posting six sacks on defense. He had eight
catches for 86 yards a touchdown as a sophomore (he did not play
defense). Johnston was 3-6 his senior year, 2-7 his junior season and
8-3 his sophomore year under coach Spence Evans. He also lettered
four times in basketball (center), averaging 10 points and eight
rebounds per game as a senior, earning honorable mention all-conference
honors. He matched that with four letters in track: he was
ranked No. 1 in the state in the discus as a junior (career best throw
of 173-9), and also ran the 200-meter dash (23.6 PR) and the 400meter
dash (54.0).
ACADEMICS—He is majoring in journalism (news editorial) at
Colorado, and was on schedule to graduate in August (’04). He was
an honor roll student in high school, owning better than a 3.1 grade
point average, which included several advanced courses.
PERSONAL—Born April 14, 1982 in Des Moines, Iowa. His hobbies
include most outdoor activities, especially hiking, fishing and skiing,
and working on his truck. He was a member of the show choir for
four years in high school, participating in several shows. He has
traveled to Europe, has also taught swimming lessons and worked
two years as a student assistant in the athletic media relations office
during his off-season. Father (George) lettered four years as an outside
linebacker at Drake in the early 1970s. (Last name pronounced
sip-new-ski.)
RECEIVING High Games
Season G No. Yds Avg. TD Long Rec Yds
2000 11 2 12 6.0 0 7 2 12
2001 12 2 25 12.5 0 18 1 18
2002 12 6 42 7.0 0 18 2 18
2003 2 2 9 4.5 0 5 1 5
Totals 37 12 88 7.3 0 18 2 18
ADDITIONAL STATISTICS—Kickoff Returns: 1-6, 6.0 avg. (2001). Two-Point
Conversions Made: 1 (2002).