2017 Track & Field Roster
Roster
Pettis, Dante
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Dante Pettis
- Position:
- Jumps
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- San Clemente, Calif.
- High School:
- Junipero Serra
Bio
Football standout wide receiver is joining the track & field squad for the first time in the spring of 2017 to compete in the long jump.
Track Bio
2017: Crossed over from the gridiron to compete four times for the Huskies in the long jump, and posted the best long jump marks on the squad despite his limited training and competition schedule … first time out in the field came at the Trojan Invitational at USC on Mar. 18 where he was sixth in the long jump at 23-10 ¼ … did not compete again for more than a month as he took part in the spring football season … came back on Apr. 23 and got his first win in the UW-WSU Dual meet, as he leaped 24-1 ¾ despite a -1.5 headwind … had a wind-aided 24-3 mark to win the Ken Shannon Invitational … competed in the Pac-12 Championships in Eugene, finishing ninth overall with a mark of 23-6 ¾.
Major Meets
2017 Pac-12 - 9th, Long Jump
Outdoor Bests
Long Jump.......24-3w / 24-1 3/4
Football Bio
2016 Second-Team All-Pac-12
2015 The Sporting News Second-Team All-America (punt returner)
2015 Second-Team Academic All-Pac-12
2016: Played in all 14 games, starting 11 ... finished the season with 15 touchdown receptions, the third-highest total in school, the seventh-most (tied) in Pac-12 history and seventh-most in the nation in 2016 ... also also one of just six players to return more than one punt for a TD during the 2016 season, giving him a school-record five punt returns for a touchdown during his career ...also 10th in the NCAA-FBS in punt returns with an 11.5-yard average for the season ... tied the UW record for career punt returns for a touchdown vs. Rutgers, when he returned a punt 68 yards for a score ... also had two catches for 24 yards vs. the Scarlet Knights ... named the team's special teams player of the week for the Rutgers game ... six catches for 88 yards and two touchdowns in the win over Idaho ... three receptions for 39 yards, including what proved to be the game-winner in overtime, in the victory over Arizona ... made four catches for 60 yards and a touchdown in the win over No. 7 Stanford, when he also had three punt returns for 36 yards ... career-best 134 yards and two touchdowns on eight catches in the Huskies' 70-21 win at Oregon, earning the team's offensive player of the week award ... four catches for 112 yards with two touchdowns in the victory over Oregon State ... broke the Washington record for career punt return touchdowns with his fifth in the Huskies' 31-24 win at No. 17 Utah ... broke a 24-24 tie with 3:25 remaining in Salt Lake City with a 58-yard return ... also caught two passes vs. the Utes ... named the UW's special teams player of the week, as well as Pac-12 Special Teams Player of the Week after the win at Utah ... caught eight passes for 104 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw a 39-yard TD pass in the win at Cal ... seven catches for 105 yards, including a 46- yard touchdown, in the win over Arizona State ... three receptions for 82 yards and two touchdowns in the Apple Cup win over Washington State ... had a nine-yard reception and an 18-yard punt return in the Pac-12 Championship game victory over Colorado ... three receptions for 26 yards and a touchdown against Alabama in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl.
2015: Played in all 13 games, starting eight ... named second-team All-America as a punt returner by The Sporting News ... earned a spot on the Academic All-Pac-12 second team ... set a school record with a punt-return average of 16.9 yards per return (minimum 1.2 returns/game), which also led the Pac-12 and was fourth in the nation ... started at wide receiver at Boise State ... returned a punt 76 yards for a score vs. the Broncos, his second career punt return for a touchdown ... earned Pac-12 Special Teams Player of the Week on Sept. 7 ... first Husky since Charles "E.T." Frederick in 2002-03 to return more than one punt for a TD during a career ... also caught two passes for 24 yards at Boise ... two receptions for 34 yards, plus a 12-yard punt return, in the victory over Sacramento State ... two receptions for 19 yards in the win over Utah State ... two catches for 18 yards, plus a 12-yard punt return, vs. California ... one catch for eight yards, plus a 15-yard punt return, in a start at USC ... career-high four receptions for 65 yards vs. Oregon ... had a 33-yard catch in a start at Stanford ... had a 31-yard touchdown reception in the Husky win over Arizona ... six receptions for 60 yards in the Utah game ... two catches for 35 yards at Arizona State ... third career punt return for a touchdown at Oregon State ... run one back 89 yards vs. the Beavers, the fourth-longest punt return for a TD in Husky history ... also caught two passes for 23 yards at OSU ... three receptions for 34 yards in the Apple Cup win over Washington State ... two catches for 30 yards in the Heart of Dallas Bowl win over Southern Miss.
2014: Played in 13 of 14 games, starting five times ... was the UW's primary punt returner and also a key member of the wide receiver rotation ... made college debut as a punt returner in the Huskies' second game of the season, the win over Eastern Washington ... had four punt returns for 48 yards (long of 26) in the win over lllinois ... had another terrific day returning punts vs. Georgia State, running for 98 yards on four returns (long of 35 yards) ... three punt returns vs. Stanford ... made first catch in the win at California, a nine-yarder ... two receptions for 23 yards at Oregon ... two receptions for 18 yards vs. Arizona State ... had the first punt return for a touchdown by a Husky since 2003 with an 87-yarder in the win at Colorado ... also scored his first career TD earlier in the CU game on a 28-yard reception ... 76 yards on two receptions vs. the Buffaloes ... two receptions for 15 yards vs. UCLA ... two catches for 13 yards at Arizona ... two catches for 32 yards vs. Oregon State ... caught two passes for 47 yards in the Apple Cup win at Washington State ... started at wide receiver against Oklahoma State in the Cactus Bowl, finishing with 26 yards on two receptions.
HIGH SCHOOL: Earned first-team All-CIF Southern Section Pac-5 Division honors as a senior in 2013 ... named first-team All-Trinity League at wide receiver ... as a senior, caught 50 passes for 889 yards and 11 touchdowns ... helped Lions to a 7-3 record as a senior ... earned All-Trinity League at cornerback as a junior in 2012 ... father, Gary Pettis, played 11 seasons in Major Leagues for the Angels, Tigers, Rangers, Padres and Tigers, winning five Gold Gloves ... Gary is currently the third-base coach with the Astros ... cousin, Austin Pettis, is a wide receiver with the St. Louis Rams who finished his college career as Boise State's all-time leader in receptions and receiving touchdowns ... ranked the No. 49 wide receiver in the country and the No. 74 overall recruit in California by rivals.com ... rated the No. 61 player in California and the No. 87 WR in the nation by scout.com ... ESPN listed him as the No. 76 recruit in the state ... also played basketball and ran track at Serra ... as a senior on the track team, competed in the state championships in the 200 meters and the long jump ... won the CIF-SS Division 3 title in the long jump with a career-best 24 feet, 7 inches ... took second in the Southern Section in the long jump (23-02.5) in 2013, while also finishing ninth in the triple jump ... played football for coach Jim Hartigan.
Track Bio
2017: Crossed over from the gridiron to compete four times for the Huskies in the long jump, and posted the best long jump marks on the squad despite his limited training and competition schedule … first time out in the field came at the Trojan Invitational at USC on Mar. 18 where he was sixth in the long jump at 23-10 ¼ … did not compete again for more than a month as he took part in the spring football season … came back on Apr. 23 and got his first win in the UW-WSU Dual meet, as he leaped 24-1 ¾ despite a -1.5 headwind … had a wind-aided 24-3 mark to win the Ken Shannon Invitational … competed in the Pac-12 Championships in Eugene, finishing ninth overall with a mark of 23-6 ¾.
Major Meets
2017 Pac-12 - 9th, Long Jump
Outdoor Bests
Long Jump.......24-3w / 24-1 3/4
Football Bio
2016 Second-Team All-Pac-12
2015 The Sporting News Second-Team All-America (punt returner)
2015 Second-Team Academic All-Pac-12
2016: Played in all 14 games, starting 11 ... finished the season with 15 touchdown receptions, the third-highest total in school, the seventh-most (tied) in Pac-12 history and seventh-most in the nation in 2016 ... also also one of just six players to return more than one punt for a TD during the 2016 season, giving him a school-record five punt returns for a touchdown during his career ...also 10th in the NCAA-FBS in punt returns with an 11.5-yard average for the season ... tied the UW record for career punt returns for a touchdown vs. Rutgers, when he returned a punt 68 yards for a score ... also had two catches for 24 yards vs. the Scarlet Knights ... named the team's special teams player of the week for the Rutgers game ... six catches for 88 yards and two touchdowns in the win over Idaho ... three receptions for 39 yards, including what proved to be the game-winner in overtime, in the victory over Arizona ... made four catches for 60 yards and a touchdown in the win over No. 7 Stanford, when he also had three punt returns for 36 yards ... career-best 134 yards and two touchdowns on eight catches in the Huskies' 70-21 win at Oregon, earning the team's offensive player of the week award ... four catches for 112 yards with two touchdowns in the victory over Oregon State ... broke the Washington record for career punt return touchdowns with his fifth in the Huskies' 31-24 win at No. 17 Utah ... broke a 24-24 tie with 3:25 remaining in Salt Lake City with a 58-yard return ... also caught two passes vs. the Utes ... named the UW's special teams player of the week, as well as Pac-12 Special Teams Player of the Week after the win at Utah ... caught eight passes for 104 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw a 39-yard TD pass in the win at Cal ... seven catches for 105 yards, including a 46- yard touchdown, in the win over Arizona State ... three receptions for 82 yards and two touchdowns in the Apple Cup win over Washington State ... had a nine-yard reception and an 18-yard punt return in the Pac-12 Championship game victory over Colorado ... three receptions for 26 yards and a touchdown against Alabama in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl.
2015: Played in all 13 games, starting eight ... named second-team All-America as a punt returner by The Sporting News ... earned a spot on the Academic All-Pac-12 second team ... set a school record with a punt-return average of 16.9 yards per return (minimum 1.2 returns/game), which also led the Pac-12 and was fourth in the nation ... started at wide receiver at Boise State ... returned a punt 76 yards for a score vs. the Broncos, his second career punt return for a touchdown ... earned Pac-12 Special Teams Player of the Week on Sept. 7 ... first Husky since Charles "E.T." Frederick in 2002-03 to return more than one punt for a TD during a career ... also caught two passes for 24 yards at Boise ... two receptions for 34 yards, plus a 12-yard punt return, in the victory over Sacramento State ... two receptions for 19 yards in the win over Utah State ... two catches for 18 yards, plus a 12-yard punt return, vs. California ... one catch for eight yards, plus a 15-yard punt return, in a start at USC ... career-high four receptions for 65 yards vs. Oregon ... had a 33-yard catch in a start at Stanford ... had a 31-yard touchdown reception in the Husky win over Arizona ... six receptions for 60 yards in the Utah game ... two catches for 35 yards at Arizona State ... third career punt return for a touchdown at Oregon State ... run one back 89 yards vs. the Beavers, the fourth-longest punt return for a TD in Husky history ... also caught two passes for 23 yards at OSU ... three receptions for 34 yards in the Apple Cup win over Washington State ... two catches for 30 yards in the Heart of Dallas Bowl win over Southern Miss.
2014: Played in 13 of 14 games, starting five times ... was the UW's primary punt returner and also a key member of the wide receiver rotation ... made college debut as a punt returner in the Huskies' second game of the season, the win over Eastern Washington ... had four punt returns for 48 yards (long of 26) in the win over lllinois ... had another terrific day returning punts vs. Georgia State, running for 98 yards on four returns (long of 35 yards) ... three punt returns vs. Stanford ... made first catch in the win at California, a nine-yarder ... two receptions for 23 yards at Oregon ... two receptions for 18 yards vs. Arizona State ... had the first punt return for a touchdown by a Husky since 2003 with an 87-yarder in the win at Colorado ... also scored his first career TD earlier in the CU game on a 28-yard reception ... 76 yards on two receptions vs. the Buffaloes ... two receptions for 15 yards vs. UCLA ... two catches for 13 yards at Arizona ... two catches for 32 yards vs. Oregon State ... caught two passes for 47 yards in the Apple Cup win at Washington State ... started at wide receiver against Oklahoma State in the Cactus Bowl, finishing with 26 yards on two receptions.
HIGH SCHOOL: Earned first-team All-CIF Southern Section Pac-5 Division honors as a senior in 2013 ... named first-team All-Trinity League at wide receiver ... as a senior, caught 50 passes for 889 yards and 11 touchdowns ... helped Lions to a 7-3 record as a senior ... earned All-Trinity League at cornerback as a junior in 2012 ... father, Gary Pettis, played 11 seasons in Major Leagues for the Angels, Tigers, Rangers, Padres and Tigers, winning five Gold Gloves ... Gary is currently the third-base coach with the Astros ... cousin, Austin Pettis, is a wide receiver with the St. Louis Rams who finished his college career as Boise State's all-time leader in receptions and receiving touchdowns ... ranked the No. 49 wide receiver in the country and the No. 74 overall recruit in California by rivals.com ... rated the No. 61 player in California and the No. 87 WR in the nation by scout.com ... ESPN listed him as the No. 76 recruit in the state ... also played basketball and ran track at Serra ... as a senior on the track team, competed in the state championships in the 200 meters and the long jump ... won the CIF-SS Division 3 title in the long jump with a career-best 24 feet, 7 inches ... took second in the Southern Section in the long jump (23-02.5) in 2013, while also finishing ninth in the triple jump ... played football for coach Jim Hartigan.
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