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2019 Football

Dara Laja #1 RB

  • Height:
    5-9
  • Weight:
    175
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Mt. Prospect, Ill.
  • Highschool:
    Loyola Academy

Summary

Biography

Pronunciation: DAR-uh  LAH-juh

2019 (Senior): Played in all 10 games at running back ... rushed 48 times for 187 yards, including three touchdowns ... had a career-high 93 yards rushing in a win over Hiram ... named to the National Football Foundation's Hampshire Honor Society.

2018 (Junior): Played in 11 games, starting 2 at runningback ...  rushed 24 times for 146 yards, 4.4 yards per carry ... had 84 yards rushing in win over Allegheny, including a 70-yard touchdown run.

2017 (Sophomore): Missed the first half of the season due to injury. Appeared in one game, rushing three times for 18 yards against Hiram. 

2016 (Freshman): Played in five games as a rookie for the Big Red ... rushed 33 times for 144 yards, 4.4 yards per carry ... ran 11 times for 59 yards, both career highs, in win over Allegheny. 

Personal: Spanish & economics double major ... son of Ola Laja ... second-team all-state at Loyola Academy ... works as a Spanish tutor at Denison.

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Historical Player Information

  • 1

    2016First-Year

    RB
    5'8" 175 lbs
    1
  • 1

    2017Sophomore

    RB
    5'7" 179 lbs
    1
  • 1

    2018Junior

    RB
    5'9" 170 lbs
    1
  • 1

    2019Senior

    RB
    5'9" 175 lbs
    1
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