Stony Brook University Athletics

2013: Started all 11 games at left guard.

2012: Played in 13 games, starting 12 at left guard ... helped block for two 1,000-yard rushers ... made first collegiate start vs. Central Connecticut (9/1).

2011: Saw action in four games .... played at Gardner-Webb (11/12) ... saw action vs. Coastal Carolina (10/29) and at VMI (10/22) ... made Stony Brook debut vs. St. Anselm (10/15).

Before Stony Brook: Spent 2009 at the University of Pittsburgh ... redshirted ... originally chose Pitt over Connecticut and Army.

High School: A 2009 graduate of Cardinal Hayes High School ... coached by C.J. O[apos]Neil ... a three-year letterwinner for the Cardinals ... All-Catholic League and All-New York State ... rated the eighth-best prospect in New York by Rivals.com and No. 10 by Super Prep ...won the heavyweight title at the 2008 AthElite National High School Strongman Championship, where among other tasks he pushed an SUV 50 yards in 18 seconds ...also one of the top shot-putters in the state.

Personal: Fernando Michael Diaz ... born May 19, 1990 ... son of Teofilo and Susana Diaz ... one sister.