45   Ryan Payne
	Class: Senior Hometown: Sonoma, Calif. High School: Sonoma Valley HS '01 Height / Weight: 6-0 / 215 Position: MLB Major: Managerial Economics

2004: Played in all 10 games, amassaing 23 tackles (9 solo, 14 assists)... Also had 3 tackles, including a 4-yard sack in opener vs. South Dakota State... Had 2-6-8 tackles chart in that game, earning share of team's Defensive Player of the Week award... Went 2-2-4 vs. North Dakota State.

2003: Appeared in all 10 games as a reserve... Tallied 5 solo tackles and 2 assists for 7 total... Best outing was 1-2-3 chart at Texas State... Shared team's Special Teams Player of the Week honors (with cornerback Nevan Bergan) after Central Washington game.

2002: Did not play.

2001: Redshirted.

SONOMA VALLEY HS '01: Named Sonoma County League and Redwood Empire Defensive Player of the Year as a senior... Recorded more than 130 tackles... Selected to all-state first team... Helped lead team to a 9-2 record and SCL title in 2000.

PERSONAL: Born Feb. 19, 1983 in Marin, Calif.... Managerial economics major... Parents are Richard & Deborah Payne... Advice to youngsters: "Tough times go away, tough people don't."