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Pronunciation
isiah tong-uh-LAVA
Tongilava has played in 11 games with one start who has seen all of his action as either a 2014 freshman or 2016 sophomore during his three campaigns with the program that also include a redshirt season due to injury in 2015. Tongilava has contributed nine career tackles with seven of those coming in his rookie season when he made a late surge during by playing in each of the last eight games including his first career start in the season finale against BYU. He also had his lone 0.5 tackles for loss (-2 yards) and one quarterback hurry in his rookie season.
Cal Career (2014 – Present)
• Has played in 11 games with one start
• All of his action has come as 2014 freshman and 2016 sophomore during his three campaigns with the program that also include a redshirt season in 2015 due to injury
• Contributed all of his single-season career highs of seven tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss (-2 yards) and one quarterback hurry in his freshman campaign
• Also had all of his single-game career highs as a freshman with three tackles and the lone quarterback hurry of his career in the season finale against BYU
• Had a career-high 0.5 tackles for loss (career-high -2 yards) in his first collegiate game as a freshman at Washington State
• Wore No. 7 briefly during the team's 2016 spring practices before returning to his current No. 55 he wore in his first two seasons for the 2016 regular season
Tongilava's Career Game Highs
Tackles: 3 (vs. BYU, 2014)
Tackles For Loss: 0.5 (at Washington State, 2014)
Tackle For Loss Yards: 2 (at Washington State, 2014)
Quarterback Hurries: 1 (vs. BYU, 2014)
Junior (2017)
• Listed in the No. 3 spot at one inside linebacker position on the preseason depth chart
• Had an eight-yard sack that also accounted for his lone tackle and tackle for loss in the spring game
Sophomore (2016)
• Played in three games off the bench and recorded two tackles, picking up one each at San Diego State and at USC
• Also took one special teams snap
• Recorded two tackles for the losing Gold squad in the spring game
Sophomore (2015)
• Redshirted
• Did not play due to injury
• Listed as one of four players along with Michael Barton, Devante Downs andJalen Jefferson sharing the starting spot at the ‘WILL’ linebacker position on the preseason depth chart before being injured
• Had a game-high four tackles in the spring game
Freshman (2014)
• Played in each of the team’s final eight games including his first career start in the season finale vs. BYU and contributed seven tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss (-2 yards) and one quarterback hurry
• Had a career-high tackles and his lone quarterback hurry in his first career start vs. BYU after previously picking up one stop each in games off the bench at Washington State, vs. Washington, at Oregon State and vs. Stanford
• Also recorded 0.5 tackles for loss (-2 yards) in his first collegiate game at Washington State
Orange Lutheran HS (Class of 2014)
• Had 70 tackles, 8.0 tackles for loss, 7.0 sacks (-45 yards), four forced fumbles, four fumble recoveries, four pass breakups, one interception that he ran back 10 yards, six quarterback hurries and one touchdown as a 2013 senior to earn first-team All-Trinity League honors for the second consecutive season and second-team All-Orange Country recognition for a team that finished 7-4 overall and ranked No. 20 in the state according to MaxPreps after falling to Long Beach Poly in the first round of the Southern Section Pac-5 Division playoffs
• Had a career-high 13 tackles as a senior against Santa Margarita
• Also earned first All-Trinity League honors as a 2012 junior
• Saw limited action as a 2011 sophomore for a team that ended 6-4 and ranked No. 17 in the state according to MaxPreps
• On his school’s honor roll each of his last three prep academic years
Recruiting Notes (Class of 2014)
• A three-star recruit according to 247Sports, 247Sports Composite, ESPN, Rivals and Scout
• Among the nation’s top-ranked outside linebackers by 247Sports (No. 58), Scout (No. 76), 247Sports Composite (No. 88) and ESPN (No. 146)
• Also checked in on the 247Sports Composite list of the nation’s top players overall at No. 1297
• Ranked among the top players overall in his region by ESPN (No. 238)
• Among the top players overall in California according to 247Sports (No. 73), Rivals (No. 96), 247Sports Composite (No. 127) and ESPN (No. 151)
• Received an 86 grade from 247Sports, while 247Sports Composite had him at 0.8244, ESPN at 72 and Rivals at 5.5
• Named a top performer in the West Region by Rivals in November of 2013
• Made the Los Angeles SPARQ All-Combine team during an event at Cerritos College in the spring of 2013
Other
• Full name is Aisea Amone Tongilava
• Born November 24, 1995
• Son of Aiesa Tongilava and Talena Fifita
• A former junior All-American rugby player on the USA U17 team
• First person in his family to attend college
• Major is legal studies
Last Updated
June 23, 2017
