Colorado University Athletics
David Bakhtiari Biography
| DAVID BAKHTIARI 6-4, 270, OT Burlingame, Calif. (Junipero Serra) |
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HIGH SCHOOL?A two-year letterman in football, he was named honorable-mention All-Western Catholic Athletic League (WCAL), All-Metro (Bay Area) and All-San Mateo County as a senior when the team finished 8-4 under Patrick Walsh and won the WCAL championship while making it to the state semifinals. He was honored by the Bay Area News Group as a member of the 2008 Cream of the Crop team among senior football players, ranking No. 8 out of the 25 players from northern California selected on college potential after a survey of college coaches. His senior season was his first as a starter on the football field at any level. Most memorable games include Sacred Heart when he held highly touted senior Kevin Greene to no sacks and just a pair of tackles in a 42-14 victory, against De La Salle when Junipero Serra lost 29-28 but it was to one of the top teams in the state and against Gilroy when he had at least eight pancake blocks. He has also lettered twice in lacrosse as a sophomore and junior (lacrosse is played in the spring), winning the Lock Down award as the team’s top hitter. He captained the team as a sophomore and has played since seventh grade but Junipero Serra just added the sport his sophomore year.
ACADEMICS?He is interested in majoring in Business at Colorado in the areas of marketing, communications or management.
PERSONAL?He was born Sept. 30, 1991 in San Mateo, Calif. He considers himself a gym rat, enjoying lifting, basketball, swimming, waterskiing and snow skiing. Oldest brother, Eric, is a member of the San Diego Chargers and spent his rookie year last year with both the Chargers and San Francisco 49ers after playing collegiately at San Diego. Another brother, Andrew, currently plays at the University of San Diego. Uncle Dan Jackson played QB at California. He wants to return to California after graduation to work with and eventually take over his dad, Karl’s, real estate business. One of his two middle names is unique: Afrisiab. (Last name is pronounced Bock-T-are-E.)