Justin Solis Biography
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HIGH SCHOOL?A member of the PrepStar Top 150 All-America team, he was ranked the No. 141 overall player and No. 7 defensive tackle in the country by that publication.? SuperPrep ranked him the No. 48 player in the Far West Region and he was the No. 43 player from California and third-ranked defensive tackle on that list.? Scout ranked him the No. 36 defensive tackle while Rivals ranks him the No. 45 defensive tackle in the country and No. 2 defensive tackle from California.? ESPN ranks him as the No. 48 defensive tackle nationally, the No. 66 player from California and No. 95 player in the West Region.? He earned Defensive Player of the Year honors for the CIF Sothern Section Northern Division as well as for Ventura County and the Marmonte League.? The Ventura County Star also named him the Defensive Player of the Year.? He also earned first-team honors on the CIF Southern Section Northern Division, Ventura County (coaches and Ventura County Star) and Marmonte League.? As a junior, he earned Defensive Lineman of the Year for the CIF SS Northern Division, Ventura County and the Marmonte League.? He earned first-team honors for the CIF SS Northern Division, Ventura County and Marmonte League and was selected to play in the California High School All-State Game.? He moved to California from New York prior to his sophomore season when he was named first-team All-Marmonte League, first-team All-Ventura County and first-team All-CIF SS Northern Division.? MaxPreps named him an All-American and he was named to the Cal-Hi All-State Sophomore team.? As a three-year starter for Westlake, he helped coach Jim Benkert to a 40-3 record (14-1 as a senior, 12-2 as a junior, 14-0 as a sophomore) with three Marmonte League championships and two CIF Southern Section Northern Division titles. He also helped the freshman team to a perfect 10-0 record. ?He compiled 296 tackles and 23 quarterback sacks in his career.? As a senior, he had 102 tackles, 61 solo, with seven sacks, two forced fumbles, two recovered fumbles and an interception.? His junior year, he had 99 tackles, 42 solo, with nine sacks and one fumble recovery.? As a sophomore, he racked up 95 tackles, 37 solo, with seven sacks, a fumble recovery and pass break-up.? He also participated on the PAT and field goal units on special teams.? His biggest games were the CIF championship games his sophomore and senior seasons and his junior season when he recorded five sacks and eight tackles in a 38-7 win over Newberry Park.?
ACADEMICS?He plans to major in History at Colorado.? He has maintained above a 3.0 grade point average throughout high school.?
PERSONAL?He was born June 28, 1994 in Woodland Hills, Calif.? He grew up in Queens, N.Y., and moved to California with his grandmother, Barbara Owens, prior to the start of his freshman year.? His mother, Shannon, attended Westlake and the family felt he needed out of New York.? His hobbies include working out, hanging out with friends, scuba diving and traveling.? He and his grandmother were featured in The New York Times for their traveling habits, which started when he was 5-years old and have taken the duo to most of the 50 states and countless places around the world including China, Egypt, Russia, Germany, Poland, England, France, Italy and many more. ?He has spent the last three summers working with kidsGÇÖ sports camps at Westlake.? (Last name is pronounced SO-LEASE)