Player Bio: Shaun Pasternak - BUCKNELL OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE

Shaun Pasternak

	Class: Junior
	Hometown: Clarks Summit, Pa.
	High School: Abington Heights

	Height / Weight: 6-3 / 199
	Position: Wide Receiver

Exciting receiver with big-play potential ... excellent at gaining yards after the catch ... dynamic player who was already one of the best in the Patriot League at his position as a sophomore ... at 6'3" has the ability to outleap defenders ... has already made a number of highlight-reel plays, including the game-winning touchdown in the final minutes at Marist in 2008 ... four touchdown catches shy of program record and 44 receiving yards shy of joining program's top-10 list. 2008 (Sophomore): Had one of the best seasons by a wide receiver in Bucknell history ... broke school records for yards (1,083) and touchdown receptions (12) in a season ... 72 catches rank second on Bison single-season list ... tied Tom Mitchell for the most 100-yard receiving games in a season (5) ... Second Team All-Patriot League selection ... first Bucknell All-PL wide receiver since Jim Horan in 2001 ... caught at least one touchdown in final six games and nine of 11 overall ...finished season atop the Patriot League in receptions per game (6.55) and receiving yards per game (98.5) ... ranked 10th nationally in receiving yards and 14th in receptions ... three games with at least 150 receiving yards ... season-high 166 vs. Duquesne ranks seventh in Bucknell's record book ... caught at least three passes in every game, including season-high 11 vs. Cornell ... caught game-winning touchdown with 1:03 remaining in regulation at Marist ... named team's Offensive Player of the Week four times (vs. Duquesne, vs. Cornell, at Lehigh, vs. Fordham) ... four-time winner of Diversified Information Technologies Player of the Week award (vs. Cornell, at Marist, vs. Colgate, vs. Fordham) ... earned Lewisburg Touchdown Club Award as team's MVP ... earned Big Blue Award as team's outstanding back or receiver ... earned Keating-Rieu Memorial Award as the outstanding player in the Colgate game ... named a game captain against Hofstra ... took over for an injured Nolan Applegate as punt returner late in season ... returned three punts for 18 yards against Colgate. 2007 (Freshman): Played in each of the last nine games of the season and started the last four ... earned the Stuart M. Smith Award as Bucknell's top newcomer ... team's third-leading receiver with 13 catches for 263 yards and two touchdowns ... both scores came in the Georgetown game, including the game-tying catch with only 43 seconds left in regulation ... finished that game with six catches for 83 yards ... hauled in a season-long 58-yard catch against Fordham that set up a key touchdown in Bucknell's 38-24 win ... two-time Patriot League Rookie of the Week (after Georgetown and Fordham games) ... also copped Diversified Information Technologies Player of the Game and Lewisburg Touchdown Club Offensive Player of the Week honors after the Georgetown performance. Abington Heights High School: Played football and basketball ... Associated Press Second Team All-State selection ... first-team all-conference as a wide receiver and cornerback ... all-region receiver ... team's offensive player of the year ... selected to play in East-West All-Star Game ... caught 32 passes for 693 yards and 11 touchdowns ... also had three interceptions ... played for coach Joe Repshis ... at Bucknell was reunited with former Abington Heights teammates Cale Cadman and Spencer DePhillips. Personal: Shaun Michael Pasternak ... born July 25, 1988 in Tunkhannock, Pa. ... son of John Pasternak and Tina Traver ... has a brother, Christopher ... majoring in classics.

 Pasternak's Career Receiving Statistics
Year	G/GS	Rec.	Yds.	Avg.	TD	Lg.	Yds./G
2007	9/4	13	263	20.2	2	58	29.2
2008	11/11	72	1083	15.0	12	59	98.5
Totals	20/15	85	1346	15.8	14	59	67.3

 Pasternak's Career PR/All-Purpose Statistics
Year	G/GS	PR	Yds.	Avg.	Lg.	APY	
2007	9/4	0	0	0.0	0	263
2008	11/11	4	18	4.5	8	1094
Totals	20/15	4	18	4.5	8	1357