Player Bio: Dorian Petersen - BUCKNELL OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE

Dorian Petersen

	Class: Senior
	Hometown: Rahway, N.J.
	High School: Rahway

	Height / Weight: 5-10 / 229
	Position: Linebacker

Centerpiece of the Bison defense ... elected team co-captain for the 2006 season ... hard-hitting inside linebacker who always seems to be around the football ... outstanding run-stopper who is also strong in pass coverage ... Bucknell's active leader in games played (30) and tackles (202) ... All-Patriot League candidate ... forms outstanding ILB tandem with junior Ryan Slater ... worked his way into the rotation midway through his rookie year and was a starter by season's end ... 2005 (Junior): Was arguably Bucknell's best defensive player ... despite missing the final game of the season with an injury finished a close second on the team in tackles with 78 ... had six tackles for loss ... recorded first three career interceptions, including one that he returned 32 yards for a touchdown on the first play of the game at Colgate ... tied for team lead with seven pass breakups ... logged a career-high 16 tackles against Cornell, the most by any Bison player all season ... added 10 tackles against Georgetown and eight each against Villanova and Lafayette ... finished with seven tackles and a blocked field goal at Fordham ... named Lewisburg Touchdown Club Defensive Player of the Week and Diversified Information Technologies Player of the Game following the Georgetown contest ... won the Clarke Hinke Award, given to Bucknell's most outstanding linebacker or defensive back ... 2004 (Sophomore): Everyday starter at inside linebacker ... second on team and seventh in the Patriot League in total tackles with 89 ... had 55 solo hits, seven tackles for loss, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery ... reached double digits in tackles three times ... had season-high 11 tackles vs. Fordham and 10 each at Villanova and Duquesne ... added nine stops against Georgetown and Colgate ... forced and recovered a fumble on the same play in the Lehigh game ... named Lewisburg Touchdown Club Defensive Player of the Week after the Georgetown and Fordham games ... also named Diversified Information Technologies, Inc., Player of the Game for his effort in Bucknell's 21-20 win over Fordham ... 2003 (Freshman): Enjoyed a very successful rookie year ... played in nine varsity games, starting the final two games of the season against Lehigh and Georgetown ... only Bison freshman to start a game on defense ... finished with 35 tackles (19 solo) ... 11 of those stops came in Georgetown game ... named Patriot League Rookie of the Week following that contest ... named Lewisburg Touchdown Club Defensive Player of the Week after the Lafayette game ... had six tackles, all solo, in win over Towson ... RAHWAY HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered twice each in football, basketball, and track and field at Rahway High School ... first team All-Union County linebacker ... first team All-Mountain Valley Conference ... third-team all-area selection ... team captain ... played for head coach Mark Ciccotelli ... PERSONAL: Full name is Dorian Marcell Petersen ... son of Marvin and Tina Petersen ... born Aug. 29, 1985 in Orange, N.J. ... majoring in management ... good student who is a past member of the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

PETERSEN'S CAREER DEFENSIVE STATS
Year	G/GS	UT	AT	TT	TFL	INT	PD	FF	FR
2003	9/2	19	16	35	0-0	0-0	0	0	0
2004	11/10	55	34	89	7-11	0-0	2	2	1
2005	10/9	40	38	78	6-10	3-59	7	1	1
Totals	30/21	114	88	202	13-21	3-59	9	3	2