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In 2005: Made an immediate contribution as a freshman, primarily as the No. 2 faceoff man ... Won 25 of 47 draws (53.2%), the best percentage on the squad ... Won 6 of 8 faceoffs against Lafayette and 3 of 5 against both Maryland and Penn State Personal: Son of John and Heather Sanders ... Born Dec. 20, 1984 in Fairfax, Va. ... Dean's List student in first semester at Bucknell ... Brother, Thomas, is an All-America rugby player at Virginia ... 2004 graduate of Landon School in Bethesda, Md. ... Lettered three times each in wrestling, football and lacrosse ... Captained Landon lax team that finished 17-3 and was ranked in the top 10 nationally in 2004 ... All-America wrestler as a junior ... Twice ranked in the top three in the state ... Football team captain as a senior ... All-league and all-county selection on the gridiron ... Second-team small-school all-state and honorable mention All-Met ... Also named team MVP ... Majoring in economics. Frank Fedorjaka on Sanders: "Austin will be asked to take the majority of our faceoffs this year. He learned a lot as a freshman, and we hope he can be an impact player for us. He is very strong and quick off the whistle. He came to Bucknell from a great program at Landon, one of the best in the country." | |||||||||||||||||||||