45  Austin Hall
	Class: Senior Hometown: Sheridan, Wyo. High School: Sheridan Height / Weight: 6-2 / 225 Position: Outside Linebacker

UW This Season: Austin Hall should be one of the leaders of the Cowboy defense in 2006, as he has been a starter the past two seasons. Hall had his best season a year ago when he ranked sixth on the Cowboy team in tackles, with 47. He will once again hold down the strongside linebacker spot for the Cowboys where he has started the last 15 consecutive games.

2005: Hall started all 11 games last season. In addition to ranking No. 6 in tackles, Hall also tied for third on the team in both quarterback sacks and tackles for losses. He recorded two sacks and had 6.5 tackles for losses. Hall was involved in forcing two turnovers -- intercepting one pass at Ole Miss and recovering one fumble versus New Mexico. He also was credited with breaking up another pass. His best game in terms of total tackles was at Utah where he made six tackles. Hall was a very consistent performer in 2005, recording four to six tackles in nine of the 11 games.

2004: He started all nine games he played in during the 2004 season, missing three games due to a high ankle sprain suffered at Texas A&M. He missed the Ole Miss and Louisiana-Monroe games immediately following the A&M game, and then reinjured the ankle vs. Colorado State, forcing him to miss the Air Force game. Hall finished the `04 season starting the last four consecutive games including the Las Vegas Bowl win over UCLA. In the bowl victory, Hall had one of his best games of the season, tallying five tackles, including one sack for six yards. Hall had big shoes to fill in 2004, taking over the starting strongside linebacker position from former Cowboy Tyler Gottschalk, who completed his eligibility as the No. 5 all-time tackler in school history. In Hall's first year as a starter, the sophomore recorded 20 total tackles, recovered one fumble and forced another fumble.

2003: The Sheridan, Wyo., native played in all 12 games for the Pokes, starting one game, against Kansas. In the season opener against Montana State, Hall made the first big play of the 2003 season, blocking an MSU punt which was recovered by teammate Derrick Martin for UW's first touchdown of the season. Wyoming went on to win that game 21-10. Hall made 21 tackles in his first season -- 12 solos and nine assists, with one tackle for a loss of one yard. He also intercepted one pass in the season finale versus UNLV, returning it 15 yards. His best games came at Utah State (four tackles) and versus BYU and San Diego State (three tackles in each game).

2002: Redshirted.

High School: Austin Hall earned First Team All-State honors as a linebacker in his senior season of 2001. He was named to the Casper Star Tribune Super 25 team as a linebacker. Offensively, Hall also earned Honorable Mention All-State honors at fullback. He led the state of Wyoming in defensive points, accounting for 140 total tackles, including 17 tackles for losses and six quarterback sacks. As a fullback, he rushed for over 800 yards and scored 12 touchdowns his senior season. He was selected his team's Defensive Player of the Year, was named the Sheridan County Player of the Year and was voted a team captain. As a wrestler, he was a two-year team captain. His junior year, he won the 4A State Championship at 171 pounds. His senior season, he won the 189-pound state championship, and was named the Outstanding Wrestler of the Year. He helped lead Sheridan to a second place team finish at state in 2002. An outstanding track and field athlete, Hall placed third at state in the discus both his sophomore and junior years. He also finished fourth in the shot put at the state championships as a junior. Hall achieved honor roll status as a senior at Sheridan High. Coached at Sheridan High School by Bert Dow. Hall was also recruited by Montana State.

Personal: Born May 31, 1983, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He is the eldest of four children of Kristi and Dale Hall. Hall is studying marketing.