JFIFC    $ &%# #"(-90(*6+"#2D26;=@@@&0FKE>J9?@=C  =)#)==================================================" }!1AQa"q2#BR$3br %&'()*456789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz w!1AQaq"2B #3Rbr $4%&'()*56789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz ?}usIq Ȝxւ6;q:TghA=MvlsSQ&U@u$BB[-pD+Z?3~j6aQ裁y5; 2/֬:XSRD3 u?J5 aWgE/^ 6 NԄnךz9̞` ;V GFUlE#=Fy⤕JK]%38z&t,)-94*8%[I#$bylK Qm,osi#'iD=sR2sֺ)[XʧaSTN NQ R!:H8`E5PiY rJ@[x샌z_Z} HHS4KOcQ7qXm{;r99 tۤȠz-K9hǘw nJ|5 (Ah"1Qr9qG9)s9b~Z>i!sMr]٤n$GW7*Lꏗ¢qn/lֺ?ya?*9D0sww1WOҷgЊݱˤHCѐq֨K*u[Y*Qpr0{UWε0WdʤF=9"OV=MZ~yϽ4`W2I7r_9A:QRGB(Em9Nw6e6#2ک U c#4剱[dخɏWDOΊWacFB5#"jՆ=B3j)ye('nH8'N@hX~o3yNnMd$ mn"|΀j;dzRAN"ԬO?h9yOz2wФ:[%yRLmnIv|` ׭ho4jѝFwO4A`ciZXMjGn'<}i@?*qҗ`Fi>[E\*QqX1ӟƝ 0$ 7t'Sʀ:Dҗj]ӂ  Ӂ@qVbQv2Tv1#4j ӊk&x <P>Family ties run deep especially with Chris' mother Lusia Ma'afala.&nbsp; "My mom," said Chris.&nbsp; "That's why I'm here at the University of Utah.&nbsp; She's why I play football.&nbsp; I play football for my mom and family.&nbsp; If&nbsp;I ever were to make money in pro football, I would take care of my mom first."</P> <P>Chris' dad died of a heart attack when he was in the second grade.&nbsp; He has 10 brothers and sisters with Chris being the youngest.&nbsp; Chris' two oldest brothers took on the responsibility of a father figure.&nbsp; The whole family is very close and that helped to ease the burden of the loss of their father.&nbsp; Roy, Chirs' oldest brother, was a four-year starting offensive lineman for Utah.</P> <P>Chris threw the shot but only as a sophomore where he heaved it 50 feet.&nbsp; "Wow," I exclaimed to Chris, "you could have gone over 60 of you'd stuck with it and lifted properly."&nbsp; Chris just shrugged his huge shoulders and told me he's got a little cousin who just threw 52-feet as a 9th grader.&nbsp; See what I mean about that Samoan blood.</P> <P>Samoan life in Hawaii is good according to Chris.&nbsp; "You can climb mountains and trees and go to the beach.&nbsp; There are always chores to do."&nbsp; However, there is a darker side.&nbsp; "I have a lot of friends who are huge and could be playing, but grades and the SAT screw them up.&nbsp; The ones on scholarship are real lucky."</P> <P>As an 18-year old true freshman, Chris was named Western Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year.&nbsp; He was also an honorable mention all-WAC running back, Utah's New Comer of the Year and Most Inspirational Offensive Player as he led th