SDSU Wraps up Spring with Aztec FAST™ Showcase

SAN DIEGO -- The San Diego State football team wrapped up its spring practice season with a spirited effort at the Aztec FAST™ Showcase presented by Aztec Link on Saturday at Snapdragon Stadium.

SDSU used its 15th and final practice to conduct Aztec Games, which pitted 14 “boat” teams that have been together since January against one another in a round-robin-style tournament. Each station lasted seven minutes and featured games of dodgeball, tic-tac-toe, quarterback accuracy, relay race, move the mountain and punt/catch, with the other station consisting of the players interacting and signing autographs for fans.

“In everything that we do, you're going to feel who we are, and you're going to feel our culture, and you're going to experience what we're about, which is that energy, the desire to be around one another, the genuine happiness to do what we get to do,” head coach Sean Lewis said. “That shines through, whether it's playing tic-tac-toe wearing pennies or catching punts or guys being dudes, playing a little 7-on-7 and having fun in our beautiful home here in Snapdragon Stadium and in paradise on a beautiful day. I wanted our fans to feel that regardless of what it is, it's important because we're doing it, and that's what our culture looks like.”

No SUTTON Movements was the winning team, amassing six points for a perfect 6-0 record. Led by defensive analyst Tyler Sutton, No SUTTON Movements had cornerbacks Xavier Hamlet and Jelani Whitmore, offensive lineman Christian Jones, EDGE Ryan Henderson and defensive lineman Sam Benjamin. They were rewarded with a future steak dinner, while the rest of the players will eat hot dogs.

We Don’t LOSE came in second place with five points. Competing under defensive line coach David Lose, the runner-ups were linebacker Tano Letuli, cornerback Prince Williams, safety Josiah Cox, EDGE Malik Gucake and offensive lineman Dallas Fincher.

"Coach says all the time that our practices are for us and that today is for the community,” senior quarterback Kyle Crum said. “It's for us too, but it's really to put on a show, let everybody have a little bit of fun and get excited about the upcoming season. I think we got our work in during our first 14 practices, and it was cool to just come out today and have a little fun.”

"I feel like it signified the work that we put in throughout the spring by making this last day a really fun day for the guys,” senior cornerback Chris Johnson said. “We’ve probably already had five or six scrimmages during spring ball. Coming here just proved that we came together as a team during those other four or five weeks so that we could just come here and have fun.”

Following the Aztec Games, there was a 7-on-7 competition with players often switching positions and even different sides of the ball.

San Diego State begins its season on Thursday, Aug. 28 against Stony Brook at Snapdragon Stadium.

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