2006 ... Played in all 11 games, starting four at outside linebacker ... recorded 35 tackles on the season, with 21 solo stops ... also had two tackles for loss and a half-sack ... recovered a fumble against Fort Lewis ... registered a season-high nine tackles against Montana ... finished the year with a seven-tackle effort against Weber State ... had two tackles against Sacramento State, both for losses ... opened the season with five tackles, including four solos against UNLV.

2005 ... Played in nine games for the Bengals, starting six before missing the final two games with an injury ... finished the season with 31 tackles, and he was a special teams stalwart with two touchdowns and a blocked kick ... in his first game in four years due to an LDS Mission, Mennear recorded two tackles against Southern Utah ... had no tackles against Kentucky, but gave ISU a 29-28 lead with 5:16 left when he recovered a blocked punt and raced 26 yards for a go-ahead touchdown ... earned his first career start against Montana-Western at linebacker, recording three tackles ... had five tackles against Eastern Washington ... had a career day with 12 tackles, a career-high against Montana State ... also had a tackle for a loss, and he blocked a 41-yard field goal attempt in that game ... had one tackle against Montana, and three each against both Weber State and Sacramento State ... scored his second touchdown of the season against Portland State when he recovered a blocked punt in the end zone for a score ... was injured later in that game after recording two tackles, ending his season.

2001 ... Played in 10 games for the Bengals as a true freshman, almost exclusively on special teams ... recorded nine tackles, five solos on the season.

Personal ... is the son of Chuck and Julie Mennear ... is majoring in art ... his birthdate is June 24, 1983 ... Sterling served a two-year LDS Mission to North Carolina.

Mennear's Career Defensive Stats
Year	TT-UT	Tfl-Yds	Sck-Yds	FF	FR-Yds	Int-Yds	PD 
2001	9-5	0.0-0	0.0-0	0	0-0	0-0	0
2005	31-16	0.5-2	0.0-0	0	0-0	0-0	0
2006	35-21	2.0-9	0.5-2	0	1-0	0-0	0
Total	75-42	2.5-11	0.5-2	0	1-0	0-0	0