Millersville

Prior to Millersville
2011: Completed a career-high 18 passes in 26 attempts and 152 yards as the primary second string quarterback... Entered off the bench and completed 6-of-10 passes for 37 yards against Syracuse...Completed all three of his passes against Gardner-Webb and added a 21 yard rushing TD...Completed a pass for seven yards and ran for seven yards versus Virginia Tech...Came off the bench to throw for a season-high 64 yards on 5-of-7 passing at UNC...Came on in relief to complete 3-of-4 passes for 26 yards vs. Vanderbilt.

2010: Played in five games with three starts after opening the season as Wake Forest's starting quarterback...Started the season opener vs. Presbyterian and threw for 84 yards on 7-of-13 passing and rushed for 76 yards and a touchdown...Scored on a 34-yard scramble on Wake's first drive of the game...Started week two vs. Duke and ran for a team-best 77 yards and a TD before leaving in the second quarter with a hand injury...Entered for the injured Tanner Price at Florida State and went 5-for-5 for 47 yards and rushed 11 times for 19 yards...Had seven rushing yards vs. Georgia Tech but left the game after suffering a back injury in the first quarter...That injury would keep him out for the remainder of the season...Finished the year third on the team in rushing with 171 yards and tied for fourth with two rushing touchdowns.

2009: Saw his first college action against Elon on Sept. 19...Quarterbacked the Deacs in the fourth quarter but did not attempt a pass...Was on the field for six snaps against the Phoenix...Missed the majority of spring practice with a hamstring strain...Completed 4-of-7 passes in the spring game and rushed for 18 yards.

2008: Had surgery on his right shoulder on Aug. 15, 2008...Redshirted the season.

High School: Named the Florida Times-Union Player of the Year and was a member of the Times-Union Super 24 team...Two-time county player of the year by the St. Augustine Record...Second team all-state pick by the Florida Sports Writers Association as a senior, third-team pick as a junior...Named to the All-First Coast team as a senior...Member of the Florida Times-Union's Super 75 listing of the top senior players in the state...Member of Prep Star's All-Southeast Region team...Scout.com ranks him as the 25th-best quarterback in the nation and the 50th-best player in Florida in 2008...Rivals.com ranked Stachitas 20th among signal-callers...Helped Nease to three straight Class 4A state championship games including a state title in 2005...Played for Coach Craig Howard...Completed 192-of-318 pass attempts as a senior for 2,257 yards and 21 touchdowns and just nine interceptions...Rushed 202 times for 845 yards and 15 touchdowns...Was successful on 171-of-264 passing attempts as a junior for 2,763 yards and 29 touchdowns...Also rushed for 1,177 yards and 13 scores in 2006...Passed for over 5,000 yards in two seasons as a starter...Succeeded Tim Tebow as the starting quarterback at Nease...Lost to Miami's Booker T. Washington in the state championship game in 2007, 23-15...Had a 92-yard run against Lincoln.

Personal: Graduated with bachelor's degree in psychology from Wake Forest in 2012...Enrolled in the sport management graduate program at Millersville...Son of Len and Martha Stachitas...Both parents graduated from the University of Pennsylvania...Chose Wake Forest over Georgia Tech, Miami, Northwestern, South Florida and Stanford...Last name is pronounced "sta-KITE-us".