74 2013 Cal Poly Mustangs
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Billy Shipman II OL • 6-3 • 255 • Freshman (RS)
Valencia, CA / Valencia High School
Billy Shipman Offensive Line
Stephen Sippel Offensive Line
Elias Stokes Slotback
2012 -- Redshirt ... expected to challenge for the starting nod at center at Cal Poly this fall ... was No. 1 snapper during 2013 Spring Game. High School -- Shipman earned Foothill League Defensive Player of the Year and All-CIF-Southern Section Northern Division Team honors as a senior under head coach Larry Muir at Valencia High School ... Vikings finished 6-5 overall, earned a share of the Foothill League title and qualified for the CIFSouthern Section Northern Division playoffs ... also a starter on the offensive line, Shipman played in the Los Angeles Daily News All-Star Football Game in January 2012 and also was selected to play in the Cal Star Prep All-Star Game ... on defense, recorded 43 total tackles (17 solo), including a season-high 10 stops against Chaminade ... notched 10.5 sacks, second best in the Foothill League, and returned an interception 70 yards for a touchdown against Notre Dame ... also recovered three fumbles and forced another ... other honors include All-Los Angeles Daily News and All-Santa Clarita Valley ... also was recruited by Eastern Washington, UC Davis, Northern Arizona, Cornell and Southeast Missouri State ... as a junior in 2010, earned five sacks among his 28 total tackles en route to second-team All-Foothill League honors ... Vikings were 11-2 in 2010, winning Foothill League championship and reaching the semifinals of the CIFSouthern Section Northern Division playoffs ... also lettered in baseball as a freshman ... visited Eastern Washington, UC Davis and Northern Arizona before choosing Cal Poly. Personal -- Son of Bill and Lorri Shipman ... both parents are graduates of Cal State Northridge ... three sisters, Amanda, Madison and Allysa ... sister Madison played softball at Tennessee and was a member of the 2010-11 USA Softball Junior Women’s National Team ... wants to own a business ... lists surfing and going to musical concerts as hobbies ... born November 23, 1993, in Westlake, Calif. ... majors in business administration.
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Stephen Sippel OL • 6-3 • 265 • Sophomore
Folsom, CA / Folsom High School Could replace Geoff Hyde as the starting center or back up the tackles on the offensive line at Cal Poly this fall. 2012 -- Played in all but one game as a redshirt freshman, missing only the Wyoming contest ... part of an offensive line which helped Cal Poly’s offense finish first in the Football Championship Subdivision in passing efficiency, third in rushing offense, seventh in scoring offense, eighth in fewest sacks allowed (10 in 12 games) and No. 13 in total offense. 2011 -- Redshirt. High School -- Sippel was a center under head coach Kris Richardson at Folsom High School, helping the Bulldogs to a 141 overall mark, the Delta River League title and a berth in the state Division II championship game at the Home Depot Center in Carson, defeating Serra 48-20 ... Folsom won 14 straight games after losing its season opener to Grant (Sacramento) 49-14 ... a team captain, Sippel earned first-team All-Delta River League and All-Metro honors as an offensive lineman ... also was named to the Sacramento All-Star Team on the offensive line and earned second-team all-state Division II honors on the offensive line as selected by MaxPreps ... named team’s lineman of the year and was selected to play in Sacramento vs. East Bay All-Star Game ... lettered three times in football, helping Bulldogs to
combined 34-5 record and three Delta River League titles ... was a defensive end as a sophomore ... earned first-team all-league and all-metro honors as a junior ... also played basketball as a freshman and sophomore ... in addition to Cal Poly, Sippel was recruited by UC Davis, San Diego and Sacramento State ... chose to be a Mustang because of Cal Poly’s “academic reputation and ‘Learn by Doing’ approach” along with an “opportunity to play competitive football, its graduates are sought after by industry, beautiful location and great college town/community.” Personal -- Son of Robert and Rebecca Sippel ... two sisters, Shelby and Elizabeth, a senior architecture major at Cal Poly ... wants to own his own mechanical engineering business ... lists snowboarding, wakeboarding, mountain biking, working out and hanging out with friends as hobbies ... born December 21, 1992, in San Ramon, Calif. ... majors in mechanical engineering.
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Elias Stokes SB • 6-0 • 195 • Freshman (FS)
Paso Robles, CA / Paso Robles High School 2012 -- Redshirt ... expected to back up the slotbacks at Cal Poly this fall ... did not play in 2013 Spring Game due to a torn labrum in his hip which required surgery. High School -- Stokes had a brilliant junior season under head coach Rich Schimke at Paso Robles High School in 2010, finishing with 61 catches for 1,001 yards and 17 touchdowns, 35 carries for 246 yards and seven scores and 22 kickoff returns for 708 yards, averaging 32.2 yards per return en route to San Luis Obispo County Player of the Year honors as selected by the San Luis Obispo County Tribune ... also was named most valuable player of the Pac 7 League as well as for the Bearcats ... returned kickoffs 80, 85, 87 and 95 yards for touchdowns in 2010 and finished with 28 total touchdowns ... twice caught eight passes in a game and also caught five passes for 165 yards and four touchdowns against San Luis Obispo ... the 2010 Bearcats finished 103 overall, going undefeated in the Pac 7 for their first outright league championship since 2005, and advanced to the CIFSouthern Section Western Division semifinals, losing to eventual champion Serra ... other honors for Stokes include All-CIFSouthern Section Western Division Team and Cal-Hi Sports AllState Underclass Second Team ... played numerous positions as a senior on a 3-7 Bearcat team, rushing 28 times for 122 yards, catching 26 passes for 342 yards and three scores (including nine catches against St. Joseph), punting 18 times for a 30.3 average and returning four punts for a 7.0 average and 10 kickoffs for a 21.8 average ... also completed 24 of 42 passes for 350 yards and three touchdowns in three games as a quarterback and was named to the All-San Luis Obispo County first team as a wide receiver and to the ESPN Rise first team as a multi-purpose player ... a three-year varsity letter winner ... caught 31 passes for 301 yards and three touchdowns as a sophomore en route to team most valuable wide receiver, first-team All-Pac 7 League and secondteam All-San Luis Obispo County honors ... played in 2012 Fellowship of Christian Athletes All-Star Classic at Atascadero High School ... also played baseball for the Bearcats, hitting .303 with four doubles, 11 RBI and 14 stolen bases as a junior in 2011 ... also lettered in basketball for two seasons ... a four-year Honor Roll member with a 3.8 grade-point average and took Advanced Placement classes in calculus, statistics, economics and government. Personal -- Son of Darryl and Caren Stokes ... one sister, Dailyn ... member of Slo Cru (Campus Crusade for Christ at Cal Poly and Cuesta College) ... born March 8, 1994, in San Luis Obispo, Calif. ... majors in kinesiology.