57 2012 Cal Poly Mustangs
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Bismark Navarro DB • 5-9 • 190 • Senior
San Francisco, CA / Lowell High School
Bismark Navarro Defensive Back
Chris Nicholls Slotback
Cameron Nye Slotback
Listed on the preseason depth chart as a reserve defensive back ... was a slotback on offense at Cal Poly in 2009. 2011 -- Team member but did not play any games as a junior. 2010 -- Member of squad but did not play in any games as a sophomore. 2009 -- Squad member but did not play in any games as a redshirt freshman ... earned one tackle in 2010 Spring Game. 2008 – Redshirt ... competed on Mustang track and field team in 2009 with a best mark of 22.93 seconds in the 200. High School -- Set a school record rushing for seven touchdowns against Galileo ... named Academic Athletic Association All-City Offensive Back and Defensive Back of the Year as a senior under head coach Danny Chan at Lowell High School in San Francisco ... rushed for 1,400 yards and 30 touchdowns in just eight games, including four 200-yard performances, leading Cardinals to a 6-2 overall record, 5-1 Academic League mark and a berth in the Turkey Bowl ... named honorable mention AllMetro running back by San Francisco Chronicle ... rushed for 235 yards and five scores against Balboa, 218 yards and four touchdowns against Burton and produced 200-yard efforts against both Mills-Millbrae and Washington ... also intercepted six passes and caught 14 touchdown passes, twice earning player of the week honors from the Chronicle and CalHiSports.com ... also ran sprints in track and field, winning CIF-San Francisco Section titles in 100 and 200 as a sophomore and 200 as a junior ... best marks were 10.64 seconds in 100, 21.76 in 200 and 53.50 in 400 ... qualified for California state track and field finals in 2008 in 400 relay ... visited USF for track before choosing Cal Poly. Personal -- Son of Juan and Gloria Navarro ... three brothers, Raymond, Juan and Randy ... releases his thoughts through rapping and listening to music ... “Flyboy Flashy” is his soon-to-bereleased album ... earned first place in Central Coast Halloween Pumpkin Patch with record-breaking diameter of 10 feet ... served internship in Ecuador with the Arajuno Road Project, teaching English or working on community based conservation and development projects ... born July 4, 1990, in San Francisco, CA ... majors in social sciences.
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Chris Nicholls WR/P • 5-8 • 175 • Sophomore Brea, CA / Servite High School
Expected to back up Cole Stanford at the S slotback position at Cal Poly this fall ... also will serve as Cal Poly’s backup punter behind Paul Hundley. 2011 -- Played in nine games with four starts as a redshirt freshman ... rushed twice for eight yards, all in the UC Davis game, and caught seven passes for 56 yards, including a 14-yard reception against San Diego State ... season-high three catches for 16 yards against South Dakota State ... first college start was in season opener against San Diego State at Qualcomm Stadium ... also started against South Dakota State, Northern Illinois and UC Davis ... no carries or catches in 2012 Spring Game. 2010 -- Redshirt. High School -- Nicholls was a versatile offensive performer under head coach Troy Thomas at Servite High School, rushing for 498 yards (7.5 yards per carry) and 15 touchdowns and catching 41 passes for 776 yards and seven more scores ... named most valuable player of the Trinity League as a wide receiver ... selected to play in the Brea Lions Orange County All-Star Game at Orange Coast College ... earned first-team All-Orange County
and first-team all-CIF-Southern Section Pac-5 honors ... also named third-team all-state Division III by calhisports.com ... helped Friars to 14-1 overall record, 4-0 for first place in Trinity League, CIF-Southern Section Pac-5 championship and state Division II championship with a 33-30 win over Rocklin at the Home Depot Center in Carson ... avenged lone loss of season with win over Edison in Pac-5 title game ... Servite finished season ranked No. 3 in nation by MaxPreps.com ... also a sprinter on Friars’ track and field team, finishing fourth in CIF-Southern Section Division I 100-meter final ... was second in Trinity League 100 (10.87), third in 200 (22.61) and anchored the winning 4-by-100 relay team. Personal -- Son of Jack and Patty Nicholls ... one brother, Ryan ... a distant relative of Thomas Paine ... aspires to be a physical therapist ... lists snowboarding, relaxing and having fun with friends and family as hobbies ... born July 18, 1991, in La Habra, Calif. ... majors in recreation, parks and tourism administration. Year 2010 2011 Totals:
Rushing Receiving KO Returns No. Yds. TD LG No.Yds. TD LG No.Yds. TD LG Redshirt 2 8 0 4 7 56 0 14 0 0 0 0 2 8 0 4 7 56 0 14 0 0 0 0
Career Single-Game Highs: Rushes: 2 vs. UC Davis, 2011 Rushing Yards: 8 vs. UC Davis, 2011 Rushing TDs: 0 Longest Rush: 4 vs. UC Davis, 2011 Receptions: 3 vs. South Dakota State, 2011 Receiving Yards: 27 vs. San Diego State, 2011 Receiving TDs: 0 Longest Reception: 14 vs. San Diego State, 2011
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Cameron Nye SB • 6-1 • 200 • Freshman (RS)
Corning, CA / Corning Union High School 2011 -- Redshirt ... earned spot on roster as a walk-on after spring drills ... recorded one tackle in 2012 Spring Game. High School -- A three-year varsity letter winner in football under head coach John Studer at Corning Union High School ... twice earned All-Northern Athletic League first-team honors as a running back or safety ... selected to play in Lions Club All-Star Game ... compiled over 3,000 all-purpose yards and scored 28 touchdowns in varsity football career ... last two teams posted 83 marks and lost in the first round of the CIF-Northern Section Division I playoffs ... 2010 squad won NAL title while 2009 team finished second ... as a senior, Nye rushed for 762 yards and seven touchdowns while notching 40 tackles, two interceptions and one forced fumble ... as a junior he rushed for 974 yards and 13 touchdowns and made 70 tackles and forced two fumbles his sophomore-year statistics include 713 rushing yards, six touchdowns, 51 tackles, two interceptions and one fumble recovery ... seven career 100-yard games rushing ... also returned punts and kickoffs ... named NAL and Red Bluff Daily News ScholarAthlete of the Year ... also named Corning Male Athlete of the Year for 2010-11 school year ... a two-time All-CIF-North Section first-team basketball player and league MVP as a senior ... led Cardinals to 41-14 record and pair of NAL titles in last two seasons, averaging 15.0 points as a senior and 14.3 as a junior ... class valedictorian with 4.03 GPA ... served as an at-large member of ASB and is a lifetime California Scholastic Federation member ... chose Cal Poly because of “its location and engineering program.” Personal -- Son of Rick and Lisa Nye ... two brothers, Eric and Darren ... Eric was a professional motocross racer while Darren played college basketball at Chico State ... aspires to be a professional civil engineer and start his own firm ... lists basketball, wakeboarding, snowboarding and working out as hobbies ... born October 26, 1992, in Red Bluff, Calif. ... civil engineering major.