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Tolu Moala Bio
August 24, 2008 | Cowboy Football
A late addition to the signing class that has a chance to be a contributor ... Had 53 tackles, including 24 solo stops, at El Camino ... Also recorded 11 tackles behind the line of scrimmage, three quarterback sacks and deflected seven passes ... An all-area selection ... A three-time selection as the conference defensive player of the week ... Played on the California community college state championship team.
High School: Defensive player of the year for Hawthorne and a second-team all-area selection ... Also a league champion in the high hurdles ... An Eagle scout ... President of the Polynesian Club ... Also participated in volleyball, basketball and rugby.
Personal: Born Nov. 12, 1984, in Torrance, Calif. ... Son of Talite and Toilose Moala ... Served a two-year LDS mission in Brazil ... Comes from an athletic family ... Oldest brother, Tevita, was a starting linebacker on Oregon State's 1999 Fiesta Bowl team and a first-team all-Pac-10 selection ... Another brother, Eric, is currently a linebacker at Oregon State and his brother, J.R., is playing at Western Oregon ... Has a cousin, Haloti Ngata, playing for the Baltimore Ravens and another, Fili Moala, is a starting defensive tackle for Southern California ... Two more cousins play for UNLV and Weber State ... Sports broadcasting and health ecology are his areas of study.
