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PLAYER PROFILES HIGH SCHOOL: A 2005 graduate of Vista (Calif.) High School...rated as the No. 8 center OLIVER AARON in the nation by Rivals.com...member of The Tacoma News Tribune’s “Western 100” list... named first-team offensive lineman on The North County Times’ All-North County Team S and was a first-team All-C.I.F. selection...earned first-team all-state honors on offense 6-2/205/Freshman by Cal-Hi Sports.com...was the first defensive lineman in school history to earn all-state Gainesville, Fla. honors...all-region selection by PrepStar Magazine in the 2004 preseason and postseason... rated as the No. 80 player in the FarWest by Scout.com...was the all-state offensive line- (Gainesville) man of the year...helped lead the Panthers to a C.I.F. Division I co-championship...played 18 in the Cali-Florida High School All-Star game...posted 25 solo tackles, 47 assists, seven tackles for loss and four sacks as a junior...named first-team all-league, first-team All-North ASU: Incredibly athletic and versatile defender who is moving to linebacker from safety County and second-team All-C.I.F as a junior...made second-team All-San Diego Union this season...energetic and tough competitor with impressive speed from sideline-to-side- Tribune as a junior...named honorable mention all-league as a sophomore...listed winning line...is expected to provide depth and compete for playing time at the WILL (weak side) a C.I.F. championship as his most exciting sports experience...captained his football team linebacker position in 2008...earned Hard Hat player recognition for his work in ASU’s as a senior...earned three letters in football and two in track and field...was coached by offseason strength and conditioning program. Dan Williams. 2007: Redshirted as a member of ASU’s scout team...earned the Glen Hawkins Defensive PERSONAL: Majoring in secondary education...parents are Anthony and Saaga Altieri of Scout Team Player of the Year Award at the team’s year-end banquet. Vista, Calif....has two brothers, Tony and Mike, and a sister, Malia...Tony was a defensive HIGH SCHOOL: A 2007 graduate of Gainesville (Fla.) High School...played linebacker lineman at Boise State, while Mike is currently a linebacker at Boise State...enjoys listening and defensive end in high school...listed as the No. 24 outside linebacker in the nation, to music and being with family and friends...born Nov. 26, 1986 in Vista, Calif....full name the No. 12 outside linebacker in the south and the No. 6 outside linebacker in the state is Thomas James Altieri. of Florida by Scouts, Inc....ranked as the No. 44 weak side linebacker in the nation by Scout.com...totaled 240 tackles over the course of his junior and senior seasons...as a senior, he totaled 126 tackles, eight sacks, four forced fumbles and one fumble recovery... earned All-Area and All-State honors in 2006...was named The Gainesville Sun’s Defensive DERRALL ANDERSON Player of the Year and was named as one of Florida’s top-50 players by the same publica- LB tion...was recognized as Gainesville High’s Linebacker of the Year as a senior...playing at defensive end as a junior, he recorded 114 total tackles, 10 sacks and seven additional 6-1/222/RS-Freshman tackles-for-loss, earning him first-team All-Area and second-team All-State honors...one Tampa, Fla. of the most impressive physical standouts at Scout.com’s 2006 Jacksonville Combine, he (Armwood) recorded a 39-inch vertical leap and a 10-foot, 4-inch broad jump, the top marks in those 30 events by any camp participant...his broad jump and vertical leap scores were the fifth- and ninth-best among participants in all 13 combines held during the year...at other scouting combines, he recorded a 4.41 40-yard dash time and a 4.37 shuttle time...was named to ASU: Redshirt freshman linebacker who looks to compete for playing time this season... the All-Combine Team at Scout.com’s Jacksonville Combine...was named Gainesville High figures to be one of the top reserves at the SAM (strong side) linebacker position behind School’s Defensive Lineman of the Year as a junior...recorded a 37-inch vertical leap at the returning starter Travis Goethel...earned Hard Hat player recognition for his work in ASU’s Gainesville NIKE Training Camp in May, 2006, which ranked second among linebackers offseason strength and conditioning program, placing in the top five in overall points. and third among all positions...lettered in football and track at Gainesville High School and 2007: Redshirted as a member of ASU’s scout team. also participated on the school’s weightlifting team...coached by Eddy Moore at Gainesville HIGH SCHOOL: A 2007 graduate of Armwood High School in Tampa, Fla....collected High School. 98 tackles, 15 quarterback hurries and six sacks as a senior...listed as the No. 102 outside PERSONAL: Plans to major in psychology at ASU...parents are Oliver and Delma Aaron linebacker in the nation by Scouts, Inc....Armwood posted a won-loss record of 13-2 of Gainesville, Fla....has one brother, Ulysses...enjoys sports and playing video games... in 2006...selected All-Western Conference as a senior...earned honorable mention All- born Oct. 21, 1988 in Virginia...full name is Oliver James Aaron. Hillsborough County by The Tampa Tribune...chose ASU over Colorado State, Mississippi, North Carolina, Iowa State and Tulane...helped lead Armwood to the 2005 state champion- ship game, in which the Hawks fell to Nease High School, then led by current University of Florida quarterback Tim Tebow...coached by Sean Callahan at Armwood. THOMAS ALTIERI PERSONAL: Parents are Derrick and Anna McClendon of Tampa, Fla....has two siblings, C Derrick and Shan McClendon...born May 23, 1989 in Tampa, Fla. 6-2/300/Sophomore/1 Letter Vista, Calif. (Vista) TAYLOR ASHTON 56 RB 5-8/163/RS-Freshman ASU: Talented lineman who is expected to compete to replace two-time All-Pac-10 hon- Coto de Caza, Calif. oree Mike Pollak as ASU’s starting center...has played in three games during his Sun Devil (Mission Viejo) career...earned Hard Hat player recognition for his work in ASU’s offseason strength and conditioning program. 2007: Appeared in one game as a reserve offensive lineman, playing in ASU’s victory at Stanford on Sept. 29. ASU: Walk-on defensive back who will provide depth in the secondary this season. 2006: Appeared in two games in his first year on the field for the Sun Devils, seeing action HIGH SCHOOL: A 2007 graduate of Mission Viejo (Calif.) High School...a first-team in home games against Nevada and Washington State. All-South Coast League selection as a senior...had 130 tackles, five interceptions, three 2005: Redshirted as a member of the scout team. forced fumbles and two fumbles recoveries during his senior season...was also a football 74 CELEBRATING 50 YEARS ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY PLAYER PROFILES team captain as a senior...coached by Bob Johnson at Mission Viejo High School...also let- touchdowns on two occasions...ran for more than 100 yards in nine games and over 200 tered in basketball. yards in five games...carried 29 times for 307 yards and four touchdowns against Clovis PERSONAL: Majoring in business economics at ASU...parents are Mark (CEO of business West on Oct. 7, 2005...scored six times and added 246 rushing yards on 32 carries against management) and Denise Ashton (architect) of Coto de Caza, Calif....has two brothers, Temescal Canyon on Nov. 25, 2005...committed to the Sun Devils on Jan. 13, 2008, the Collin and Matt...brother, Collin, was a linebacker and long snapper at USC from 2001- same day Lyons and Magee pledged to ASU...coached by Matt Logan at Centennial High 05...born Dec. 27, 1987 in Laguna Beach, Calif....full name is Taylor Dean Ashton. School. PERSONAL: Undecided on his major...parents are Rickey (police officer) and Cynthia Bass (medical collector) of Corona, Calif....has four siblings: Rickey, Mike, Ray and Dion... two of his brothers also played Division I football, Mike at the University of Hawaii and RYAN BASS Ray at San Diego State...hobbies include hanging out with friends, lifting weights and playing Madden football...born July 9, 1990 in Los Angeles, Calif....full name is Ryan RB Ronnell Bass. 5-10/200/Freshman Corona, Calif. (Centennial) 21 KEMONTE BATEMAN WR HIGH SCHOOL: A 2008 graduate of Centennial HS in Corona, Calif...was named a Parade 6-1/178/Freshman All-American and earned Second-Team All-USA honors by USA Today...was also recog- Los Angeles, Calif. nized as a PrepStar All-American as a senior...earned Second-Team All-America honors by (Crenshaw) EA Sports as a multi-purpose athlete...earned honorable mention recognition among the Long Beach Press-Telegram’s "Best in the West" list...tied for second in the nation in rush- 19 ing touchdowns (47) as a senior and finished 12th in the nation in rushing touchdowns as a junior (36)...joins prep teammates Shelly Lyons and Brandon Magee among ASU’s Class HIGH SCHOOL: A 2008 graduate of Crenshaw High School in Los Angeles, Calif....one of 2008...ranked as the No. 31 running back in the nation by Scout.com...rated as the of the most prolific wide receivers in the state of California and ranked among the nation’s No. 2 all-purpose running back in the nation and the No.