USD Football 2001

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Meet The Toreros

Bob Ba ll ard returns for hi s fourth and fi nal year with the Toreros football program where he will compete fo r sta rting time with the offensive line unit at the guard slot ... prior to USO Ball ard prepped at Lucerne Va ll ey High Schoo l where he was a three-sport star in football , wrestl ing, and track & fi eld ... hi s seni or season he was se lected the Athl ete of the Year (San Bernardino & Ri verside counti es) ... in football he was named the team's Most Va luable Pl ayer, along with earning Ist Team C IF recognition and AII -High Desert honors ... placed second in league fin als fo r wrestling; pl aced third in shot put in league fin als ... hobbies include bowling, play ing harmonica (blues) and coll ecting records ... Major: English and Socio logy.

Marvin Banks, Jr. retu rns for his thi rd season in the Toreros' secondary at corner ... last season he ranked sixth on the team with 46 tack les (3 1 so lo) ... he posted a personal-best 8 stops in three di ffere nt games (Brown, Butler, Dayton) ... also chipped in with I QB sack (Dayton) and 3 tack les fo r losses (- 12 yards) ... prior to USO he prepped

Bob Ballard #72 SR OL

at Inglewood High Schoo l where he lettered in both foo tba ll and track & fie ld ... ta llied 3 intercepti ons duri ng hi s j uni or campa ign wi th team go ing 5-5 ... a lso recrui ted by Saint Mary's Co ll ege, Humbo ldt State and Co lumbi a ... Major: Po liti ca l Science; Minor: Engli sh.

J'Oshua Calista enters his fo urth and fi na l season with the Toreros ... started career at USO as a fu llback but moved to linebacker his sophomore season ... could see acti on this year on both sides of the ba ll ... last season tall ied fo ur stops in two games ... prior to USO attended Christ ian Brothers Hi gh Schoo l where he was a three-year stai1er and letterman in foo tba ll ... Ist Team All -Metro League honors ... ationa l Football

Marvin Banks, Jr. #4 JR CB

Foundati on Scholar-Athl ete ... Optimi st Scholar-Athlete ... also lettered in track & fi eld ... twin sister (Amy) pl ayed Women's Basketball at Domini can Uni versity ... at USO is a Dean's List member and Trustee Scho lar ... Major: Communicati ons; Minor: Leadershi p.

Brandon Camacho is back for his fo urth season, and fo r the third stra ight year will compete for starting time on the Torero defensive line ... thi s past season he ranked I0th on the team in tac kles with 28 ( I I so lo) ... also chipped in with 3 tack les fo r losses ... twice he tallied season-high 7 tackles (Davidson & Valparaiso) ... was se lected to 2000

Joshua Calista #45 SR LB/FB

PFL All-Academic Team ... prior to USO he prepped at Arrowhead Chri sti an Academy in San Bernardino where he was a two-time AII-C IF perfo rmer and team captain ... he helped lead the Eagles to two CIF ti tles, go ing 11 -3 his senior year and 14-0 hi s junior campaign ... junior year was CIF Defensive Player of the Year .. . he also lettered in baseba ll ... recruited by Redlands and Wheaton, he chose USO fo r its quality education and football program ... twin sister attends nearby Po int Loma azarene University ... Major: Business Admini stration.

Brandon Camacho #SO SR DL

Matt Collins starts hi s second season with the USO Toreros ... he saw starting time last year as a freshman at the tackle pos ition for the offensive line unit .. . mi ssed three games due to inj ury ... proj ected starter in 2001 at ri ght tackl e ... pri or to USO attended Brophy Coll ege Preparatory in Phoeni x, Arizona ... was a two-sport letterwinner in footba ll and track & fi eld ... junior season the football team, which pl ayed in Desert Valley Region SA, was state runner-up with I0-4 record ... also recru ited by Bucknell , Dartmouth and Princeton ... chose USO fo r footba ll program, weather and sc hoo l environment ... freshman year earned Dean's List Second Honors ... Major: Undecl ared.

Matt Collins #70 SO OT

Jason DeMello returns fo r hi s fo urth and fin al season as a defensive bac k ... last season started at comer where he ranked seventh on the team in tackles with 39 (26 so lo) ... a lso added I QB sack (-8 yards) and 4 pass breakups ... he earned a starting spot in 1999

and responded with 2 1 tackl es, 3 interceptions and 4 pass breakups ... during his fres hman campaign he tallied 6 tackl es in fi ve appearances ... Jason came to USO from Kaneohe, Hawa ii where he prepped at Kamehameha Secondary Schoo ls ... he was an All-State Ist Team defensive back with the team go ing 11-2 during hi s senior year ... he was selected Honorable Menti on hi s junior season with the team go ing I0-2 ... he a lso lettered in track & fie ld

where he was All -State and fini shed 4th in the I00 meter race in the state fin als ... Major: Business Admini stration.

Jason DeMello #31 SR DB

Mike Di Pasq uale returns for hi s third season where he will agai n see acti on with th e lineback ing corp ... last season he tallied tackl es in fi ve di ffere nt contests, fini shing with

I I on the season (5 so lo) ... totaled 4 stops aga inst Whitti er and 3 tac kl es versus Menlo ... recruited to USO as a quarterback, but moved to linebac ker during fres hman season .. . prior to USO prepped at Wichita Co ll egiate Schoo l in Wichi ta, Kansas where he was selected All -Southwest Kansas Top 11 hi s seni or year as QB/ LB ... ru shed fo r 600 yards and IO TD's seni or year; passed fo r 1,300 ya rds and 19 TD's junior campa ign whil e earning Honorable Menti on All-State honors ... sophomore team was Regional champs ( 11 - 1), whil e fres hman yearteam won state titl e ( 13- 1) .. . also lettered in basketball where team won state champi onship ... also recrui ted by Kansas, Bucknell and Empori a State ... Major: Soc iology; Minor: Economi cs.

Mike DiPasquale #10 JR LB