Billy Shipman II

Height:
6-3
Weight:
275
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Valencia, CA
High School:
Valencia HS

2013 -- Played in two games as a redshirtfreshman ... played against Weber State and Sacramento State ...expected to back up Stephen Sippel at center or Nick Enriquez atleft guard this fall ... played in 2014 Spring Game.

2012 -- Redshirt ... was No. 1 snapper during2013 Spring Game.

High School -- Shipman earned Foothill LeagueDefensive Player of the Year and All-CIF-Southern Section NorthernDivision Team honors as a senior under head coach Larry Muir atValencia High School ... Vikings finished 6-5 overall, earned ashare of the Foothill League title and qualified for theCIF-Southern Section Northern Division playoffs ... also a starteron the offensive line, Shipman played in the Los Angeles Daily NewsAll-Star Football Game in January 2012 and also was selected toplay in the Cal Star Prep All-Star Game ... on defense, recorded 43total tackles (17 solo), including a season-high 10 stops againstChaminade ... notched 10.5 sacks, second best in the FoothillLeague, and returned an interception 70 yards for a touchdownagainst Notre Dame ... also recovered three fumbles and forcedanother ... other honors include All-Los Angeles Daily News andAll-Santa Clarita Valley ... also was recruited by EasternWashington, UC Davis, Northern Arizona, Cornell and SoutheastMissouri State ... as a junior in 2010, earned five sacks among his28 total tackles en route to second-team All-Foothill League honors... Vikings were 11-2 in 2010, winning Foothill League championshipand reaching the semifinals of the CIF-Southern Section NorthernDivision playoffs ... also lettered in baseball as a freshman ...visited Eastern Washington, UC Davis and Northern Arizona beforechoosing Cal Poly.

Personal -- Son of Bill and Lorri Shipman ...both parents are graduates of Cal State Northridge ... threesisters, Amanda, Madison and Allysa ... sister Madison playedsoftball at Tennessee and was a member of the 2010-11 USA SoftballJunior Women’s National Team ... wants to own a business ...lists surfing and going to musical concerts as hobbies ... bornNovember 23, 1993, in Westlake, Calif. ... majors in businessadministration with a concentration in finance.