Billy Shipman

Height:
6-4
Weight:
270
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Valencia, CA
High School:
Valencia HS

After backing up at center and left guard last fall, is expected to take over for Joey Kuperman at right guard this fall as Kuperman moves to center ... also expected to be the Mustangs' long snapper.

2015 -- Played in all 11 games with one start against Arizona State as a junior ... part of an offensive line that helped Mustangs finish No. 1 in the nation in rushing for the third straight year ... Mustangs also were No. 3 in first downs, No. 8 in total offense, No. 10 in fewest sacks allowed and No. 17 in time of possession ... played in 2016 Spring Game.

2014 -- Played in all 12 games, including 10 starts, primarily at right guard ... also backed up Stephen Sippel at center ... part of an offensive line that helped the Mustang offense to a No. 1 national ranking in rushing, No. 4 in first downs, No. 6 in third-down conversions, No. 11 in total offense, No. 16 in fourth-down conversions and No. 17 in time of possession ... played in 2015 Spring Game.

2013 -- Played in two games as a redshirt freshman ... played against Weber State and Sacramento State ... played in 2014 Spring Game.

2012 -- Redshirt ... was No. 1 snapper during 2013 Spring Game.

High School -- Shipman earned Foothill League Defensive Player of the Year and All-CIF-Southern Section Northern Division Team honors as a senior under head coach Larry Muir at Valencia High School ... Vikings finished 6-5 overall, earned a share of the Foothill League title and qualified for the CIF-Southern Section Northern Division playoffs ... also a starter on the offensive line, Shipman played in the Los Angeles Daily News All-Star Football Game in January 2012 and also was selected to play in the Cal Star Prep All-Star Game ... on defense, recorded 43 total tackles (17 solo), including a season-high 10 stops against Chaminade ... notched 10.5 sacks, second best in the Foothill League, and returned an interception 70 yards for a touchdown against Notre Dame ... also recovered three fumbles and forced another ... other honors include All-Los Angeles Daily News and All-Santa Clarita Valley ... also was recruited by Eastern Washington, UC Davis, Northern Arizona, Cornell and Southeast Missouri State ... as a junior in 2010, earned five sacks among his 28 total tackles en route to second-team All-Foothill League honors ... Vikings were 11-2 in 2010, winning Foothill League championship and reaching the semifinals of the CIF-Southern Section Northern Division playoffs ... also lettered in baseball as a freshman ... visited Eastern Washington, UC Davis and Northern Arizona before choosing Cal Poly.

Personal -- Son of Bill and Lorri Shipman ... both parents are graduates of Cal State Northridge ... three sisters, Amanda, Madison and Allysa ... sister Madison played softball at Tennessee and was a member of the 2010-11 USA Softball Junior Women’s National Team ... wants to own a business ... served internship in summer of 2016 at Merrill Lynch... lists surfing and going to musical concerts as hobbies ... member of Cal Poly Investing and Student Managed Portfolio Project ... claims to make a "killer calzone" ... born November 23, 1993, in Westlake, Calif. ... majors in business administration with a concentration in finance.