2012 Football

Christian Thatcher
- Height:
- 6-null
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Orinda, CA
- High School:
- Miramonte HS
2011 -- Redshirt ... expected to back up theslotbacks at Cal Poly this fall ... no carries in 2012 SpringGame.
High School -- A four-year letter winner infootball under head coach John Wade at Miramonte High School inOrinda ... earned first-team All-Diablo Foothill Athletic Leaguehonors as a cornerback, leading Matadors to DFAL title in 2010 ...recorded 52 tackles (26 solo) and three interceptions ... returneda fumble 32 yards for a score against Acalanes and two punts fortouchdowns against Mission San Jose spanning 58 and 30 yards ...team defensive MVP ... also was a wide receiver ... Miramonte was11-2 in 2010, captured the DFAL title and reached the semifinalround of the CIF-North Coast Section Division III playoffs beforelosing to Cardinal Newman ... also lettered three times in trackand field ... involved in leadership and Boy Scouts ... visitedBrigham Young before choosing Cal Poly because of “itslocation, education and the opportunity to playfootball.”
Personal -- Son of Jeremy and Kim Thatcher,both graduates of Brigham Young University ... two brothers,Sean-Michael and Jonathan ... enjoys wakeboarding and skiing ashobbies ... aspires to work in private equity ... has served aninternship with Sitzmann Morris and Lavis ... an Eagle Scout ...born April 9, 1993, in Provo, Utah ... majors in English.