Geoff Hyde

Height:
6-2
Weight:
255
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Anaheim, CA
High School:
Esperanza HS

After moving to the front of the line at center last fall andstarting all 11 games, enters Fall Camp as the No. 1 snapper forhis final season at Cal Poly.

2011 -- Earned second-team All-Great WestConference honors as chosen by the media ... part of a Mustangoffensive line which helped the team finish No. 6 in the nation inrushing offense, No. 27 in scoring offense and No. 4 in totaloffense ... the offensive front allowed just 20 sacks in 11games.

2010 -- Played in 10 games as Cal Poly’ssnapper on offense ... helped Cal Poly to No. 4 national ranking inrushing offense, No. 38 in scoring offense and No. 44 in totaloffense ... Mustangs also were No. 16 in both time of possessionand sacks allowed.

2009 -- One of three true freshmen to play in2009, participating in the final three games as the backupcenter.

High School -- An All-CIF-Southern Section Pac5 Division center as a senior under head coach Bill Pendleton atEsperanza High ... an All-Sunset League selection as both a juniorand senior and team offensive lineman of the year, earning playerof the week honors three times in 2008 ... a Prep-Star All-American... selected to play in Orange County All-Star Game ... Esperanzawas 8-4 overall last year, including a 3-2 mark for a five-way tiefor first place in the Sunset League, and reached the quarterfinalround of the CIF-Southern Section playoffs before falling toeventual champion Long Beach Poly 17-10 ... also lettered in trackand field as a discus thrower ... was a president’s honorroll member and earned numerous student-athlete awards ... alsovisited University of San Diego before choosing Cal Poly.

Personal -- Son of Robert and Laura Hyde ...one brother, Chris ... attained rank of Eagle Scout in Boy Scouts... lists basketball, hiking and playing the guitar as hobbies ...admires Lance Armstrong for overcoming cancer and dominating hissport (cycling) ... born March 31, 1991, in Sumerset, NJ ... livedin New Jersey until moving to California at the age of 8 ... majorsin economics.