Matt Vinal

Height:
6-2
Weight:
210
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
San Mateo, CA
High School:
Junipero Serra HS

Expected to back up the linebackers at Cal Poly this fall.

2010 -- Redshirt.

High School -- Viñal earned West Catholic Athletic League co-defensive back of the year honors as a senior under head coach Patrick Walsh at Junipero Serra High School ... earned first-team all-league honors after recording 117 tackles (64 solo), 4.5 sacks, one interception and six pass breakups ... notched double-digit tackles in six games, including 20 against Bellarmine Prep and 16 versus St. Francis ... on offense, caught nine passes for 62 yards ... helped Padres to 6-6 overall record and a berth in semifinals in CIF-Central Coast Section Open Division playoffs, losing to eventual champion Bellarmine Prep.

Personal -- Son of Bob and Trudy Viñal ... both parents are San Diego State graduates ... two sisters, Therese and Michelle ... Therese played volleyball at Colorado ... hobby is surfing ... born Sept. 25, 1991, in Santa Clara, Calif. ... majors in communication studies.