2014 Football
Nate Palomino
- Height:
- 6-null
- Weight:
- 215
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Clovis, CA
- High School:
- Clovis HS
- Prev School:
- Fresno City College
Fresno City College -- Played two seasons as alinebacker under head coach Tony Caviglia for the Rams ... helpedFresno CC to a pair of state bowl games and a 15-7 record in twoseasons ... as a sophomore in 2013, notched 57 tackles (31 solo),including five tackles for lost yardage (two sacks), and oneinterception ... also recovered a fumble in the end zone for atouchdown against West Hills ... career-high 10 tackles againstDelta ... as a freshman (2012), recorded 34 tackles (21 solo),including 3.5 for lost yardage and one sack ... also forced afumble and recovered another.
High School -- Palomino earned Tri-RiverAthletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year as a senior underhead coach Rich Hammond at Clovis High School ... helped Clovisturn around a program that went 8-31 from late in 2006 through 2009to 18-7 in his final two of three varsity seasons, including theCougars' first piece of a TRAC title in nine years when he was asenior in 2011 ... Clovis was 10-2 and reached the quarterfinalround of the CIF-Central Section Division I playoffs ... Palominomade 82 tackles (55 solo) and also notched eight tackles for lostyardage (four sacks), four quarterback hurries, four pass breakups,four fumble recoveries and two interceptions ... earned 10 tacklesagainst both Clovis East and Clovis West ... also played onoffense, rushing for 393 yards and five touchdowns and catchingthree passes for 21 yards ... season-high 95 rushing yards on 16trips against Clovis West ... a three-year varsity starter ...played in Fresno City-County All-Star Classic ... named toAll-Tri-River Athletic Conference first team as a junior ... 23tackles as a junior and 38 as a sophomore ... also played baseballat first base and in the outfield.
Personal -- Son of Mike and Carla Palomino ...two brothers, Joe and Nick ... enjoys golfing, going to the lakeand hanging out with friends ... born July 18, 1994, in Fresno,Calif. ... majors in communication studies.
