R.J. Mazolewski

Height:
6-null
Weight:
225
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Mission Viejo, VA
High School:
Santa Margarita Catholic HS

After backing up the outside linebackers in 2015, is listed No. 1 on the preseason depth chart at WILL (outside) linebacker this fall.

2015 -- Played in all 11 games with one start against Southern Utah at outside linebacker ... fourth on the team with 71 total tackles (42 solo) ... career-high 12 tackles against Eastern Washington and 10 more in Southern Utah contest ... also had nine tackles in season opener at Montana ... 7.5 tackles for lost yardage, including sacks against Northern Iowa and Montana State ... recovered a fumble in season finale against North Dakota ... four pass breakups for season, one each against Montana, Idaho State, Eastern Washington and UC Davis ... two tackles in 2016 Spring Game.

2014 -- Played in all 12 games as a redshirt freshman, backing up the Will (outside) linebackers (Cameron Ontko and Burt De Koning) ... recorded nine tackles, including a pair of solo stops in season finale at San Diego ... made two assisted tackles in 2015 Spring Game.

2013 -- Redshirt ... solidified his spot on the roster by making 11 tackles in 2014 Spring Game.

High School -- Mazolewski amassed 123 total tackles, a school record for a safety, as a senior under head coach Harry Welch at Santa Margarita Catholic High School ... six games of 10 or more tackles, including a season-high 17 against St. John Bosco, and also recorded three interceptions, five pass deflections and one forced fumble ... also returned 13 kickoffs for a 19.1 average, including a 62-yarder for a touchdown against Carson ... earned first-team All-Trinity League honors and second-team All-Orange County accolades ... Eagles were 9-3 in 2012, finished third in the Trinity League at 3-2 and reached the quarterfinal round of the CIF-Southern Section Pac 5 playoffs ... earned second-team All-Trinity League honors as a junior after notching 67 tackles and intercepting four passes, helping the Eagles to a 13-2 overall record and CIF-Southern Section Pac 5 and state Division I titles ... played in the Orange County North vs. South All-Star Game ... also played lacrosse ... a California Scholastic Federation member with a grade-point average above 3.50 ... visited Tabor College, Stonehill College, Azusa Pacific and University of San Diego before choosing Cal Poly.

Personal -- Son of Pete and Kathleen Mazolewski ... both parents are UCLA graduates ... three brothers, Connor, Peter and Adam, and five sisters, Cassie, Hannah, Noelle, Grace and Olivia ... cousin Kyle De Laurell lettered four years in ice hockey at Air Force Academy ... born January 9, 1995, in Las Vegas, Nevada ... majors in kinesiology.