Ross Berry

Height:
6-4
Weight:
285
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Templeton, CA
High School:
Templeton HS

2015 -- Sat out entire sophomore season as he continued his recovery from fractured leg ... granted medical redshirt and will be a sophomore for 2016 season ... did not play in 2016 Spring Game.

2014 -- Played in first four games of season, drawing a start at Northern Arizona, before fracturing his leg in the game at Flagstaff and missing the rest of the year ... did not play in 2015 Spring Game as he continued his rehabilitation.

2013 -- Redshirt ... expected to back up Derek Sabo at right guard this fall.

High School -- Berry anchored an offensive line that helped Templeton, the smallest school in the Los Padres League, to a 7-4 record, third-place LPL finish and a berth in the CIF-Southern Section Western Division playoffs last fall. Templeton is coached by former Cal Poly lineman and Arena Football League standout Dan Loney. Berry earned first-team All-Los Padres League honors as both a junior and senior. He also was a first-team All-San Luis Obispo County and All-CIF-Southern Section Western Division selection as a senior and was chosen as Templeton's lineman of the year. He played in the FCS All-Star Game at Lompoc High School in June 2013. In his junior season, Berry earned all-league, all-county, all-CIF-Northwestern Division and all-state honors while collecting Templeton's Ironman Award. He earned all-county and all-state honors as a sophomore. Berry also competed on Templeton's track and field team with best marks of 47 feet, 7 3/4 inches in the shot put and 149-7.5 in the discus. He received offers from Nevada, Sacramento State and San Jose State and also was recruited by UC Davis, Army, San Diego State, Boise State, Utah State and Fresno State. Berry chose Cal Poly's offer because "I have always wanted to go there. I grew up just north of San Luis Obispo and have been a fan of Cal Poly football for as long as I can remember. Cal Poly is the best fit for me academically and also has an outstanding football program. After I met all of the coaches and players, I knew I wanted to be a part of this program." Berry will be a third generation Cal Poly graduation as his grandfather, stepfather and mother are Cal Poly grads. Former Cal Poly fullback Jake Romanelli (2008-11) also is a Templeton High School graduate.

Personal -- Son of Dave Berry and Erin Blair ... stepfather is Trent Blair ... two brothers, Grant and Luke Berry, and four sisters, Sydney Berry, Rainee Blair, Regan Blair and Reilly Blair ... married to Noel Phillips and they have one son, Bowen ... aspires to be a farmer ... member of Cal Poly Crop Science Club ... lists hunting, fishing, camping, hiking and being outdoors as hobbies ... born August 30, 1994, in Salinas, Calif. ... majors in agricultural and environmental plant sciences with a concentration in crop science.