Stephen Pyle

Height:
6-null
Weight:
185
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Austin, TX
High School:
Lake Travis HS

Expected to handle most kicking chores on special teams this fall ... member of the Mustang men’s soccer team in 2011.

2014 -- Cal Poly's kicker and punter in first two games before a leg injury sidelined him for rest of junior season ... averaged 36.6 yards on eight punts (four inside the 20-yard line, long of 46) and 58.0 yards on five kickoffs (one touchback) made a 24-yard field goal at New Mexico State, his only field goal attempt of the season ... also made a 24-yard field goal and punted once in 2015 Spring Game ... also ran 17 yards after a fumbled punt snap for a first down.

2013 -- Played in four games as a sophomore backing up Bobby Zalud ... made all of his seven PAT kick attempts ... also kicked off 10 times for a 60.7 average with three touchbacks ... played in 2014 Spring Game ... one punt for 56 yards but missed one field goal attempt.

2012 -- Played in two games as a redshirt freshman, kicking off once each against Northern Colorado and Sam Houston State ... successful on both extra-point kicks in 2013 Spring Game.

2011 -- A redshirt on Cal Poly’s men’s soccer team ... kicked a 27-yard field goal in 2012 Spring Game.

High School -- A kicker at Lake Travis High School in Austin, Texas ... converted 74 of 75 PAT kicks and 15 of 17 field goals with a long of 44 yards in senior season (2010) ... also averaged 34.1 yards on 38 punts and 48.7 yards on 100 kickoffs ... Cavaliers won four straight Class 4A Division I state championships from 2007-10, going 59-5 ... Pyle earned first-team all-district and all-state honors as a senior ... a four-year starter in soccer and was named to the all-district team for 2010 and 2011 seasons … named Soccer Athlete of the Year by the Austin American Statesman as a sophomore and junior … program Most Valuable Player of the Year selection in 2011 … at club level, assisted Lonestar Soccer Club to the 2011 Disney Cup Showcase championship ... a three-time selection to the All-Texas academic first team in both soccer and football and a four-time selection to the Lake Travis High School honor roll ... a Distinguished Achievement graduate ... member of DECA Business Club ... recruited by Texas, Texas Christian, Southern Methodist, North Texas and Long Island for soccer before choosing Cal Poly.

Personal -- Son of Steve and Anne Marie Pyle ... one sister, Shanon ... wants to be a marketing executive ... soccer, music and basketball with friends are his hobbies ... has worked at the University of Texas golf course and currently works at Mindbody Inc. in San Luis Obispo ... born May 10, 1993, in West Islip, N.Y.. ... majors in business administration.