2023 Football Roster
McNamara, Thomas

Jersey Number 36
Thomas McNamara
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- West Linn, OR
- High School:
- West Linn HS
Bio
2022 -- Played in final three games of season as a backup in defensive secondary ... no tackles ... intercepted a pass in 2023 Spring Game.
2021 -- Attended Cal Poly but did not play football ... redshirt ... joined team for Spring Camp in March 2022.
High School -- A 2021 graduate of West Linn High School in Oregon ... under head coach Chris Miller, made 50 tackles in six games, including five for lost yardage, in COVID-shortened 2020 season (played in the spring of 2021) ... also had one interception (returned 31 yards for a touchdown) and blocked one field goal ... earned first-team All-6-A League honors and was a first-team all-state safety ... in nine games as a junior, recorded 79 total tackles (54 solo), including 5.0 tackles for lost yardage and one sack ... also one quarterback hurry, two fumble recoveries and three pass breakuos ... Lions were 8-4 in 2019 ... earned first-team all-league honors as a linebacker and all-state honorable mention praise ... both all-league awards were unanimous ... member of school's Honor Roll as a sophomore, junior and senior ... chose Cal Poly because "I wanted to play football here, get a great education and it's located in California."
Personal -- Son of Tom and Kari McNamara ... both are Oregon State graduates ... no siblings ... wants to be an entrepreneur ... hobbies include disc jockey, skiing and thrifting ... born in Portland, Oregon ... majoring in business administration.
2021 -- Attended Cal Poly but did not play football ... redshirt ... joined team for Spring Camp in March 2022.
High School -- A 2021 graduate of West Linn High School in Oregon ... under head coach Chris Miller, made 50 tackles in six games, including five for lost yardage, in COVID-shortened 2020 season (played in the spring of 2021) ... also had one interception (returned 31 yards for a touchdown) and blocked one field goal ... earned first-team All-6-A League honors and was a first-team all-state safety ... in nine games as a junior, recorded 79 total tackles (54 solo), including 5.0 tackles for lost yardage and one sack ... also one quarterback hurry, two fumble recoveries and three pass breakuos ... Lions were 8-4 in 2019 ... earned first-team all-league honors as a linebacker and all-state honorable mention praise ... both all-league awards were unanimous ... member of school's Honor Roll as a sophomore, junior and senior ... chose Cal Poly because "I wanted to play football here, get a great education and it's located in California."
Personal -- Son of Tom and Kari McNamara ... both are Oregon State graduates ... no siblings ... wants to be an entrepreneur ... hobbies include disc jockey, skiing and thrifting ... born in Portland, Oregon ... majoring in business administration.
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