Tim Puerling

Height:
5-10
Weight:
185
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Santa Maria, CA
High School:
St. Joseph HS

2013 -- Member of team but did not play in any games as a sophomore ... slotted to back up the safeties and also could be the holder on special teams.

2012 -- Redshirt ... a walk-on who earned a spot on the roster after spring drills ... made two tackles and intercepted a pass in 2013 Spring Game.

2011 -- Attended Cal Poly but did not play football.

High School -- A 2011 graduate of St. Joseph High School in Santa Maria ... played running back and defensive back as a senior under head coach Mike Hartman ... the 2010 Knights were 5-5 overall, including a 2-4 mark for fifth place in the Pac 7 ... despite missing senior season due to a fractured collarbone in a preseason scrimmage, played in 2011 FCA All-Star Game as a quarterback and safety ... was a backup quarterback as a junior ... was 5-for-5 passing for 43 yards and one touchdown against Cabrillo and, in his only start as the signal caller, connected on nine of 17 passes for 127 yards and one score against Templeton ... for the season rushed for 212 yards and two scores, including a 70-yarder against Templeton ...Knights were 12-1 overall and CIF-Southern Section playoff semifinalists in 2009 ... also competed in track and field in the pole vault, triple jump, high hurdles and intermediate hurdles ... qualified for CIF-Southern Section finals in 300 hurdles and pole vault.

Personal -- Son of Thomas and Lynda Puerling ... three brothers, T.J., Jon and Bobby ... was an intern at Santa Maria Wastewater District and served a civil engineering internship in the summer of 2014 ... wants to be a roller coaster engineer ... enjoys working out and line dancing as hobbies ... born March 29, 2993, in Santa Maria, Calif. ... majors in civil engineering.