Cougar Athletics
30 NAIA National Championships
95 GSAC Championships
...and counting

THIS YEAR: An outstanding newcomer, Darrell Tupuloa is an impact player on the Cougar defense ... Quite strong ... Rated strong against the run and can wreak havoc on opposing quarterbacks ... A team leader.

JUNIOR COLLEGE: Split his junior college career between Santa Barbara (Calif.) City College and Cerritos (Calif.) College ... As a 2006 sophomore at Cerritos, tallied 18 tackles, including 3 for loss and recovered 1 fumble for the 3-7 Falcons ... Spent his 2005 freshman season at Santa Barbara City where he also competed in track & field (throws).

HIGH SCHOOL: Played 2 seasons of varsity football for head coach Jerry Jaso at state power Long Beach Poly High ... Was a member of 2 CIF championship and undefeated teams ... Did not play his senior year but rather enrolled into the University of Washington in the spring of 2003 and worked out with the Huskies football team.

PERSONAL: Born Nov. 7, 1982, in Long Beach, Calif. ... Majoring in exercise and sport science with a minor in English ... Wants to go into professional coaching ... Plays the bass guitar for his church ... His grandfather is the tribal chief for the Aleipata Islands in Samoa.