Tyson Alualu

Infobox NCAA Athlete
name = Tyson Alualu
college = University of California, Berkeley
sport = Football
position = DT
class = Sophomore
career_start = 2006
nickname =
height_ft = 6
height_in = 4
weight_lb = 288
birth_date = birth date and age|1987|5|12
highschool = St. Louis HS, Honolulu, HI

Tyson Alualu (born May 12, 1987) is an American football Defensive Tackle at the University of California, Berkeley.

High school career

Alualu attended and graduated from St. Louis High School in Hawaii in 2005. He was selected to the all-state team twice by the Honolulu Star Bulletin. He was ranked as the No. 2 player in Hawaii and the No. 24 defensive tackle in America by Rivals.com for 2005. He recorded 7 sacks and 59 tackles in high school. [cite web |url=http://calbears.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/alualu_tyson00.html |title=Cal player biography |] During his senior year, he was named the ILH Player of the Year by the Honolulu Advertiser. [cite web |url=http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2004/Dec/14/sp/sp14p.html |title=Alualu, Rego head ILH All-Star Team |accessdate=2004-12-14]

College career

University of California, Berkeley

Alualu played all 13 games his first season, with his first start against Oregon State. He posted 16 tackles with his career-best 6 against UCLA. [cite web |url=http://calbears.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/alualu_tyson00.html |title=Cal player biography |]

Personal

Alualu signed with Cal and was in Berkeley for the 2005 summer session. Before Fall semester classes began he returned home to get married and to see the birth of his son. He returned to Cal and enrolled in January 2006. [cite web |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2007/09/13/SPDES4M8R.DTL |title=Cal lineman lets his defense make noise|]

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