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

THIS YEAR: Redshirts freshman Eric Moreno is competing for playing time among the Cougar backers ... Noted for his toughness and grit ... Has a year in the Cougar system under his belt.

2007: Redshirted his first season at Azusa Pacific.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played 3 seasons of varsity football for head coach Larry Fetkenhier at state power Cactus High in Glendale, Ariz. ... Was a 2-time All-Wells Fargo Region selection, including his 2004 senior season when the Cobras went 12-2 and finished as the state 4A runner-up ... Recorded 38 tackles (17 solo) in the 10 games he played ... Cactus also went 12-2 during Moreno's 2003 junior season and was the state runner-up.

PERSONAL: Born May 12, 1987, in Torrance, Calif. ... Parents are David (driver) and Gloria (insurance supervisor) Moreno ... Has 2 brothers (David, Jakob) and a sister (Jenavi) ... His older brother David is a senior linebacker at NAIA member Trinity International University ... Majoring in business ... Would like to own a small business someday ... Enjoys riding motorcycles.