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

THIS YEAR: Redshirt sophomore Greg Neale is pressing for significant playing time at the Cougars’ “bandit” position ... Is fundamentally sound player who should benefit from his experience in the program ... Has gained size and speed.

2006: Appeared in 3 games during his 2006 redshirt freshman season, collecting 3 tackles along the way ... Registered a pair of tackles vs. Southern Oregon. 2005: Redshirted his first season at Azusa Pacific.

HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered 2 seasons of varsity football for head coach Ernie Cooper at prep power Granite Bay (Calif.) High, playing both linebacker and defensive end … As a 2004 senior, was seventh on the team with 41 tackles … Named All-Metro Conference and all-city first team … Registered a career-high 9 tackles (5 solo) in a loss to Sonora High … Led the team in quarterback sacks … His senior class was the first in school history to go 4 years without a losing a conference game (25-0) … As a 2003 junior tallied 34 tackles, including 2 sacks, to go along with 1 fumble recovery … Was a key member of a Grizzly program that went 20-5-1 during his 2 years, which included capturing back-to-back Metro League championships.

PERSONAL: Born June 24, 1987, in Fullerton, Calif., to Greg (maintenance) and Chrissy (auditor) Neale … Has 4 younger sisters (Patricia, Erica, Rebecca, Cassandra) and a younger brother (Christopher) … Majoring in sociology ... Grandfather and great-grandfather played minor league baseball … Enjoys most water sports, including knee-boarding and tubing.

YEAR   G-GS   SOLO AS'T  TACKLES  TFL  FR
2006   3-0      0    3      3      0    0