University of Pennsylvania Athletics

2004 - Recorded four solo hits, including two for a loss of two yards in season finale at Cornell (Nov. 20) ... Had two tackles, including one for a loss, and recovered a fumble against Harvard (Nov. 13) ... Recorded two tackles at Princeton (Nov. 6) ... Had a solo hit for a loss against Brown (Oct. 30) ... Had two hits at Yale (Oct. 23) ... Recorded two tackles against Columbia (Oct. 16) ... Recorded four tackles, including a sack for a loss of seven yards in double overtime win at Bucknell (Oct. 9) ... Had two tackles and assisted on a sack in Ivy League opener against Dartmouth (Oct. 2) ... Posted a seven-yard sack against Villanova (Sept. 25) ... Had three tackles at San Diego (Sept. 18).

2003 - Appeared in nine games, making debut at Dartmouth (Oct. 4) and assisting on a pair of tackles ... Registered two tackles against Yale (Oct. 25) and at Harvard (Nov. 15).

Taravella JP HS - Four-year letterwinner in football ... Named to 2000 all-star team in football ... Served as team captain in 1999 and 2000.

Personal - Born Jan. 4, 1983 in Coral Springs, Fla. ... Son of Kevin and Lynn ... Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences as a classical studies major.