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2008: Had a career-high 62 tackles on the year, most for a Cal lineman since Duane Clemons had 82 in 1995 ... named second-team All-Pac-10 ... started every game at a defensive end spot the last two seasons ... had at least one tackle for loss in all but two games ... recipient of Cal's Brick Muller Award as the team's most valuable defensive lineman ... 11th in the Pac-10 with 6.0 sacks and tied for 16th in the league with 11.0 TFL ... finished off the regular season with a career-best 10 tackles, including a sack and two for loss, plus forced fumble vs. Washington ... played well at Maryland with eight total tackles, including one sack ... had a pair of sacks for minus 17 yards, as well as two pass break-ups, in Cal's win over UCLA ... registered a 10-yard sack at USC ... finished with eight tackles plus a forced fumble in the Big Game vs. Stanford.
2007: Started all 13 games at defensive end ... paced the defensive line with 52 tackles, including 3.5 for a loss ... also had 2.5 sacks, an interception and a team-best four fumble recoveries ... had 20 tackles and a pair of fumble recoveries in the last three regular season games ... recorded a pair of sacks at Colorado State ... recovered his first career fumble and took it into the end zone for a touchdown vs. Arizona after a Thomas DeCoud blitz on quarterback Willie Tuitama jarred the ball loose ... snared a key interception at Oregon in the fourth quarter when the Ducks were driving and threatening to score on Cal's 17-yard line ... also recovered a fumble against USC ... earned the team's Brick Muller Award.
2006: Stepped into the defensive line rotation as a true freshman ... saw action in all 13 games, including his first career start against Oregon State ... registered 16 tackles, fourth on the defensive line ... tallied six tackles (three solo) against UCLA and added five takedowns (two solo) in his debut at Tennessee.
High School: A two-time all-state selection by the Honolulu Star Bulletin ... ranked as the No. 2 player in Hawaii in 2005, by Rivals.com ... Rivals.com also rated him as the No. 24 defensive tackle in America ... recorded seven sacks and had 59 tackles (39 solo stops), ranking first and second, respectively, in the Interscholastic League of Honolulu ... named the ILH's 2005 Defensive Player of the Year ... PrepStar placed him on its 2004 All-Far West Region team ... paramount game came against Punahou High (9 tackles, 4 sacks) ... also posted a pair of 14-tackle efforts his senior season ... signed with Cal before the 2005 season, but enrolled in January 2006.
Personal: Full name is Tyson Asi Alualu ... last name pronounced AH-loo AH-loo ... he and his wife, Desire, have a son, Tyree ... the son of Ta'avao and Levaa'I Alualu ... born May 12, 1987 ... ethnic studies major.
Last Updated: May 1, 2009
