Dominic Galas Class: RS Senior Hometown: Modesto, CA High School: Central Catholic HS Height / Weight: 6-1 / 286 Position: OL Birthdate: 01/11/1990 Experience: 3L

PRONUNCIATION: (gal-US)

CAL CAREER (Career Stats) Has played in all 38 games possible and made 14 starts over the past three seasons from 2009-11.

2012: Listed as the team's starting right guard on the post-spring depth chart after having been the team's starting center in 2011 ... missed all of spring practice with an injury but expected to be ready for the 2012 season.

2011 (Game-by-Game Stats): Started all 13 games at center.

2010 (Game-by-Game Stats): Played in all 12 games primarily as a backup offensive lineman and on special teams ... made his first career start vs. UCLA.

2009 (Game-by-Game Stats): Played in all 13 games off the bench as a backup offensive lineman and on special teams..

2008: Redshirted ... did not play ... won the team's Freshman Lifter of the Year honor.

HIGH SCHOOL: Selected to the All-Far West team by SuperPrep in his senior season ... rated as the No. 6 center in the nation according to ESPN ... listed No. 43 among all prospects in California as well as the No. 9 center in the country by Rivals, while Scout ranked him No. 12 among centers nationally ... selected to the Cal-Hi Sports first-team All-State squad as a senior, helping his high-powered offense average over 10.0 yards per rush and outscore its opponents, 663-211, while capturing a Sac-Joaquin Section title and posting an 11-2-1 overall record ... named the MVP of the Nike Training Camp at Stanford in 2007.

PERSONAL: Full name is Dominic Constantine Galas ... born January 11, 1990 ... parents are Tim and Patty Galas ... father played football for Cal from 1979-82 and was a three-year letterwinner on the offensive line ... attended same high school as former Golden Bear linebacker Justin Moye ... major is American studies.

LAST UPDATED: May 18, 2012