92   Mike Cirullo
Mike Cirullo

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Huntington Park, Calif.

High School:
Cantwell Sacred Heart of Mary

Height / Weight:
6-3 / 252

Position:
DL


Will compete for playing time as a backup along the UMass defensive front.

1999: Backup to Paul Bolden at one defensive tackle spot … Played in seven games on the season … Had 10 tackles on the year, including three sacks … Had a sack for three yards against Connecticut … Made a pair of tackles in the victory at Richmond … Recorded a sack for seven yards at Maine … Had a career-high four tackles against Northeastern, including a sack for 10 yards … Made one unassisted tackle against New Hampshire … Also played against Hofstra and Rhode Island.

Before UMass: A transfer from Cerritos (Calif.) Junior College, where he played for coach Frank Mazzota … Previously played for coach Joe Canales at Cantwell (Calif.) Sacred Heart of Mary … Served as team captain as a senior, in addition to being named the team’s Defensive Player of the Year … Two-time All-League selection … Earned All-California Interscholastic Federation honors.

Personal: Full name is Michael A. Cirullo … Son of Amalia Jaen-Castaneda and Raymond Cirullo … Born March 8, 1978 in Los Angeles, Calif. … Majoring in Sociology.

Cirullo’s Defensive Statistics

YearUTATTTSacksTFLINTPBU
199946103400

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