53   Ryan Woods
Ryan Woods

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Cypress, Calif.

High School:
Pacifica H.S.

Height / Weight:
6-1 / 270

Position:
OL


Enters the fall as the backup to Maikel Miret at center … Could also see action at guard … Hard working, competitive player who will contribute on the offensive line … Has great strength and toughness.

1999: Backup to Maikel Miret at center … Saw action off the bench and on special teams against Toledo, Northeastern, Maine and Connecticut … Made one tackle against the Rockets … Named to the Dean’s List in the spring of 1999 … Named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in both the spring and fall of 1999.

Before UMass: A transfer from Golden West Junior College in Huntington Beach, Calif. … Named first team All-Mission Conference in both of his seasons at Golden West J.C. … Also served as team captain in 1998 … Played high school ball for coach Bill Craven at Pacifica (Calif.) High School … A two-time All-Garden Grove League selection in high school … Also earned All-California Interscholastic Federation and All-Orange County honors … Team captain as a senior, when his team was the California Interscholastic Federation runner-up … Team won Garden Grove League title during junior season … A member of his high school baseball and basketball teams, playing first base in baseball and forward in basketball.

Personal: Full name is Ryan Douglas Woods … Son of Kent and Debbi Woods … Born August 18, 1979 in Fullerton, Calif. … Majoring in Economics.

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