Army West Point Athletics
2015 Football Roster
Roster
Atimalala, T.J.

Jersey Number 93
T.J. Atimalala
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- Defensive Line
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 268
- Hometown:
- North Las Vegas, Nev.
- High School:
- Desert Pines (USMAPS)
Bio
CAREER HIGHS
Tackles: 6, 2x last vs. Navy, 12-12-15
Solo Tackles: 3, 4x-last at Air Force, 11-7-15
Assisted Tackles: 5, vs. Navy, 12-12-15
Tackles for Loss: 2.5, at Connecticut, 9-12-15
2015: Started every game ... second on the team with 6.5 tackles for losses of 17 yards ... 36 total tackles ... recorded five tackles, including three solo stops versus Fordham ... had one tackle for loss opposite the Rams ... registered career-best six tackles, including three solo stops at Connecticut ... had 2.5 tackles for loss opposite the Huskies ... totaled five solo stops, including two for a loss against Wake Forest ... assisted on one stop at Eastern Michigan ... did not figure statistically at Penn State ... registered four tackles, including three solo stops versus Duke ... assisted on three tackles against Bucknell ... had one solo tackle at Rice ... made three solo tackles at Air Force ... did not record a statistic in the Tulane game ... had two total tackles opposite Rutgers ... finished with six tackles, including one solo stop against Navy ... recorded one tackle for a loss of one yard opposite the Midshipmen.
2014: Played in all 12 games and made two starts as a junior ... made five total tackles ... registered two solo tackles at Wake Forest ... made one solo tackle at Yale ... had one solo tackle in the win over Fordham ... assisted on a tackle in the Kent State loss ... did not figure statistically against Buffalo, Stanford, Ball State, Rice, Air Force, Connecticut or Western Kentucky or Navy.
2013: Drew action in all 12 games ... registered one career start ... credited with four tackles ... registered pair of tackles at Ball State ... assisted on tackles against Louisiana Tech and Eastern Michigan ... listed with the starting lienup opposite Morgan State.
2012: Played in nine games, starting four times ... totaled seven tackles ... made 2.0 tackles for loss ... made career debut at San Diego State ... posted first career tackle against Stony Brook ... made first career start versus Boston College ... finished with one assisted tackle in the contest ... listed with the starting cast in the Kent State game ... posted a career-high two tackles, including a career-best 1.5 tackles for loss versus the Golden Flashes ... also recorded first career solo stop in the contest ... started third straight game at Eastern Michigan ... equaled career best with one primary tackle ... listed with the starting cast versus Ball State ... matched career best with one assisted tackle in the contest ... appeared as a reserve in the Air Force game ... did not figure statistically ... played versus Rutgers ... credited with one assisted tackle ... appeared in the Temple contest ... did not figure statistically.
High School: Three-year letterwinner at Desert Pines High School ... captained the team as a junior and senior ... named both first-team all-conference and all-region three times ... took first place at the Southern Nevada High School Bench Press Competition in 2010.
Personal: Given name is Tala Jordan Luke Atimalala ... parents’ names are Talaleleimoni and Theresa Atimalala ... father served as sergeant in U.S. Army and served a tour of duty in Iraq in 2008-09 ... both grandfathers served in U.S. Marine Corps ... majoring in Systems Engineering.
Tackles: 6, 2x last vs. Navy, 12-12-15
Solo Tackles: 3, 4x-last at Air Force, 11-7-15
Assisted Tackles: 5, vs. Navy, 12-12-15
Tackles for Loss: 2.5, at Connecticut, 9-12-15
2015: Started every game ... second on the team with 6.5 tackles for losses of 17 yards ... 36 total tackles ... recorded five tackles, including three solo stops versus Fordham ... had one tackle for loss opposite the Rams ... registered career-best six tackles, including three solo stops at Connecticut ... had 2.5 tackles for loss opposite the Huskies ... totaled five solo stops, including two for a loss against Wake Forest ... assisted on one stop at Eastern Michigan ... did not figure statistically at Penn State ... registered four tackles, including three solo stops versus Duke ... assisted on three tackles against Bucknell ... had one solo tackle at Rice ... made three solo tackles at Air Force ... did not record a statistic in the Tulane game ... had two total tackles opposite Rutgers ... finished with six tackles, including one solo stop against Navy ... recorded one tackle for a loss of one yard opposite the Midshipmen.
2014: Played in all 12 games and made two starts as a junior ... made five total tackles ... registered two solo tackles at Wake Forest ... made one solo tackle at Yale ... had one solo tackle in the win over Fordham ... assisted on a tackle in the Kent State loss ... did not figure statistically against Buffalo, Stanford, Ball State, Rice, Air Force, Connecticut or Western Kentucky or Navy.
2013: Drew action in all 12 games ... registered one career start ... credited with four tackles ... registered pair of tackles at Ball State ... assisted on tackles against Louisiana Tech and Eastern Michigan ... listed with the starting lienup opposite Morgan State.
2012: Played in nine games, starting four times ... totaled seven tackles ... made 2.0 tackles for loss ... made career debut at San Diego State ... posted first career tackle against Stony Brook ... made first career start versus Boston College ... finished with one assisted tackle in the contest ... listed with the starting cast in the Kent State game ... posted a career-high two tackles, including a career-best 1.5 tackles for loss versus the Golden Flashes ... also recorded first career solo stop in the contest ... started third straight game at Eastern Michigan ... equaled career best with one primary tackle ... listed with the starting cast versus Ball State ... matched career best with one assisted tackle in the contest ... appeared as a reserve in the Air Force game ... did not figure statistically ... played versus Rutgers ... credited with one assisted tackle ... appeared in the Temple contest ... did not figure statistically.
High School: Three-year letterwinner at Desert Pines High School ... captained the team as a junior and senior ... named both first-team all-conference and all-region three times ... took first place at the Southern Nevada High School Bench Press Competition in 2010.
Personal: Given name is Tala Jordan Luke Atimalala ... parents’ names are Talaleleimoni and Theresa Atimalala ... father served as sergeant in U.S. Army and served a tour of duty in Iraq in 2008-09 ... both grandfathers served in U.S. Marine Corps ... majoring in Systems Engineering.
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