Center - Listed as 'Offensive Line' on spring roster
Height: 6-1 Weight: 270
Sophomore
Previous Affiliations Abington Heights HS
Hometown Clarks Summit, Pa.
High School: Named Class AAA honorable mention all-state by Pennsylvania Football News ... first-team Lackawanna Football Conference Division I All-Star ... team was ranked No. 5 in state poll and finished with a 12-1 record... Pennsylvania Football News All-Academic in bronze classification ... Personal: Major is undeclared.
#66 Mitch Gaulke
Position: OL
Height: 6-2
Weight: 285
Class: Junior
Hometown: West Linn, OR
High School: West Linn
2011 Honors
Honorable Mention All-Big Sky Conference
CoSIDA Academic All-District 8
Academic All-Big Sky Conference
PSU Mike Schrunk Scholar-Athlete of the Year
2010 Honors
Academic All-Big Sky Conference
A tough player who is a little undersized... made the move to center in fall camp 2011 and ended up starting every game... after nearly two years as a starter still has two to play.
SOPHOMORE SEASON • 2011
Took over at center during fall camp and started all 11 games... key player on an offensive line that blocked for the top rushing game in the Big Sky Conference and the best in school history (247.8 pg)... named honorable mention All-Big Sky Conference and Academic All-Big Sky... selected to the prestigious CoSIDA Academic All-District 8 team and a candidate for Academic All-America... was selected by his team as the Mike Schrunk Scholar Athletic of the Year.
FRESHMAN SEASON • 2010
Replaced an injured Alex Cosenza in the lineup at right guard in the fourth game and started five in a row... a solid performer who played a big role in the Vikings’ excellent running attack... part of an offensive line that blocked for the Big Sky Conference’s top rushing team (203.3 pg), coming just a few yards short of a school record (2,236)... a redshirt in 2009 after suffering a broken ankle in the preseason... earned Academic All-Big Sky Conference.
PREVIOUS TO PORTLAND STATE
A letterwinner in football, wrestling and track all four years at West Linn High School... an honorable mention All-State selection as a center and defensive tackle... first team All-Three Rivers League at those positions as well... was a Nike Camp MVP on the offensive line... earned National Football Foundation Scholar Athlete honors for the state of Oregon... a two-time team captain... selected to play in the Les Schwab Bowl All-Star game... All-State wrestler as a heavyweight, he won the 6A state championship as a senior... a member of the National Honor Society.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Son of Terry and Cheryl Gaulke... born July 16, 1990... has one brother, Cameron... majoring in Business Administration: Accounting.
Class: RS Junior Hometown: Perris, Calif. High School: Vista Murrieta HS Last College: Palomar College Height / Weight: 6-5 / 315 Position: OL
2011 (Junior): Redshirted.
Prior to Western Carolina: Transferred to WCU during the summer of 2011 after two seasons at Palomar College in California ... Suffered an injury during a preseason scrimmage in 2008 that sidelined him for entire season ... Returned to play two seasons along the offensive line for the Comets; At Vista Murrieta HS: Named All-Southwestern League selection under coach Coley Caneal ... Was selected as Athlete of the Month ... Also particiapted in track & field as a prep.
Personal: Full name is Steven Phillip Steiner ... Born in San Bernardino, Calif. ... Is the son of Tammy Green ... Has two sisters, Avi and Captri Steiner.
High School: Graduated from Napa HS in 2011…named the Lineman of the Year by the Napa Valley Register…also earned first team all-Monticello Empire League honors…helped the team to a 10-2 overall record and berth into the Sac-Joaquin Section playoffs as a senior.
Personal: Majoring in chemistry…parents are Ken and Georgeann Klew.