#41 Julian Cruell
Position: RB
Height: 5-8
Weight: 190
Class: Freshman
Hometown: Tacoma, WA
High School: Henry Foss
A walk-on for spring football in 2011... earned a spot on the team and competed on the scout team... will try to get into the rotation at running back in 2012.
PREVIOUS TO PORTLAND STATE
Spent one season at Central Washington as a redshirt… earned three letters in football at Henry Foss High School… named All-League three seasons as a return man… selected second team All-League at cornerback.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Son of Waymen and Nora Cruell… born January 21, 1992… has two sisters, Sharday and Sydnee… majoring in Business Administration: General Management… hobby is basketball.
2011 (Sophomore): Played in all 11 games with six starts including the first four games to start the season ... Finished tied for fourth on the team with 56 tackles, tallying 29 solo stops and 4.5 tackles for loss ... Credited with two pass break-ups and pounced on a fumble in the season-opener at Georgia Tech ... Intercepted two passes on the year, making his first career interception against Elon before picking off his second in the season finale against Coastal Carolina ... Recorded at least two tackles in all 11 games ... Charted nine tackles against Wofford ... Finished the season with a career-high 15 tackles against Coastal Carolina.
2010 (Freshman): Saw action in all 11 games making four starts as a true freshman ... Saw his first collegiate start at Wofford ... Finished with 26 tackles on the year including 12 solo stops and three tackles for losses ... Credited with one quarterback hurry ... Recorded four tackles in his collegiate debut at North Carolina State ... Tallied a career-high 10 tackles including three solo stops and one for a loss against Georgia Southern ... Had seven stops in the season finale at Elon.
Prior to Western Carolina: Named to the All-Southwestern 4A Conference Football Team at linebacker ... Was a part of the 13-1 Independence team in 2008 ... Also ran track & field at Independence HS competing in the 110-meter high hurdles as well as triple and high jumps ... Ranked inside the top 20 among those three events