Palomar Comets Football 2009

TALAAVE MEYERS

NO. 16 /  RUNNING BACK, FR, 5-9, 197

HOMETOWN: Oceanside, CA

HIGH SCHOOL: Oceanside (Class of 2006)

PERSONAL: Born June 28, 1988, in Oceanside. ... Son of Marvin and Kalae Meyers. ... Has two adult brothers (Tautva and Aulelio), a 19-year-old brother (Gilert) and a 14-year old brother (Keanu), an adult sister (Awa) and a 16-year-ld sister (Theone). ...  Tautva Meyers played football for Palomar. ... Nephew of former Weber State football player Rory Meyers. 

2009 SEASON: Has one pass reception for 16 yards as of Oct. 2, four weeks into the season, with the catch against Southwestern in the Comets' 55-0 first-game win on Sept. 5. ... Returned a short kickoff 10 yards in a 17-7 victory at College of the Desert on Sept. 26.

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Played for coach John Carroll at Oceanside High School, winning the Coach's Award.

OTHER HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS: Volleyball, Baseball. ... Was the Pirates' MVP in volleyball.

ACADEMICS: Undecided major. ... Carried a 3.86 at Oceanside High, where he was an honors graduate and a member of the California Scholarship Federation.

(Updated Oct. 2, 2009)