2016 Football Roster
Roster
Gyo Shojima
- Position:
- Offensive Line
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 290
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Redondo Beach, Calif.
- High School:
- Nishi (Japan)
2017 - Saw action in all 13 games as a reserve lineman and special teams performer.
2016 - Saw game action as a reserve center and on special teams ... Became perhaps the first Japanese-born student-athlete to see action in a Div. 1 game (UNLV) ... Saw action versus UNLV, BYU, Oregon State, USC and Cal.
2015 - Worked on the scout team for the Bruins.
Santa Monica College - Was part of the 2013 and 2014 American Pacific Conference Championship teams … Named team captain in 2014.
High School - Played one season at Nishi High School in Suginami, Tokyo under coach Koichi Ozaki … Was part of the 2012 Japanese IFAF U-19 World Championship Team ... Also attended Redondo Union High School where he played football.
Personal - Full Name: Tatsuaki Shojima … Born in Tokyo, Japan … Parents: Tatsuhiro and Hiroko Shojima … Has one brother named Tashiro and one sister named Fui … Lists biggest thrill as subduing a robber at a gas station … Lists NFL center Alex Mack as the athlete he most admires … Hobbies include: watching movies, watching tv and working out at the gym ... Geography / Environmental Studies major ... Named to the Athletic Director's Academic Honor Roll in Fall 2016, Winter 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2017 and Winter 2018 quarters.
