Lio Lafaele

Photo by: Joe Murphy

Position:
OL
Ht./Wt.:
6-4 / 290
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Corona, Calif.
Prev School:
Riverside CC

Career
Transferred to Memphis from Riverside Community College … Mid-season transfer in 2016, joining the program in January of that year … Has seen game action in 13 contests … Has made two starts.

2016 (Sophomore)
Junior college transfer from Riverside Community College in Riverside, California … Played in all 13 games … Made two starts … Both starts were at right guard … Played 154 snaps … Collegiate debut came in the season opener vs. Southeast Missouri … Played a season-high 73 snaps vs. the Redhawks … Also started against Kansas … Played 62 snaps vs. the Jayhawks … Also played snaps on the offensive line vs. Bowling Green, SMU and Cincinnati … Also saw playing time on special teams.

2015 (Riverside CC)
Played for head coach Tom Craft … Helped lead Riverside Community College to an 8-3 record in 2015 … The Tigers closed the 2015 campaign with three-straight wins to advance to the National Bowl … Blocked for an offense that was a National Central League tri-champion and received the No. 4 seed in the California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) regional championship … The Riverside offense averaged 443.5 yards per game in 2015 … Originally signed with Utah out of Centennial High School.

High School
Played his prep career at Centennial High School in Corona, Calif.ornia ... An All-Big 8, All-Inland Area and All-California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) first team selection in 2011 … Helped lead the Huskies to a 14-1 record, the CIF championship and a No. 20 national ranking as a junior in 2010.

Personal
Son of Filipo and Sose Lafaele … Birthday is August 11 … Born in Salt Lake City, Utah … Has two siblings, a brother and sister … Likes to play rugby … Sport and leisure management major.