About Tardieu: Newcomer who will compete with returning punter Chris Boldt ... athletic prospect who played three sports in high school ... comes from military family ... product of USMAPS.
High School: Earned eight varsity letters in track & field (4), football (3) and basketball (1) at Grants Pass High School ... averaged more than 40.0 yards per punt ... two-time Josephine County All-Area ... first-team All-Southwest Conference in 2010 ... broke school's pole vault record ... finished third in the state with a vault of 15-0 ... National Honor Society member ... two-timeclass president.
Personal: Given name is Alexander John Frederick Tardieu ... parents' names are Greg and Lee Ann Tardieu ... cousin, Kelsey Tardieu Yoho, is a 2007 West Point graduate who has served in Afghanistan ... two other cousins have attended the U.S. Air Force Academy ... paternal grandfather, John Tardieu, served as B-24 engineer in U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II ... maternal grandfather, William Baat, also served in U.S. Army during World War II ... major is undeclared.
