2012: Played in nine games, starting four times ... totaled seven tackles ... made 2.0 tackles for loss ... made career debut at San Diego State ... posted first career tackle against Stony Brook ... made first career start versus Boston College ... finished with one assisted tackle in the contest ... listed with the starting cast in the Kent State game ... posted a career-high two tackles, including a career-best 1.5 tackles for loss versus the Golden Flashes ... also recorded first career solo stop in the contest ... started third straight game at Eastern Michigan ... equaled career best with one primary tackle ... listed with the starting cast versus Ball State ... matched career best with one assisted tackle in the contest ... appeared as a reserve in the Air Force game ... did not figure statistically ... played versus Rutgers ... credited with one assisted tackle ... appeared in the Temple contest ... did not figure statistically.
High School: Three-year letterwinner at Desert Pines High School ... captained the team as a junior and senior ... named both first-team all-conference and all-region three times ... took first place at the Southern Nevada High School Bench Press Competition in 2010.
Personal: Given name is Tala Jordan Luke Atimalala ... parents' names are Talaleleimoni and Theresa Atimalala ... father served as sergeant in U.S. Army and served a tour of duty in Iraq in 2008-09 ... both grandfathers served in U.S. Marine Corps ... major is undeclared.
