Colorado University Athletics
GEORGE HYPOLITE BIOGRAPHY
GEORGE HYPOLITE, DL
6-2, 255, Los Angeles, Calif. (Loyola)
HIGH SCHOOL?As a senior, he earned SuperPrep All-Far West honors, ranked No. 96 overall in California, while PrepStar named him to its preseason All-West team, ranking him as one of the two top fullbacks in the west. Scout.com listed him as a member of its West Hot 100 list, ranking him No. 34 overall and as the fourth running back. He was a first-team all-Sierra League performer at defensive end. He also earned all-league honors as a junior (at fullback), when he also was named to the all-state Underclass team; it was the first year he played any organized football. As a senior, he started at both fullback and defensive end: he rushed 36 times for 520 yards and five touchdowns, also catching 12 passes for about 200 yards on offense; defensively, he was in on 45 tackles (25 solo), with 10 for losses including six quarterback sacks, along with 35 hurries, two forced fumbles and one recovery. As a junior, he played solely at fullback, carrying the ball 121 times for 669 yards and five touchdowns with seven receptions for close to 100 yards and two more scores. He had two 100-yard games in his career, as well as seven runs of 50 yards or longer. Top career games: in a 21-14 win over Long Beach Poly in the CIF title game his junior year, he rushed 10 times for 89 yards and several first downs, in addition to having one of his best blocking games of his career; also in a win over Esperanza that same season, he had six rushes for 102 yards and two scores; and in a 28-14 playoff win over Edison as a senior, he had nine rushes for 115 yards, including the long run of his career of 78 yards for a touchdown. Loyola was 11-3 his junior season, winning the Sierra League title as well as the CIF Division I championship, and was 9-3 his senior year, also claiming the league crown in reaching the state quarterfinals under coach Steve Grady. Including his senior year, he will letter three times in basketball, as he played forward.
ACADEMICS?He is interested in psychology or business as potential majors at Colorado. He earned a “free spirit” scholarship he utilized at Loyola, awarded to a student who embodies free spirit in academics. Owns a 3.28 grade point in high school.
VITALS?He has 4.7 speed in the 40, bench presses 345 pounds and owns a 600 pound squat.
RECRUITING?He selected Colorado over California and UCLA.
PERSONAL?Born August 1, 1987 in Los Angeles. Hobbies include working out, playing basketball and woodworking. He has been very active in community relations, as he’s logged between 300-400 hours the last two years preparing food for homebound AIDS patients, and has worked extensively at an are shelter for battered women.
(Last name is pronounced hip-puh-light)