Cody McAninch

Position:
Defensive Back
Height:
6-1
Weight:
200
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Broomfield, Colo.
High School:
Broomfield

AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.)-Projected as a defensive back as a true freshman in college; he joined the team as an invited walk-on for August drills.

HIGH SCHOOL-He earned second-team All-State honors from the Rocky Mountain News as a safety for Broomfield High School under coach Gary Davies. He lettered three times while Broomfield compiled a 25-9 record his time there, including 12-1 his junior season. As a senior, he compiled 127 tackles. His junior season, he totaled 65 tackles and had one interception. An accomplished wrestler, he lettered three times and was the state runner-up in 2009, falling 10-9 in three overtimes in the championship match and earning second-team All-State honors from the Denver Post at the 215-pound classification. He helped Broomfield win the Colorado 4A State Championship in the process. He didn't wrestle as a junior but also qualified for state as a freshman and sophomore. He lists the biggest moment of his prep career as making the championship match and wrestling in front of almost 20,000 fans at the Pepsi Center.

ACADEMICS-He plans on majoring in Electrical Engineering at Colorado and is also interested in Mechanical Engineering. He was an honor roll student in high school as both a junior and senior.

PERSONAL-Born April 20, 1991 in Thornton, Colo. Both of his parents played sports at Adams State College as, his dad, Mark, played football while his mom, Margaret, played volleyball and softball. He lists his favorite athlete as Ed Reed.