Isaac Archuleta

West Virginia

Nov 8 (Sat)

10 a.m.

Position:
Defensive Back
Height:
6-2
Weight:
205
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Highlands Ranch, Colo.
High School:
Mountain Vista

AT COLORADO: This Season (Soph.)Enters the fall listed third at free safety, but is expected to be a big contributor on special teams. He won the Bill McCartney Award for being most improved player on special teams in spring practice, as selected by the coaching staff.

2012 (Fr.)He saw action in nine games on special teams, but did not get in on defense. He earned five special team points, as he had three knockdown blocks, one assisted tackle and a first downfield credit that altered the path of the return. He joined the team as a walk-on for spring practices; he attended CU in the fall of 2011 but did not try out for the team at that time. Thus at that point, he had “four to play four,” or four years of eligibility remaining.

HIGH SCHOOLHe lettered three times in football at quarterback and punter, and was a two-year starter at QB at Mountain Vista High School. As a senior, he was named second-team All-Continental Conference at quarterback and first-team at punter when he completed 67 percent of his passes and threw for 1,200 yards and 19 touchdowns, with 26 rushes for 480 yards and six touchdowns and averaged 41 yards per punt with a long of 66 yards. His junior season, he was honorable mention All-Continental League at quarterback, completing 61 percent of his passes for 980 yards and 12 touchdowns, while rushing 18 times for 320 yards and 12 TDs. He was the second-team All-Conference punter, averaging 39 yards per punt, with his long 61 yards. Mountain Vista was 4-6 his senior season and 7-4 his junior campaign. He also lettered three times in track, running in the 4x100- and 4x200 meter relays, where he helped break school records in both events as well as in the sprint medley. In 2011, he was on the Colorado state qualifier team in the 4 x 100 and 4 x 200. One of his track coaches was Gary Klatt, the father of former CU quarterback Joel Klatt.

ACADEMICSHe is majoring in Business (Marketing). He earned second-team Pac-12 All-Academic Team honors as a redshirt freshman (posted a 3.09 grade point average). In high school, he lettered his senior year in DECA and was on his school’s honor roll as a junior and senior.

PERSONALHe was born June 19, 1992 in Denver. His hobbies include fishing (since he was 3 years old), hunting and boating, and he’s worked as a landscaper for a summer job. He chose to come to Colorado because he was born and raised a Buff and his father went to school at CU. A high school teammate, Clay Norgard, is also on the CU team.