42  Jason Klingerman Class: Junior Hometown: Valley Center, Calif. High School: Valley Center Height / Weight: 6-1 / 253 Position: FB Experience: VR

2009 (Freshman)
Saw brief action in two games, exclusively in a blocking role from scrimmage...Made his college debut in home win against Weber State (Sept. 12), and also played in win vs. Nevada (Sept. 19).

2008
Redshirted as a true freshman in his first season of collegiate eligibility.

High School
Earned first-team all-conference recognition as a senior team captain at Valley Center (Calif.) High School...A three-year starter on both offensive and defensive lines, also played fullback for the Jaguars...Made significant contributions to a pair of CIF Division IV state championships, as a sophomore and senior; also lettered as a freshman, when the Jaguars also won the state championship...A force on the defensive front, helped VCHS outscore its final two postseason opponents 62-0, including a 20-0 shutout over Mission Bay in his final game, the 2007 state title...Head coach was Rob Gilster...Lettered three years each in football, wrestling and track, and once in soccer...Earned second-team all-CIF honors as a wrestler, and was voted MVP of the Jaguars' track team...Played with Drew Reilly, who has pledged to rejoin him at CSU after a mission...Also recruited by San Diego State and Utah State.

Personal
Given name Jason Marshall Klingerman...Born March 14, 1990, in San Diego...Parents are Robert and Katie...Has an older brother, Justin, who plays football at Palomar College...In February before the '10 season, interacted with clients at the Hearts and Horses therapeutic riding center, which promotes physical, cognitive, emotional and social well-being for people with special needs, through equine-assisted therapy...Interested in business as a major...Hometown: Valley Center, Calif.