Towson University Athletics

Veteran defensive lineman who will add depth and quickness ... transfer from California University (Pa.) who sat out the 2007 season as a transfer student ... has tremendous intensity ... hard worker in the weight room ... did very well in Spring ... had three tackles in the 2009 Black-and-Gold Spring Game.

2008 SEASON: Appeared in five games as a reserve defensive lineman ... made one tackle in season-opening loss at Navy ... also made a tackle at Richmond ... contributed one tackle at Coastal Carolina ... saw playing time at 10th-ranked New Hampshire and 6th-ranked Villanova made one tackle and broke up a pass in 2008 Spring Game.

At COUNCIL ROCK NORTH HIGH SCHOOL: Earned Suburban I All-Area honors for the Indians as a senior in 2004 ... played for Coach Mike Ortman ... also played basketball for the Indians ... member of same high school football program as Tiger sophomore Danny Collins.

PERSONAL: Has a twin brother, Jon ... also has one older sister named Rachel ... lists father as the person he admires the most ... favorite athlete is Michael Jordan ... lists Robert DiNiro and Al Pacino as his favorite actors ... favorite movie is "Goodfellas" ... has had summer jobs as a cook and a sales representative ... enjoys eating lobster ... career goal is to become an actor or own a business ... father is an attorney who graduated from George Washington University ... mother is a teacher who graduated from Boston University ... son of Robert and Donna Avolio ... born on July 31, 1987 in Trenton, N.J.