David Menocal Class: Junior Hometown: Gainesville, Ga. High School: Gainesville Height / Weight: 6-2 / 253 Position: C Experience: 1L

Furman: Looking to return to the field after sustaining a torn knee ligaments early in the 2006 preseason and sitting out the entire campaign...will provide backup to returning All-Southern Conference center Reggie Goolsby...already has noteworthy experience, including one career start. 2006 -- Sat out the entire season due to ongoing rehabilitation efforts associated with a knee injury sustained early in the preseason...named to the SoCon Academic Honor Roll. 2005 -- Compiled 147 plays in his first season of play, including his first career start in the Paladins' 44-41 double overtime win over Hofstra...emergency start versus Hofstra came after Stewart was sidelined with a reaction to a laceration sustained in the Paladins' season opening 37-35 win over Jacksonville State...logged 147 snaps, including 66 in the start versus Hofstra...earned his first career winning performance with a mark of 1.90 (90.5 percent) on 21 plays against Elon (45-6 win)...named to SoCon Academic Honor Roll. 2004 -- Member of scout team...awarded redshirt and extra year of eligibility...named to the SoCon Academic Honor Roll.

High School: 2004 graduate of Gainesville (3A) High School...football coach was Bruce Miller...started in 37 consecutive games at center and also played defensive tackle during his prep career, helping Gainesville to a 30-7 record during that span...served as team captain and earned all-area and Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Associated Press All-State honors in 2003 after helping the Red Elephants to an 11-1 record and second round state playoff appearance...also played in Georgia's North-South All-Star Game...National Certificate of Merit recipient...member of National Honor Society, Beta Club, Key Club, and Spanish Honor Society...attended Furman's Offensive Lineman Camp.

Personal: Full name is David Michael Menocal...son of Gus and Nancy Menocal...born October 9, 1985, in Wilmington, North Carolina...has two siblings, Victor and Chris...brother Victor, played baseball at Georgia Tech...has an impressive family heritage...father and grandfather fled Cuba ahead of communist takeover under Fidel Castro...great-great uncle, Maj. Gen. Mario Garcia Menocal, was president of Cuba from 1913-21...another ancestor, Aniceto Garcia Menocal, was a Cuban born naturalized United States citizen who was a co-author of the original Nicaraguan and Panama Canal surveys, as well as instrumental in the design and construction of the Brooklyn (N.Y.) Navy Yard and Washington Monument (he is buried at Arlington National Cemetary)...yet another ancestor, Pedro Garcia Menocal, is an acclaimed Cuban-American painter...is also a descendant of famed Cuban writer and independence hero Jose Marti...majoring in political science and Spanish...sports a 3.43 grade point average...Spanish and political science major.