Varsity Football Roster
| Jersey Number | First Name | Last Name | Grade | Position(s) |
JV Football Roster
| Jersey Number | First Name | Last Name | Grade | Position(s) |
Varsity Coaching Staff
Head Coach
Tom Crawford - 21st Season
Overall Record: 141-94-1
Email: tcrawford@bishopdiego.org
Bio: TBD
Assistant Coaches
Grady Stretz
Defensive Coordinator / Defensive Line
Bio: TBD
Aaron Skinner (class of 2008)
Wide Receivers / Defensive Backs
Email: askinner@bishopdiego.org
Bio: This will be Coach Skinner’s first year back coaching football at Bishop Diego HS since 2012. Coach Skinner was named the Athletic Director at Bishop Diego on July 1st, 2020. A native of Carpinteria, CA, Coach Skinner received All-CIF-SS recognition as a running back, Defensive League MVP, and Santa Barbara County MVP while helping lead Bishop to its second ever CIF-SS Finals game in 2007. In 2008, he became a Student Assistant Coach for the University of Oregon football team, spending his first year on offense assisting with the QBs under Offensive Coordinator Chip Kelly and his second year on defense assisting with Linebackers under Defensive Coordinator Nick Aliotti. Following his time at Oregon, he coached at both Marist High School in Eugene, OR in 2010, and then returned home to coach at Bishop for the 2012 season where the two teams had a combined record of 24-2, with an Oregon State Finals appearance and a CIF-SS Semi-Finals appearance respectively. In 2014, Coach Skinner started coaching at West Linn HS in West Linn, OR, where over the course of 6 years, the team had a combined record of 60-16. In 2015, West Linn finished as the State Runner-Up in Division 6A, and the following year, went undefeated, resulting in an Oregon 6A State Championship. At West Linn, Coach Skinner was the Assistant Head Coach, Defensive Coordinator, Linebackers Coach and Running Backs Coach.
John Hazelton
Offensive Line / Defensive Backs
Bio: John Hazelton is entering his 12th season at Bishop Diego, coaching the Offensive Line every season, along with sharing duties coaching the Defensive Backs. Coach Haze was the Defensive Coordinator for Bishop’s historic 2017 CIF & State Title team, as well as in 2018. Prior to joining Tom Crawford at Bishop, John was Carpinteria High’s Head Coach, from ‘03-‘08, leading the Warriors to the 2003 CIF Semi-Final. John was the Defensive Coordinator, and O Line Coach for the Warriors undefeated 2002 CIF Title squad. Prior to that he coached O.Line/Secondary ‘00-‘01. John spent 14 seasons over different spans at Montclair Prep in Van Nuys. He was Defensive Coordinator and Head Coach as part of three CIF Championships. Coach Hazelton, who grew up in Los Angeles, also coached at L A City powerhouse programs Crenshaw and Banning. Coach Haze also coached in the college arena at USC. as a Graduate Assistant, and as Defensive Coordinator at Los Angeles Valley College.
Steve Robles (class of 1981)
Running Backs / Linebackers
Larry Urzua (class of 1993)
Defensive Line
Thomas Lash (class of 2014)
Linebackers
Jaime Melgoza
Wide Receivers / Defensive Backs
Mick Luckhurst
Special Teams
Bio: TBD
Joseph Salcedo (class of 2014)
Offensive Line
JV Coaching Staff
Head Coach
Abel Gonzalez (class of 2015)
Assistant Coaches
Ricky Herrera (class of 2014)
Adrian Guillen (class of 2018)
John Eck
Championships
State Championships
2017 - Division 3AA
Regional Championships
2017 - Division 3AA
CIF-SS Championships
2017 - Division 6
CIF-SS Runner-Up
2007 - Mid-Valley Division
1992 - Division IX
CIF-SS Semi-Finalist
2015 - Northern Division
2013 - Northwest Division
2012 - Northwest Division
2011 - Mid-Valley Division
2006 - Mid-Valley Division
League Championships
1970, 1971, 1976, 1980, 1982, 1992, 1993, 2006, 2011, 2012, 2015
Awards
All-American
Jack Luckhurst (2017) - Maxpreps 1st Team Junior All-American (Punter)
All-Decade Team (State of CA)
Jack Luckhurst (2010-2019) - CalHi Sports 2nd Team All-Decade Team (Punter)
All-State
Jordon Tagaloa (2018) - CalHi Sports 1st Team Sophomore All-State (Offensive Lineman)
Jack Luckhurst (2018) - CalHi Sports 2nd Team Medium Schools All-State (Punter)
Jack Luckhurst (2017) - CalHi Sports 1st Team Medium Schools All-State (Punter)
John Harris (2017) - CalHi Sports 1st Team Medium Schools All-State (Multi-Purpose)
Ashton Borgeson (2017) - CalHi Sports 2nd Team Medium Schools All-State (Linebacker)
Dylan Streett (2017) - CalHi Sports 3rd Team Medium Schools All-State (Defensive Back)
Ashton Borgeson (2016) - CalHi Sports 3rd Team Junior All-State (Linebacker)
John Harris (2015) - CalHi Sports 2nd Team Sophomore All-State (Defensive Back)
Nolan Tooley (2013) - Maxpreps 1st Team Division IV All-State (Defensive Line)
Christian Pearson (2013) - Maxpreps 1st Team Division IV All-State (Linebacker)
Anthony Carter (2013) - Maxpreps 1st Team Division IV All-State (Defensive Back) and CalHi Sports 1st Team Small Schools All-State (Multi-Purpose)
Joseph Salcedo (2013) - Maxpreps 2nd Team Division IV All-State (Offensive Line) and CalHi Sports 1st Team Small Schools All-State (Offensive Line)
Anthony Carter (2012) - CalHi Sports 2nd Team Medium Schools All-State (Multi-Purpose)
Thomas Renick (2011) - Maxpreps 1st Team Division IV All-State (Defensive Line)
Brandon Gonzalez (2011) - Maxpreps 2nd Team Division IV All-State (Running back)
Thor Schmidt (1993) - CalHi Sports 2nd Team All-State (Defensive Line)
CIF-SS Player of the Year
John Harris (2017) - Division 6 Offensive Player of the Year
Ashton Borgeson (2017) - Division 6 Co-Defensive Player of the Year
Coach of the Year Awards
Tom Crawford (2017) - CIF-SS Division 6 Coach of the Year
Tom Crawford (2015) - CalHi Sports Small Schools State Coach of the Year
| Name | Year Graduated | School Attended |
| Adrian Soracco | 2020 | Northern Arizona |
| Jack Luckhurst | 2019 | Arizona State |
| Mark Vehslage | 2019 | Michigan Tech |
| Isaiah Morones | 2019 | Buena Vista |
| John Harris | 2018 | Columbia |
| Isaiah Veal | 2018 | College of Idaho |
| Jacob Songer | 2018 | San Jose State |
| Mitch Heller | 2018 | University of Idaho |
| Harrison Wilkinson | 2017 | New Mexico Highlands |
| AV Bennett | 2016 | UCLA |
| Matthew Shotwell | 2016 | Cal Poly (SLO) |
| Michael Soracco | 2016 | Illinois State |
| Abel Gonzalez | 2015 | Humboldt State |
| Nolan Tooley | 2014 | UC Davis |
| Anthony Carter | 2014 | Linfield College |
| Joseph Salcedo | 2014 | San Diego State |
| Christian Pearson | 2014 | Cal Lutheran |
| BJ Murillo | 2014 | Cal Lutheran |
| Thomas Lash | 2014 | Utah / UTEP |
| Nicholas Lensander | 2012 | University of Connecticut |
| Art Gonzalez | 2009 | Cal Poly (SLO) |
| RJ Escamilla | 2009 | La Verne |
| Christian Winnewisser | 2008 | La Verne |
| Christopher Horner | 2008 | Colorado School of Mines |
| Tucker Stein | 2007 | Redlands |
| Kevin Duley | 2007 | Humboldt State |
| Josh Kohansamad | 2007 | Lewis and Clarke |
| Scott Winnewisser | 2007 | Cal Poly (SLO) / New Orleans Saints |
| Michael Gross | 2007 | Humboldt State |
| Chris Olvera | 2003 | New Mexico State |
| Nick Batastini | 2003 | Western Washington |
| David Elmerick | 2002 | Colorado State |
| Ivan Watts | 2002 | Occidental College |
| Matthew Capritto | 2000 | La Verne / Tulane |
| Philip Faulding | 2000 | La Verne |
| Rocky Tremblay | 1999 | Cal State Northridge |
| Ben Ewing | 1998 | Nevada |
| Joey Stupar | 1998 | Humboldt State |
| Ruben Gomez | 1997 | Cal State Northridge |
| Clay Murdy | 1997 | Wake Forest |
| Brian Elmerick | 1996 | Air Force |
| Jeff Restivo | 1996 | Army |
| Rand Holdren | 1996 | Southern Methodist |
| Doug Cummings | 1995 | UCLA |
| Greg Van Wyk | 1994 | Saint Mary's |
| Manuel Marquez | 1994 | Cal State Northridge |
| Carlos Madrigal | 1994 | Cal State Northridge |
| Thor Schmidt | 1994 | Northwestern |
| David Medina | 1994 | Saint Mary's |
| Mike Hayes | 1994 | Shippensburg |
| Troy Tremblay | 1994 | Shippensburg |
| Larry Urzua | 1993 | Cal State Northridge |
| Richie Donati | 1992 | Fresno State |
| Rodney Shull | 1982 | Stanford |
| Steve Robles | 1981 | San Diego State |
| Edward Vazquez | 1977 | Purdue |
| Steve Swiacki | 1977 | Humboldt State |
| Chris McLaughlin | 1973 | Humboldt State |
| Martin Herrera | 1972 | Redlands |
| Ed Fink | 1972 | San Jose State |
| Tim Cashman | 1972 | Washington State |
| Chris Haake | 1972 | Oregon |
| Laird Riffle | 1972 | Oregon |
| Ben Silva | 1972 | Colorado |
| Tim Tremblay | 1971 | Wake Forest |
| Vic Batastini | 1971 | Cal State Northridge |
| Don Padilla | 1971 | University of the Pacific |
| Pat McLaughlin | 1971 | Notre Dame |
| John Tremblay | 1970 | Colorado |
| John Raffertto | 1969 | University of San Francisco |
| Mark Pahler | 1969 | Cal Poly (SLO) |
| Tom Montross | 1968 | University of San Francisco |