Shippensburg University Athletics

2018 Google Cloud Academic All-District First Team
2-Time John E. Hubley Award Winner (2016, 2017)
 
2018 (R-Junior): Maintained his role as a regular at linebacker in his third full season on the field…named to the First Team Google Cloud Academic All-District® Super Region 1 squad for his combined efforts on the field and in the classroom…finished second on the team with a career-high 76 tackles (37 solo)…registered 8.5 tackles-for-loss (TFLs), sixth-most on the team…intercepted a pass against regional No. 2 seed LIU Post…recovered a fumble against Lock Haven…recorded at least three tackles in 10 games, including a season-high 12 tackles at Lock Haven, 11 tackles against regional No. 4 seed Kutztown and 10 tackles against regional No. 7 seed Slippery Rock…tallied at least one TFL in six games…recovered a fumble at Lock Haven…had at least six tackles in eight games.
 
2017 (R-Sophomore): Became a full-time starter at middle linebacker in his second season on the field…started all nine games in which he played, missing three contests due to injury…ranked third in the PSAC (20th nationally) in TFLs, averaging 1.6 per contest…totaled 14.5 TFLs for a total of 44 yards, including multiple TFLs on five occasions…notched a career-high 4.0 TFLs against Seton Hill and had 2.5 TFLs at Kutztown…had a 13-yard sack against Lock Haven…recorded 64 total tackles, third-most on the team…contributed at least three tackles in all nine of his appearances, including five or more tackles in seven games…produced a single-game career high of 11 tackles in the season opener against American International and in the NCAA playoffs against West Chester…forced two fumbles in the season opener against American International…credited with one pass breakup…was the recipient of the John E. Hubley Award (player with the highest GPA) at the team’s postseason awards banquet for the second consecutive season.
 
2016 (R-Freshman): Emerged as a valuable reserve linebacker in his debut season on the field…appeared in all 11 games, making one start against West Chester…finished with 15 tackles (10 solo)…provided at least one tackle in eight games, including multiple tackles on six occasions…had a season-high three tackles against Clarion…totaled 3.0 TFLs, including a nine-yard sack against Cheyney…credited with one pass breakup…was the recipient of the John E. Hubley Award (player with the highest GPA) at the team’s postseason awards banquet.
 
2015 (Freshman): Redshirt season.
 
Cumberland Valley High School: Totaled three varsity letters with the Eagles, playing for coach Michael Whitehead...selected to the 2014 PA Football News (PFN) All-State 'AAAA' Second Team at linebacker and the All-Eastern PA Big School Team (AAA-AAAA)...served as a team captain as a senior and was named his school's Backs MVP...named the 2014 Defensive Player of the Year by the Carlisle Sentinel...earned All-Mid Penn Commonwealth Division First Team honors at linebacker and fullback as a senior...notched All-Mid Penn Commonwealth Division Second Team honors and Carlisle Sentinel Honorable Mention at linebacker as a junior...career statistics include 355 tackles in three seasons...senior-year statistics include 1,038 all-purpose yards and 19 touchdowns in addition to two interceptions...nominated for the Travers Award as Cumberland Valley's top male student-athlete...was a member of the National Honor Society...also lettered four times in track & field.
 
About Spinelli: Full name is Timothy Ignatius Spinelli…is the son of Robert Spinelli and Heidi Moser…double-majoring in supply chain management and management information systems (MIS)...has four brothers: Ted, Vincent, Thomas and Joseph.