IKAIKA CURNAN

HOMETOWN: KEALIA, KAUA'I

CLASS: SENIOR

HEIGHT: "5-10 EVEN"

WEIGHT: 235 POUNDS

Bench press: 225 pounds 20 times. "I just got my 20, and I was good. I could have done more."

MAXIMUM BENCH: 350 POUNDS

40 TIME: 4.7 SECONDS

Talent: "School. ... My GPA? Let's say I'm eligible."

Ride: "My two feet. I bum rides from people. My girlfriend has a Nissan Xterra. She's a really good girlfriend."

Jasmine Trias or Camile Velasco: "Camile. I like her personality. I like her more than Jasmine."

"Cops" or "Dog the Bounty Hunter": "'Cops,' of course. I can't stand 'Bounty Hunter.' I laugh every time I see it."

First name: "Ikaika is my real name. I'm not like (defensive end) Ikaika Alama-Francis. What's his real name, Britney? Nah, I don't know what his real name is."

Case for starting: "Whatever happens, happens. You just go day by day."timo paepule

HOMETOWN: KANE'OHE

CLASS: SOPHOMORE

Height: "6 feet on the dot."

WEIGHT: 238 POUNDS

Bench press: "I haven't done the 225s. After shoulder surgery, I couldn't go as heavy as I could."

Maximum bench: "Never maxed, either."

40 time: "Never timed my 40."

Talent: "I like to sing with (teammates). We sing in the locker."

Ride: "I use my dad's truck. He didn't give it to me yet. It's brand new. I don't know what kind it is. I want that truck. That's my prize."

Jasmine Trias or Camile Velasco: "Camile. She can sing better. She looks better. She's got that local look."

"Cops" or "Dog the Bounty Hunter": "Gotta be 'Cops.' It's that opening song. 'Whatcha gonna do, whatcha gonna do...' You gotta have that."

First name: "It's Timothy. People got lazy, and it kept getting shorter. It went from Timothy to Timo to Tim to T. I go by everything but Timmy. There's only one Timmy. I let him have it."

Case for starting: "I'm aggressive. I like to hit and fly around."

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Inside linebackers Ikaika Curnan and Timo Paepule have more in common than competition for a starting job. They are both Saint Louis School graduates and medical successes. Curnan had ankle surgery in January; Paepule had shoulder surgery in 2003.