Chico State Athletics

Transfer from Santa Rosa Junior College…Pre-Chico Days: Played two seasons for the Bear Cubs…Earned 2017 Big 8 Conference Infielder and Defensive Player of the Year honors…Helped SRJC win a pair of Big 8 titles and the 2016 California JC state championship…A 2015 graduate of Mid-Pacific Institute in Honolulu, Hawai’i…Member of the Owls’ 2014 and 2015 Interscholastic League of Honolulu championship teams, and 2015 state runner-up…Personal: Born November 12, 1996 in Honolulu…Son of Rod and Laurie…Has one older brother, Marcus…Sports hero is Tennessee Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota…Biggest non-sports hero is Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson…Biggest sports thrill is winning the state championship at Santa Rosa JC…Biggest non-sports thrill was catching his first wave surfing…Enjoys hiking, playing Xbox and going to the beach…Says the best thing about Chico is the college town atmosphere…Hopes to someday travel outside the country…Best advice ever received: “Never forget where you came from”…Admits to have a big sweet tooth…Eats Goldfish crackers before games…Wants to meet Barack Obama…Would “buy my family anything and everything they have ever wanted or needed if money were no object…Majoring in business management…Plans to eventually run his own business.