Chico State Athletics

One of 12 true Wildcat freshmen…Pre-Chico Days: A 2020 graduate of Ponderosa High School in Shingle Springs…Earned three varsity letters…Led Bruins to the 2019–20 Foothill Valley League title…Named league and team MVP as a senior…First Team All-FVL selection and team MVP in 2018–19…Second Team All-FVL as a sophomore…Personal: Born July 3, 2002, in Eugene, Oregon…So of Robert and Claire…Has two younger siblings, Ellie and Robert…The person he most admires in the sports world is Ronaldinho (“because he always plays like he loves the game”)…Why he chose to attend Chico State: “A Great campus and location, and a good soccer program”…His greatest sports moment was becoming the first team in Ponderosa High School history to go undefeated (10-0) in league play…The most impressive thing he’s ever accomplished is balancing soccer with school, and maintaining an above-4.0 grade point average throughout high school…Has learned by playing soccer to “always respect others, no matter what the situation is”…Played the trumpet for four years…Lists “my high work rate and drive” as his biggest talents…At the top of his bucket list: “Visit England and go to a Manchester United game”…Best advice ever received came from his dad: “If you have a dream in the back of your mind, go for it”…Majoring in exercise physiology…Plans to pursue a career as a physical therapist.