Bears Break Six-Year Streak against Cardinal with Emotional Victory
Redshirt-Freshman (2012): Qualified for the NCAA Championships in the hammer, where he placed 21st with a throw of 196-6 ... PR effort of 206-3 came at the NCAA West Preliminary meet in Austin, Texas (8th) ... mark puts him No. 5 on Cal's all-time performer list in the hammer ... finished eighth in the hammer at the Pac-12 meet (185-11) ... won the Big Meet (193-5) ... indoors, had bests of 56-1.75 in the weight throw and 49-2.50 in the shot put. Freshman (2011): Redshirted. High School: Placed 21st at the state meet in the shot put, throwing 48-4.75 ... best effort of his senior year was 56-6.50 at the Arcadia Invitational ... also has a PR of 164-6 in the discus, a 15-foot improvement from his junior year ... also played football at Amador Valley. Personal: Born March 13, 1992 ... parents are Tony and Jennifer Esparza ... father graduated from Cal ... was an Eagle Scout ... has a career interest to become a coach, athletic trainer or teacher ... American studies major.
Best Career Marks
Event Mark Date
Shot Put 49-2.50 (15.00m)i Feb. 25, 2012
Hammer 206-3 (62.87m) May 25, 2012
Weight Throw 56-1.75 (17.11m)i Jan. 28, 2012
