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A first team all-state selection who has all the earmarks of a future standout at the collegiate level...has a great combination of size, strength and technique...was a three-year starter on a Loyola HS team that went 29-8-1 during his prep tenure...was the first sophomore to start on Loyola's offensive line in over two decades...earned SuperPrep All-America honors as a senior, rating as the No. 34 offensive line prospect in the nation...also rated the No. 31 overall prospect in the state of California... chosen as a PrepStar All-American, rating as the No. 4 offensive line prospect in the West... picked to play on the California state all-star team vs. Florida on June 23...also earned all-state as an underclassman...first team all-league as a junior...4.69 shuttle...benched 185 pounds 21 times...comes from same school as Cal starting offensive guard Scott Tercero...recruited by Nebraska, Michigan State, UCLA, Illinois, Arizona and USC before choosing Cal...a fine prep track and field performer who placed second in the Mission League in the shot put and discus in 2000... lists The Catcher in the Rye and The Grapes of Wrath as his two favorite books...has served as a volunteer at Santa Monica Orthopedic Hospital and other charitable social service organizations while a prep...parents are Abel and Sheri Ornelas...born Jan. 3, 1983 in Pasadena, CA.
