University of California Athletics

California: Coxed the Pac-10 champion and IRA fourth-place JV eight in 2000...coxed the undefeated 1998 Pac-10 and IRA national champion Cal frosh eight.

Personal: Italian studies major...earned Pac-10 All-Academic honors in 2000...coxed the St. Ignatius varsity eight to victories in the San Diego Crew Classic and California State Championships before winning the USRowing Youth Invitational national championship in 1997...hobbies include camping, sports and eating...parents are Gino and Josephine Arieta...born May 9, 1979 in San Francisco, CA.

Franco Arieta Class: Senior Hometown: Daly City, CA High School: Saint Ignatius Height / Weight: 5-10 / 124 Experience: JV 8+