Alumni Update

Tessa Fraser
Sport: Pole Vaulting
High School: Lodi High
College/Pro: UC Davis
The sophomore placed first at the All-Cal Cup in Irvine with a jump of 11 feet, 8 inches. She posted a new personal record of 12'3" at the Huskey Indoor Classic in Seattle on Feb. 16.

Andrew Troncale
Sport: Baseball
High School: Tokay High
College/Pro: CSU Stanislaus
The junior pitcher collected his fourth save of the season while giving up two runs in two innings of work to go with two strikeouts in a 7-5 win for the Warriors (14-4, 7-1 league) over Cal State Los Angeles last Saturday. He picked up a save and struck out the side in the ninth inning in a 6-3 win over San Francisco State last Tuesday.

Jordan Lawley
Sport: Men's Basketball
High School: Tokay High
College/Pro: UC San Diego
The sophomore guard sank five points as the Tritons (15-11, 11-9 league) finished the regular season with a 73-64 loss to San Francisco State. The Tritons are the No. 7 seed and face CSU San Bernardino on Tuesday in the opening round of the California Collegiate Athletic Association conference tournament. He scored a team-high 18 points in an 84-66 loss last Thursday to CSU Monterey Bay.

Julius Thomas
Sport: Men's Basketball
High School: Tokay High
College/Pro: Portland State
The sophomore forward scored four points in a 108-56 victory over Eastern Washington last Saturday. He sank two points in a 96-68 win over Montana State last Thursday that won the Big Sky Conference title for the Vikings (20-9, 13-2 league).

Mike Caffese
Sport: Men's Basketball
High School: Tokay High
College/Pro: Azusa Pacific
The redshirt freshman guard netted six points and the NAIA Division I's No. 15 Cougars (21-8, 14-5 league) won their eighth straight game 85-81 in overtime against No. 13 Cal Baptist last Friday. He scored two points and had two assists in a 72-64 win over The Master's College last Tuesday.

Aly Young
Sport: Women's Basketball
High School: Tokay High
College/Pro: Stony Brook Univ.
The senior guard had 11 points and seven rebounds and the Seawolves (6-21, 1-13 league) fell to visiting Boston University 70-58 last Saturday. She scored 12 points in a 73-72 loss to Binghamton last Wednesday.

Terra Fraser
Sport: Softball
High School: Tokay High
College/Pro: Fort Hays State
The junior outfielder batted 6-for-9 (.667) with three RBIs and three runs scored as the Tigers (14-9) took three-out-of-four in their series with Oklahoma-Panhandle State last Friday and Saturday.

Lucas Birchard
Sport: Men's Basketball
High School: Elliot High
College/Pro: William Jessup
The junior wing was named to the California Pacific Conference All-Conference team for the second year in a row after averaging 14.6 points per game and 6.1 rebounds per game.

Robert Wimberly
Sport: Diving
High School: Tokay High
College/Pro: Western Kentucky
The senior finished 13th with a score of 218.80 in the one-meter diving category at the Sun Belt Conference Swimming and Diving Championships last Friday and Saturday. He also placed 18th in the three-meter diving competition with a score of 192.30.

Alex Rivers
Sport: Baseball
High School: Tokay High
College/Pro: Santa Clara
The sophomore picked up a save as he threw three shutout innings while giving up only one hit and striking out three in a 7-6 win over San Jose State last Friday for the Broncos (6-1).

Aaron Wilson
Sport: Men's Basketball
High School: Lodi High
College/Pro: Delta College
The freshman forward scored four points and fouled out in the second half and the No. 6 Mustangs (27-6) fell to No. 11 Reedley in the Regional Semifinals of the California Community College Athletic Association NorCal playoffs last Friday.

David Cooper
Sport: Baseball
High School: Tokay High
College/Pro: Cal
The junior first baseman had a hit and scored two runs as the Golden Bears (5-1-1) shut out No. 12 University of San Diego last Sunday. He scored two runs in a 5-3 upset of No. 22 San Diego State last Saturday. He was 2-for-5 with a home run and two RBIs in a 7-5 loss to No. 5 Missouri last Friday. He went 2-for-3 with a two-run homer and four runs scored in a 14-4 upset of No. 24 Fresno State last Thursday.

Kaila Shull
Sport: Softball
High School: Elliot High
College/Pro: UCLA
The sophomore catcher had a hit for the No. 4 Bruins (19-2) in an 8-0 victory against Eastern Michigan last Saturday. She blasted her second home run of the season while going 2-for-3 with two RBIs in a 10-0 win over San Diego last Friday.

Jessica Dela Cruz
Sport: Women's Basketball
High School: Galt High
College/Pro: Delta College
The freshman guard sat out the opening round of the CCCAA NorCal Regional Semifinals last Saturday with an injury, but the fifth-seeded Mustangs (29-6) beat No. 12 Merced 65-50 to advance to the regional finals Saturday against DeAnza, who upset San Francisco City College 56-55 last Friday.

Danielle Meyers
Sport: Softball
High School: Lodi High
College/Pro: UC Santa Barbara
The senior third baseman had a hit as the Gauchos (9-10) fell 2-0 to No. 19 DePaul last Sunday to finish the NCFA Leadoff Classic in Columbus, Ga., with a 2-3 record. She added an RBI single in an 8-1 win over Syracuse last Friday.

Brianna Campbell
Sport: Softball
High School: Elliot High
College/Pro: Bethany Univ.
The sophomore catcher went 2-for-4 with a home run in a 10-5 win over Cal State East Bay last Friday.

Acacia Alvarez
Sport: Softball
High School: Lodi High
College/Pro: Bethany Univ.
The freshman third baseman went 3-for-4 with two RBIs in a 4-3 extra-innings win against Dominican. She had a hit in the bottom of the seventh inning to propel a Bruins (8-8) rally in a 6-1 victory against Cal State East Bay last Friday.

Katelyn Heinrich
Sport: Softball
High School: Lodi High
College/Pro: Bethany Univ.
The freshman picked up her second win of the season in a 10-5 win over Cal State East Bay last Friday.

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