Vanguard University

The athlete: Jon joins the VUSC baseball program after two seasons playing for West Valley College in Saratoga, California?played for Coach Josh Blunt?won offensive player of the year award?batted .348 in 2009 and .302 in 2010?graduated from Buchanan High School in 2007?was two time all-conference for coach Tom Donald?won an MVP award and an offensive player of the year award?has played baseball for 17 years?bats and throws left?played five years of travel ball.

The person: Jon Michael Truhett was born in Fresno, California on February 8, 1989 to parents Mike and Debbie?has one brother?nickname is "JT"?is a Kinesiology major?likes to eat at "Dog House Grill"?favorite food is Italian?likes the TV show "Sons of Anarchy"?roots for the Dodgers?favorite holiday is Christmas and day of the week is Tuesday?believes that sense of humor is the most important characteristic for a person to have?life has taught him to never give up and word hard?his career goals are to have a successful job and family.

His thoughts: I chose Vanguard because of the people surrounding the school.