Vanguard University

The athlete: Jeremiah arrives at Vanguard as a senior, after spending his last season at Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma?was named a scholar-athlete and helped his team to the conference championship?played two years at Riverside Community College before ORU, where he hit over .300 for the 2007 state champions?prepped at Arlington High School in Riverside, California?graduated in 2006 with a weighted GPA over 4.0?was all-CIF in his time at AHS?help lead his team to the Division I CIF Championship in 2004?also played football at Arlington?has been playing baseball for 17 years?bats right/throws right?will step into a major role as a senior for the Pride in 2011?should have a terrific year on the diamond for VUSC. 

The person: Jeremiah was born on September 4, 1987 to parents Jerry and Jana? has three younger siblings, Joey, Jordan, and Jasmin?is a Kinesiology major?nickname is "J"?loves eating at "Don Joses"?favorite ice cream flavor is strawberry?likes the movie "The Rookie" and watches "ESPN" on TV?likes the Bible verse James 4:7?favorite team is the Anaheim Angels?favorite athlete is Josh Hamilton?hobbies include working out and having a fun time?favorite quote is "You need the game, the game doesn't need you" by Denise Rogers?believes that the most important characteristic to have is good morals?most respects his father because he has though him well and helped him become a good young man?life has taught him to treat every day as a gift because you never know when it will be your last?baseball has taught him character, work ethic, and how to respond to adversity. 

His thoughts: I chose Vanguard because it was a great school with great opportunities.