AS A JUNIOR (2014):
HARTNELL COLLEGE: Competed in track and field in 2012 and 2013…MVP as a sprinter in the 100 and 200 Meters in 2012…Helped his team to consecutive Coast Conference Championships…Maintained a 3.4 grade point average at Hartnell College, earning a place on the President’s and Dean’s List…Also an All-Academic student athlete in 2013.
HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Liceo Americo Perez Tolentino…Standout baseball player, signed a contract with the Philadelphia Phillies at age 17…Played for five years with the Phillies, which included Los Gigantes del cibao (Winter Ball in the Dominican Republic).
PERSONAL: A kinesiology major…Interests include baseball, hiking, reading, traveling, biking, running, and chess…Lists Carl Ripken Jr., Omar Visquel, Roberto Alomar, Sandy Alomar, Barry Bonds, Albert Pujols, Manny Ramirez, Jim Thome, Kenny Lofton, Pedro Martinez, and Mariano Rivera as favorite athletes…Loves to eat rice, beans, and Dominican roasted chicken/fish with coconut milk…Loves to watch the Daily Show with Jon Stewart…Favorite movie is T
he Godfather…Listens to salsa, Marc Anthony, Bob Dylan, Juan Luis Guerra, Aventura, Calle 13, Jay Z, Joshua Bell and Yoyo Ma…Favorite things about the Bay Area are the people, culture, weather and the environment…Parents are Esteban Cuevas and Maria Otano.
