MEET THE BRUINS
MARK SAKIOKA
JOSH SCHERER
Best Marks Pole Vault Outdoor Pole Vault - 16-9.25 Junior Indoor Pole Vault - 16-2.75 5-10 Long Jump - 18-9.75 Newport Beach, Calif. Newport Harbor HS
Best Marks Throws Shot put - 55-6 Sophomore Discus - 174’ 6-2/230 Hammer - 184-4 Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif. Mission Viejo HS
2013 – Competed in 11 meets as a sophomore … Cleared 16-7.25 in the pole vault to tie for sixth at the Pac-12 Championships … Vaulted 16-5.50 to place third at the Oxy Invitational … Cleared 16-6 to finish third against rival USC … Placed fifth at the Mt. Sac Relays with a vault of 16-4.75 … Vaulted 16-2.75 to place fifth at the Pomona-Pitzer Invite … Finished second at the Run for the Dream meet with a clearance of 15-6.25 … Cleared 16-0.75 to open the season at the New Mexico Don Kirby Elite Meet. 2012 - Placed seventh at the Pac-12 meet (16-4.50) ... Finished second vs. USC (15-11) ... Cleared a lifetime-best of 16-9.25 at the RJ/JJK Invite to finish seventh overall ... Placed fourth in section C at the Mt. SAC Relays (16-00.75) ... Was third vs. WSU and Tennessee (16-1.25) ... Finished fourth vs. Texas (15-11) ... In indoor track, posted a best of 16-2.75.
2013 – Threw the hammer in five meets in his first season with the Bruins … Placed third at the Oxy Invitational with a mark of 183-3 … Finished third against rival USC with a throw of 180-9 … Threw a season best 184-4 to finish fourth at the Pomona-Pitzer Invite … Placed fourth with a throw of 181-2 against TCU/LSU … Finished sixth at the Bobcat Invitational (179-6). UC Santa Barbara - Represented UCSB at the USA Junior National Championships placed 19th in the finals of the Junior men’s hammer throw competition where his farthest throw measured 166-0 …. Qualified for the USA Junior National Championships with his hammer throw mark of 172-2 at the Big West Conference Championships.
High School - Competed in the pole vault for Newport Harbor HS ... Set the Newport Harbor HS record ... CIF-SS champion and Sunset League MVP ... Named one of Newport Beach’s top 15 athletes ... Prep best of 16-3 ... Ranked #1 in CA for indoor pole vault and #2 during outdoors.
High School - Earned one varsity letter in basketball and two varsity letters in track and field at Trabuco Hills high school … Was captain of his high school track team his senior year...Named Most Valuable Field Athlete … Was a first team selection in All Sea View League and All Orange County … Was the Sea View League Champion in shot put in 2010 … Was also a scholar athlete and made the Principal’s Honor Roll.
Personal - Born March 8, 1993 ... Son of George and Stephanie Sakioka ... Has two sisters, Jennifer and Lauren.
Personal - Born on April 25, 1992 in Columbia, Md. … Son of Russell and Henny Scherer...Has one brother, Jon, who graduated from UCLA … Political Science major.
NICHOLAS SCARVELIS Best Marks Throws Outdoor Shot Put - 59-8.25 RS-Sophomore Indoor Shot Put - 61-4 6-1 Santa Barbara, Calif. Dos Pueblos HS 2013 – Threw the shot in 11 meets as a freshman … A NCAA qualifier … Heaved the shot 59-8.25 at the Mt. Sac Relays to place seventh and post the top outdoor mark on the season for the Bruins … Placed second at the Pac-12 Championships with a mark of 58-8 … Won the shot against rival USC with a mark of 58-8 … Threw the shot 59-4.25 to place third against TCU/LSU … Finished second at the Texas State Elite Meet with a mark of 58-1.25 … Finished second at the MPSF Championships with a personal best mark of 61-4 … Placed third at the New Mexico Don Kirby Elite Meet with a throw of 60-1.25. Summer 2012 - Competed for Team USA in the shot put at the World Junior Championships ... Placed second in the shot at the USATF Jr. National Championships to qualify for the World meet (63-6.75). 2012 - Redshirt season ... Competing unattached, posted a top shot mark of 574.75 ... Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. High School - Earned four varsity letters at Dos Pueblos HS where he served as team captain ... Two-time team MVP and 2011 state champion ... Set school records in the shot put (65-4) and discus (182-11).
BLAKE SELIG Sprints/Jumps Sophomore 5-11 Camarillo, Calif. Rio Mesa HS
Best Marks 100m - 10.88 Long Jump - 23-11.75
2013 – Competed in eight meets as a freshman … A NCAA qualifier on the 4x100m relay team … Placed fourth in the long jump against rival USC with a leap of 238.75 … Finished third with a season best jump of 23-11.75 against TCU/LSU … Jumped 22-5.75 to place fourth at the Texas State Elite Meet … Was the lead leg in the 4x100m relay that won the Texas State Elite Meet (40.09). High School - Earned four varsity letters in track and field at Rio Mesa HS … 2011 Track and Field Magazine First Team All-American … 2012 Ventura County Athlete of the Year … Earned All CIF honors for all four years of high school competition (2009-12) … Member of the 2012 State Champion 4x400m (3:16.21) … Set school records in the 4x100m (40.69), the 4x400m (3:14.87), the 4x200m (1:25.10) and long jump (24-1.25). Personal - Born on February 20, 1994 in Virginia Beach, Va. … Son of Erin and Ron Selig … Has twin siblings, brother Austin and sister McKenzie … Pre-Business Economics major.
Personal - Born February 2, 1993 in Santa Barbara, CA ... Son of George and Alexandra Scarvelis ... Has one brother and sister, Steven and Stamatia ... PreHistory major.
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