Fresno State: (2002) Owned the team's high mark in the triple jump at 52-1 and placed third on the depth chart in the long jump at 22-3 1/2 ... (2001) Finished fourth on the squad in the triple jump with a season-best 49-3 ... inked eighth at the WAC Outdoor Championships, and fourth at the indoors. (2000) Took second in the triple jump at the Cal/Nevada Championships with a leap of 49-3 3/4 ... took sixth at the Western Athletic Championships with a season best mark of 50-7 1/4 ... placed 12th at the first annual United States Track Coaches Association National Invitational Team Championships in Austin, Texas, by recording a mark of 48-5 1/2 ... posted a season best time of 10.95 in the 100-meter at the Cal/Nevada Championships.
Hoover HS: Lettered in track and field all four years at Hoover, also played football one season ... led his team to the North Yosemite Championships ... was the North Area Long Jump Champion ... Central Section Track Athlete of the Year ... 1999 California State Champion in the triple jump, second in Hoover High School history ... was third in the nation in the triple jump his senior year.
Personal: Born Sept. 8, 1981 in Fresno, Calif. ... son of Victor and Kathryn Carano ... twin brother, Kevin, is also on the team ... has an older brother, Zach ... enjoys music and basketball ... favorite athlete is Carl Lewis because he considers him on of the best athletes ever.
