Steve Garcia

Class: Freshman
Hometown: Cypress, Calif.
High School: Brethren Christian HS
Height / Weight: 5-8 / 133, 141
Birthdate: 05/11/1982
Experience: HS

OREGON STATE: Begins career this winter.

BRETHREN CHRISTIAN HIGH: Lettered 4 years; coached by Mark Cody . . . 2-time CIF Division I champion . . . state runner-up; fifth in state.

PERSONAL: Majoring in Health and Human Performance; may become an athletic trainer . . . born May 11,1982 in Lakewood, Calif. . . . parents are Joe Garcia and Diane Hanson; family includes brothers Joe Garcia (19), J.J. Hanson (8), sister Adriana Garcia (2) . . . Joe Garcia wrestles for Cal State-Bakersfield . . . enjoys snowboarding, wakeboarding, surfing and sailing . . . top athletic thrill was winning Cadet World Team Trials . . . prep teammate Mike Simpson wrestles for Arizona State . . . chose OSU for its academics and wrestling program.