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2011 Men's Swimming Bio

Photo of Cerritos College men's swimmer PJ Gabayeron
NAME: PJ GABAYERON
YEAR: SOPHOMORE
HIGH SCHOOL: CERRITOS HIGH SCHOOL (2009)
HT: 5-8
WT: 185
MAJOR: UNDECIDED

Cerritos Swimming (2010): Turned in one of the most impressive seasons in the history of the college… In addition to being named Swimmer of the Meet at the State Championships, where he won three state championships, he also set four individual school records and swam a leg of two relay school championships… Named All-American in three individual events and three relay races… Posted the second fastest time in the country in the 200-yard IM (1:52.33), 200-yard breaststroke (2:01.96) and had the fifth fastest time in the country in the 100-yard breaststroke at 56.59, which all won him state titles… Finished the team by being named the California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) Male Athlete of the Month for May, 2010… Also set the school record in the 400-yard IM at 4:14.97, while he swam a leg of the record-breaking 200-yard freestyle relay (1:27.65) and 800-yard freestyle relay (7:08.07) teams… Won the South Coast Conference championship in each of the events he won the state championship, while he also swam on the conference-winning 400-yard medley relay team…..

Cerritos Water Polo (2010): Concluded one of the best water polo careers in Falcon history… Finished in the school’s top-five career marks with 131 goals (2nd), 68 assists (5th), 112 steals (2nd), 65 ejections drawn (5th) and 21 field blocks (3rd)… Named All-American, 1st Team All-Southern California, as well as the  South Coast Conference Tri-Most Valuable Player… Finished the season with 68 goals, 30 assists and 48 steals… His goals total was the ninth-most in a season, as were his steals… Posted a season-high six goals, with two assists and four steals against Mt. San Antonio College, while he had six goals and three steals against American River College… Recorded four goals in six other games, while he had a season-high six steals against Merced College… Had three goals, two assists and three steals against San Diego Mesa College, as well as three goals and three steals in a game against Long Beach City College… Posted four assists in another game against Mt. San Antonio and had five steals against Cuesta College…..

Cerritos Water Polo (2009): Named 2nd Team All-Southern California, while also being selected 1st Team All-South Coast Conference… Earned the team’s Defensive Player of the Year… Led the team with 64 steals, which is the fourth-most in a single season in school history… Also finished second on the team with 63 goals, which is the eighth-most in a season, while he also led the team with 38 assists… Scored five goals with four steals against Santa Rosa College, while he had five goals and five steals against El Camino College… Also scored five times with four steals against Mt. San Antonio College… Recorded three goals, with an assist and a season-high seven steals against both Fullerton College and Orange Coast College… Had a season-high four assists against Los Angeles Valley College…..

Cerritos HS: Was a member of three CIF championship teams, as well as three league championship teams… As a senior, he was named the CIF Player of the Year as well as the Press Telegram Player of the Year… Named All-American, as well as the Suburban League Most Valuable Player and his team’s MVP… Voted the team’s MVP his junior year… Spent three years on the water polo team and four on the swimming team… Named the swim team’s MVP as a junior…..

Personal: Would like to transfer to USC… Has two sisters – Raquel (18), who was on the Cerritos water polo team, and Katherine (16)… Is the son of Carlos and Susan Gabayeron… Born in Lynwood, CA on November 25, 1991…..


Favorite Athlete: LeBron James Favorite Movie: "Transformers 2"
Favorite Book: "Of Mice & Men" Favorite TV Show: "Mythbusters"
 

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