Player Bio: Melvin Camarena :: Football

Player Bio: Melvin Camarena :: Football  

CAMARENA'S HIGH SCHOOL CAREER
Earned three varsity letters for coach Rich Motylewesky as a defensive and offensive lineman ... also lettered twice in track as a shot and discus thrower and earned one varsity letter in soccer ... as a SOPHOMORE started all football games and made eight sacks ... goalkeeper and captain of the soccer team ... JUNIOR year was an all-league second team selection while collecting 10 sacks and 70 tackles ... track team captain ... threw 53 feet in the shot put ... during SENIOR football season was an all-league first team selection ... team MVP and team captain ... made 10 sacks and 60 tackles ... member of all-academic region team with a 3.0 grade point average.

CAMARENA'S SAN FRANCISCO CC CAREER

  • Freshman (1997-98): Coached by George Rush for two years...made 13 sacks as a defensive tackle on national championship tea
  • Sophomore (1998-99): Named to the All-Golden Gate Conference first team selection ... collected 20 sacks.

    CAMARENA'S WSU CAREER

  • Junior (1999-00): V-letter ... played in six games, finishing with five tackles...had two stops against both ASU and Oregon.

    PERSONAL
    Melvin A. Camarena (Cam-arena) ... born 6-21-77 at Panama...mother Mercedes Jimenez ... three sisters, Katia, Kaila and Francisca ... enjoys weight training, reading Flex Magazine and watching movies ... is bilingual ... member of the United Latin Club ... working on a social science degree with an emphasis on psychology, sociology and human development.

    •   Melvin Camarena
    Melvin Camarena
    Player Profile
    Class:
    Senior
    Hometown:
    East Palo Alto,Calif.
    High School:
    Carlmont High '97
    Height / Weight:
    6-2 / 272
    Position:
    Defensive Line
    Birthdate:
    06/21/1977
    Experience:
    1V
    DEFENSE G/GS TT PT AT TFL SACKS PI/YDS
    1999 6/0 5 1 4 0/0 0/0 0/0