Jesse Taylor
Jesse Taylor
Born: 01/02/1983
Weight: 184
Year: Senior
Hometown: Poway, CA
High School: Poway
College: Palomar
Experience: 1V

Jesse Taylor returns for his second season as the Titans' 184-pounder... he

compiled a 13-16 record in 2004-05, earning bonus points on 7 occasions...

two-time JC All-American... won the California state championship in 2004

for Palomar College (San Marcos, Calif.) and Coaches Joe Ismay and Byron

Cambelle... compiled a 33-1 record... won every JC tournament in which he

was entered... as a freshman was 31-2 and was state runnerup... competing

unattached, placed second at the 2004 Fullerton Open... three-year varsity

letterman at Poway High School for Coach Wayne Branstetter... as a senior

was the CIF and masters champion and placed sixth in the state tournament...

as a junior was CIF champion and a state qualifier... qualified for CIF as a

sophomore... also played three years of football and earned all-county

honors as an offensive lineman... born on Jan. 2, 1983, in San Diego...

parents are Roger and Kathy Taylor...younger brother Zeke plays baseball at

UC Santa Cruz... Jesse has a son, Alexander Jacob... kinesiology and health

science major whose goal is to own a gym and teach and coach... credits

Coach Branstetter for "setting me on the right path... if it was not for

him, I don't know where I would be."