Wes Gonzales

Position:
PLAYER
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
New Orleans, La.
High School:
Brother Martin

2009-10 Sun Belt Academic Honor Roll
2010 Outdoor Sun Belt All-Conference - 100-meter Dash

2010 Outdoor: Inked eight podium finishes during his freshman campaign...Had six of his eight podium finishes at the Louisiana Classics (March 18-20)...Ran the 100-meter run with a time of 11.21, placing first...Won the 1,500-meter run with a time of 4:55.02...Ran a personal best in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 15.78 (USA Invitational, April 10)...Had a jump of 5 feet, seven inches in the high jump Cole-Lancon Twilight (April 30)...Placed fifth in the pole vault at the Sun Belt Championships (May 7-9) with a height of 13-8 ¼...Earned All-Conference honors in the 100-meter dash with a time of 11.80 at the Sun Belt Championships (May 7-9).

2010 Indoor: Competed in four meets during the indoor season...Was a critical leg in the first-place finish of the 4x4 relay with a time of 3:20.79 (Arkansas State Invitational, Jan.23-24)...Placed eighth in the long jump with a lunge of 20-6 ¼...Ran a time of 7.43 in the 60-meter dash at the Houston Memorial Invitational (Jan. 15)...Recorded a personal best time of 50.02 in the 400-meter run at the Sun Belt Championships (Feb. 27-28).

High School: Lettered in track for four years ... Participated in the 400m, Long Jump, hurdles, pole vault, 4x200, 4x100 and the 4x400 ... Was part of three district and regional championships ... Appeared in both the indoor and outdoor state championships four times ... Was awarded the MVP and coaches award ... He holds the school record for the 400m indoor.

Personal: Born Westmoreland Charles Gonzales on June 28, 1991 ... Parents are Jeannine and Eddie Gonzales ... Has two brothers Charlie and Sebastian and one sister Gabrielle ... He is majoring in marketing and hopes to one day own his own business.