MONTEREY PARK, CA — Moe Vasquez received an academic scholarship from Colorado State University. Vasquez, who played two years of football at East Los Angeles College, puts his education at the forefront of his current goals.
CSU is "home to one of the oldest and most successful Construction Management programs in the country," according to the school's website.
Vasquez will attempt to play NCAA Division I, CSU Rams Football as a walk-on and is no stranger to this role.
He was a walk-on at ELAC and made the team as a tight end in his freshman year. Battling rotation his final year on the team, Vasquez added 25 pounds to his frame in order to fill a hole on the ELAC "O" line and was pulled into that position just before the season.
Vasquez was a recipient of the Dean's List at ELAC during his freshman football season exceeding the 3.5 GPA minimum for such award. He earned an AA in Engineering at the end of the 2016 Fall Semester just days after the football team won its first bowl game in several years, 63-17, against College of the Desert. Vazquez received an ELAC Scholar-Athlete Academic Award this summer in recognition for his GPA.
"ELAC is on its way to becoming a football powerhouse. I will watch the team through streaming each week while I keep moving forward, doing what's in my control, everyday giving my all," said Vasquez.
"He started off with playing defensive line with me and my brother Sione (Vea, a 6'6" 260-freshman last season). The coaches later moved him to Offensive line where they felt he could be of great service to our team -- and he was. Towards the ending-half of our season Moe was playing both Fullback and Tight End," said Kava.