Arizona State: Enters his senior season and will look to give the team experience at the lightest weights... 2005-06: Saw action in just four events, compiling a 3-2 record at 133 pounds...won his only three duals of the season, claiming the last two with falls...went 0-2 at the Pac-10 Championships... 2004-05: Opened the season at 125 where he was one win away from placing at the Fullerton Open (3-2)...earned the starting spot at 133 at the turn of the New Year...placed sixth at the Pac-10 Championships (1-3)...went 7-5 in duals with a 4-3 mark against conference foes...eight of his victories earned extra team points for ASU, including one fall and two major decisions... 2003-04: Was 3-4 overall competing at 125...went 1-2 at the Reno TOC with a win over Oregon's Jacob Boyles, 9-6...also was 1-2 at the All-Cal Open... 2002-03: Redshirted.
High School: A 2002 graduate of Maryvale High School in Phoenix...earned three letters in wrestling and two in football... captained the wrestling squad as a junior and senior...football as a sophomore and junior...2002 was his shining year...won the Phoenix city championship, metro regional championship and the 5A state championship at 112 pounds...also garnered all-state honors in 2002 at 112...named the Most Outstanding Wrestler at the Peoria Invitational after going undefeated to win the title by pinning all his opponents.
Personal: Majoring in computer science...parents are John Espinoza and Sylvia Cruz...has five siblings: Michael Salazar, Angela Espinoza and Ernie, Miguel and Marcos Rodriguez...hobbies include listening to music and wrestling...born March 20, 1984, in Phoenix...full name is John Anthony Espinoza.