HANFORD HIGH SCHOOL
Isaiah Cantu was a three-sport letterwinner at Hanford High School in Hanford, Calif. ... competed in the 200 and 400 meters as well as the relays for the Bullpup track team ... earned track team MVP honors in 2011 and 2012 and was named Fresno Bee Track Athlete of the Year as a senior in 2012 ... also earned West Yosemite League Best Runner award ... top times were 21.9 in the 200 and 47.73 i the 400 ... also played football and basketball for the Bullpups ... graduated in 2012 with a 3.75 grade point average.

PERSONAL
Born February 6, 1994 in Hanford, Calif. ... parents are Karen and Edward Cantu ... has two brothers, Joseph and Alex and three sisters, Fawnia, Elia and Angela ... favorites include the San Francisco 49ers, actors Denzel Washington and Gabrielle Union, the TV show "The Simpsons" and the movie "The Wood" ... says he chose Cal State Northridge because of the "coaching staff, location and it had the key things I wanted in a college" ... eats lasagna a day before a meet and listens to his playlist as a pre-meet ritual ... major is Kinesiology.