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PRONUNCIATION: (guar-NERR-oh)
CAL CAREER: Has played in 16 games, starting 14.
2009: An All-Pac-10 honorable mention and conference All-Academic honorable mention ... a Phil Steele 2009 Postseason All-Pac-10 Third-Team Offense choice ... started all 12 regular-season games ... replaced first-team All-American Alex Mack as the team's starting center after moving back to the position for 2009 spring practice ... named as the nation's No. 39 draft eligible center by Phil Steele.
2008: Started the first three games at left guard (vs. Michigan State, at Washington State, at Maryland) before a toe injury sidelined him for the rest of the season ... registered 2.5 pancake blocks and three knockdowns.
2007: Played in one game (Louisiana Tech), but was listed as Cal's backup center for every contest.
2006: Redshirted ... shared Scout Team Player of the Year honors for the offense.
HIGH SCHOOL: The first player from Colorado to sign with the Bears under head coach Jeff Tedford ... considered one of the top players in the state (No. 3) as well one of the top guard prospects in the country (No. 19) by Rivals.com ... also a member of the Rivals.com 250 list (four-star) for all positions ... a SuperPrep and PrepStar All-America choice ... Scout.com listed him among America's Top-100 linemen ... SuperPrep ranked him the No. 32 offensive lineman in the country, while Rivals.com had him as high as No. 17 in the final regional rankings ... played on state champion and state runner-up teams in his junior and senior seasons, respectively ... helped lead his team to a combined 24-4 record over his final two seasons ... earned All-State and All-5A Centennial Conference honors as well as a selection to the All-State game as a senior ... had twice previously earned All-5A Centennial Conference recognition ... academic All-State honorable mention.
PERSONAL: Full name is Chris Noel Tompek-Guarnero ... born December 8, 1987 ... parents are Gary Guarnero and Trudy Tompek-Guarnero ... major is American Studies.
LAST UPDATED: December 10, 2009
