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University of California, Santa Barbara

2026 Men's Track and Field Roster

Emmanuel Fitzgerald

  • Year Freshman
  • Hometown Foster City, Calif.
  • High School San Mateo High School
  • Position Throws

Biography

2026 TRACK & FIELD: Opened his season at Gaucho Relays (Mar. 7) with a personal best of 13.64m in the shot put, a first place finish in the discus (45.61m), and a third place finish in the hammer throw (48.08)...Finished first in the discus at the Westmont Dual (Mar. 13) with a mark of 47.53m...Competed in the discus throw at Jim Bush Legends (Mar. 28)...Finished in the top 10 at Challenge Cup (Apr. 10) in both the discus and hammer throw...Threw a personal best mark of 47.72m in discus at the Pacific Coast Invitational (Apr. 16)...Posted a marks of 44.92m in the discus and 44.43m in the hammer throw at the Steve Scott Invitational (May 2)...Qualified for the Big West Championships (May 16) in both the discus and hammer throw, finishing 11th in discus and 7th in hammer

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from San Mateo High School … Competed in Men’s Track and Field in the CIF - Central Coast Section … Earned three varsity letters … Holds the school record in discus at 177’10” … Named 2025 MVP of the track team … 2024 and 2025 PAL Bay League Champions, their first League Championship in 20 years … 2023 San Mateo High School Athlete of the Year … Competed in football and soccer in addition to track and field … Earned multiple football honors in 2024, including All-Bay Area Fullback, All-State Nominee, PAL Ocean Division Offensive Player of the Year, and PAL Ocean Division Running Back of the Year. 

PERSONAL: Grew up in Foster City, Calif. … Son of Nicki and Aaron Fitzgerald … Plans to major in Economics and Accounting … Aspires for a career in corporate finance … Has two brothers, Yianni and Lukas … His most memorable sports moment is putting up 250 yards and three touchdowns against their rival school with thousands in attendance.