PRO ALUMNI
DaRon Bland
BEA Alum, Valley Got Talent (VGT) 7v7 Alum, Sacramento State/Fresno State Alum.
Currently: NFL Dallas Cowboys.
Madilyn Nickles
BEA Alum, Merced HS Alum, Gatorade Athlete of the Year for Softball, UCLA Alum, USA Softball Team Alum, 2021 USA Olympian (Silver Medal) for Softball
Madilyn Nickles holds one distinction that no one else in the country can say: she was the only high school underclassman on the U.S. Jr. Nationals Team in 2015.
Kendal Wessenberg
BEA Alum, 2018 USA Olympian – Sport: Skeleton
“I first started training with him (Bonsu) in 2013 at his facility on Bangs in Modesto,” said Wesenberg, a 2008 Central Catholic High School grad who completed her college education at the University of Colorado. “I wasn’t great at Olympic lifting and he coached me. He also helped me with my sprint forms and mechanics. That helped me move more efficiently. The environment he creates is so positive. He’s really constructive. He knows what he’s talking about and gives good feedback. Les is awesome.
Ja’Quan Gardner
Central Valley HS, Humboldt State Alum, NFL SF 49ers – Running Back, San Diego Fleet of the Alliance of Football League.
“I appreciate everything he’s done for me,” said Gardner, who started training with Bonsu during his Sophomore year of high school. “There was never a time he wasn’t willing to work with me. He helped prepare me for the next level. He’s more than a coach. He’s a leader and role model for the community…He’s super humble,” Gardner said. “He knows how to get the best out of his athletes. He has relationships with each and every one of his athletes. That’s important.”
Cade Cowell
Cesear Chavez Jr. High, Ceres, CA, Forward for the San Jose Earthquakes Major League Soccer
“Bonsu had a huge impact on me,” said Cowell, who started training at BEA when he was in the seventh grade at Cesear Chavez Jr. High. “He helped me become a great explosive athlete and be able to hang with the big boys strength-wise. Bonsu is the most positive trainer I’ve ever been around. He is always super easy to talk to and is very funny. He has a great relationship with any athlete that goes in there, no matter who they are. He also knows his stuff, is always really good with any workout and if you need extra help with anything, he knows exactly what to do. I couldn’t thank Bonsu enough for what he did for me.”
Nicole Bates
Ceres HS, Washington University for Softball, USA Softball Women’s National Team in 2019
Frank Ginda
BEA Alum, Los Banos HS, San Jose State Alum, USFL Defensive Player of the Year 2023, Currently: NFL, Linebacker for the Atlanta Falcons
Aziz Shittu
BEA Alum, Buhach Colony Alum, Stanford University Alum, former NFL Defensive Tackle for the Philadelphia Eagles, 2017 NFL Superbowl Champion