2026 Men's Track & Field Roster
Biography
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Notable Cross Country Awards
• All-West Region (2025)
• All-CCAA (2025)
Notable Track & Field Awards
• All-West Region - 10,000m (2026)
As a Senior – Cross Country (2025)
– Earned All-West Region honors after placing 18th at the NCAA West Region Championships with a 10k time of 30:23.4
– Earned All-CCAA honors after placing 13th at the CCAA Championships with an 8k time of 24:52.9
– Helped Chico State win its 23rd consecutive CCAA Championship
– Helped Chico State win the NCAA West Region title
– Competed at the NCAA Championships, finishing 72nd with a 10k time of 31:13.5
– Recorded a season-best 8k time of 24:15.5 at the Kim Duyst Twilight XC Invitational
– Ran 24:16.9 at the Mike Johnson XC Classic, placing eighth
– Posted a 4.97-mile time of 25:15.4 at the Lewis Crossover
As a Senior – Track & Field (2026)
– Earned All-West Region honors in the 10,000m
– Competed in the 1,500m, 5,000m, 10,000m and mile during the season
– Recorded a college-best 10,000m time of 29:55.18 at the Mike Fanelli Track Classic, placing third
– Posted a season-best 5,000m time of 14:31.73 at the Johnny Mathis Track & Field Meet
– Ran a season-best 1,500m time of 3:57.59 at the Wildcat Invitational
– Entered the mile at the Chico Invitational but did not finish
As a Junior – Track & Field (2025)
– Competed in the 1,500m, 5,000m and 10,000m during the season
– Placed fifth in the 10,000m at the CCAA Championships with a time of 31:27.61
– Also competed in the 5,000m at the CCAA Championships but did not finish
– Recorded a college-best 5,000m time of 14:23.26 at the Sacramento State Hornet Invite
– Posted a season-best 10,000m time of 30:55.46 at the Mike Fanelli Track Classic
– Ran a season-best 1,500m time of 3:59.23 at the Wildcat Invite
– Also ran 15:05.26 in the 5,000m at the ULV Leopard Invitational and 15:05.59 at the APU Franson Last Chance
As a Sophomore – Cross Country (2023)
– Competed in four races during the season
– Placed 20th at the CCAA Championships with an 8k time of 25:43.8
– Recorded a season-best 8k time of 25:23.7 at the San Francisco State Invitational
– Ran 25:35.5 at the Cougar Challenge
– Opened the season with a 6k time of 18:59.5 at the Ash Creek Collegiate Invite
Pre-Chico Days
- Ran two seasons with the Olympians at San Diego Mesa College, winning the State Championship Team title in 2021
- Earned All-Conference with the Olympians in both cross country and track (2021 - 2023)
- A 2021 graduate of Vista High School
- Lettered all four years in cross country and track & field
- Cross-country and track league champion (2021)
Personal
- Born July 6 in Encinitas
- Son of Alejandro and Elizabeth
- The person he most admires in the sports world is Ellud Kipchoge because of his strong mind and determination
- Greatest sports moment so far is winning the CCCAA State Championship in cross-country
- Enjoys resting and recovering for his next workout in his free time
- Majoring in Kinesiology
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