Chico State Athletics

2009-2010: Took fall semester off competition. On the track, posted big PR’s in the 800 and 1500m events…Time of 3:50.42 in the 1500m narrowly missed qualifying for the NCAA meet and 1:53.05 in the 800m mark barely missed the NCAA provisional standard…Twice closed PR (1500) races with sub-58 second final laps, including a heat win at the Stanford Invitational…Finished second to teammate Michael Wickman in the 1500m in the CCAA Championships.

2008-2009: Enjoyed a solid regular season running among the ‘Cats Top-5 at all three major Invitationals…Was the ‘Cats #7 finisher At the CCAA Championships, placing eighth overall…Finished 10th at the West Regionals to earn second All-West Region honor…Struggled at NCAA Championships, finishing 96th overall…On the track, recorded an NCAA provisional 3:52 in 1500m while posting a 14:59 PR in the 5k…Scored in both 1500 and 5k events at the CCAA Championships.

2007-2008:  Was the Wildcats’ #3 runner at both Chico and Bob Firman Invitationals, placing 11th and 8th respectively…Posted a 25:22 PR in the 8k while placing 61st at the Stanford Invitational…Following a 23rd place finish at CCAA Championships, recorded an 11th place finish at the West Regionals…Wrapped up season with a 62nd place finish at the NCAA Championships, helping Chico State ranks sixth overall. On the track, lowered PR’s for 1500m and 5k to 3:54 and 15:02, respectively. Finished seventh behind teammate Scott Bauhs in the CCAA Championship 1500m final, earning first All-CCAA honor.

2006-2007:  Redshirted both cross country and track during his freshman year…Finished 20th on the challenging Chico Invitational 10k course in his first collegiate race…Followed up with 81st place finish at the Stanford Invitational, running the 8k course at 25:31…Finished 15th at San Francisco State Invitational and finished season with a fifth place showing at the Almond Bowl 10k (32:24)…On the track, posted an early season 8:45 for 3k and placed ninth at the Hornet Invitational for 1500m while posting first sub-4 minute run (3:59.6)…Ran a 15:23 for the 5k at the Mathis Invitational at San Francisco State.

High School: A standout runner for El Rancho HS in Pico Rivera…Posted a 15:02 PR on the Mt. Sac cross country course…Ran 1:56 and 4:20 marks on the track for the 800m and 1600m, respectively.

Personal Best Marks:
800m – 1:53.05
1500m – 3:50.42
5,000m – 14:59

Post Season Honors:
Three time All-CCAA selection (two in track, 1 in cross country)
Two time All-West Region pick  (cross country)