Chico State Athletics

2020
Competed in two events at the March 6–7 Kim Duyst Invitational prior to the cancellation of the 2020 track & field season…Finished seventh in the 400m hurdles (58.40 seconds) and 13th in the 110m hurdles (16.97 seconds).
 
Pre-Chico Days
A 2019 graduate of La Quinta High School…Competed in 110m and 300m hurdles, 400m dash, and 4x400m relay in three seasons with the Blackhawks…Holds the school record in the 4x100m shuttle hurdles (1:07.13).…Took top honors in the 110m hurdles with a personal best time of 14.98 seconds at the 2019 Desert Empire League Finals…Named captain and team MVP as a senior…Also lettered in football, and served as team captain in 2018.
 
Personal
Born April 12, 2001, in Indio…Son of Michael and Tanya…Has two siblings, Hunter and Cooper…The person he most admires in the sports world is Tom Brady…Favorite course at Chico State is World Sports and Games, taught by Professor Joc Clark…Why he chose to attend Chico State: “I lived 10 hours away from Chico, but the moment I got in contact with Coach Hanf  I could feel the love and energy Chico State had to offer”…His greatest sports moment is a 2019 meet in Arcadia “when I was the fastest going in my heat and they announced my name over the loudspeaker…The most interesting thing he’s ever done is zipline through the rain forest in Costa Rica…The most impressive thing he’s ever accomplished is making a college athletic team…Has learned by competing in track & field that “hard work pays off. Nothing comes easy”…Enjoys eating and playing video games when he has some free time…Says “I’m decent at wakeboarding”…At the top of his bucket list: “I want to get a girlfriend and take her to the Eiffel Tower”…Best advice ever received: “Money does not grow on trees”…Majoring in business administration…Plans on getting his real estate license, opening an online business, dabbling with investing, and one day becoming a track & field coach.