Cal Poly Pomona Athletics

COLLEGIATE AWARDS AND HONORS (Entering 2021):

• USTFCCCA All-West Region (2019 - 4x400)
• All-CCAA (2019 - 4x400 Champion)
• CCAA All-Academic (2019-20)
• CCAA Spring All-Academic (2020)

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2020 (SOPHOMORE): Ran in both meets of shortened season ... Led off Division II-best 4x400 relay (3:14.56) in easy win at Beach Opener (3/7), and was 14th in 400 (50.67) ... At opening Rossi Relays (2/22), ran second leg of distance medley relay (10:10.69) and leadoff leg of 4x400 relay (3:15.49), both of which placed second, and sped 11.70 in 100-meter dash (47th).

2019 (FRESHMAN): Competed in 12 meets, running 100 (once), 200 (twice), 400 and both relays (4x100 once) ... Third leg of All-CCAA and league champion 4x400 relay (3:13.61) at CCAA Championships (5/4) in La Jolla ... Also at CCAA meet, wound up sixth in 400 in personal-record 48.76 (49.21 in prelims) ... Still third leg as 4x400 relay lowered NCAA provisional qualifying mark to 3:11.48 at Azusa Pacific Twilight & Multi (5/10), and down to 3:11.42 at Oxy Invitational (5/11), which paced CCAA and was 20th nationally and second in program history ... Ran third leg of 4x400 relay collectively named CCAA Track Athletes of the Week for week of April 22-28, placing third in mostly Division I field at Steve Scott Invitational (4/27) in Irvine with initial NCAA pro mark of 3:12.62, which led CCAA and was 23rd nationally at time, and ranked seventh in CPP record book ... Made college debut at opening Rossi Relays (2/23), leading off victorious 4x400 relay (3:19.55) and sprinting 11.42 (28th) in lone 100-meter dash of season ... Led off first-place 4x400 relay (3:18.75) and ran season-best 22.89 in 200 (20th) at Point Loma Invitational (3/23) in San Diego.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2018 graduate of Bishop Amat Memorial High School in La Puente ... All-Del Rey League First Team as a senior and second team as a junior ... Aided Lancers to back-to-back DRL titles his final two years ... Team MVP as a senior ... Broke meet record in 400 meters (48.88) at 2018 San Gabriel Valley Championships, earning boy's MVP distinction ... Qualified for CIF Southern Section prelims as a sophomore and CIFSS finals as a junior and senior.

PERSONAL: A Business major ... Born July 22 in Whittier ... Son of parents Frank and Nancy ... Has one sister, Sophia ... Aspires to become general manager of a sports team, specifically in basketball or baseball, after graduating from CPP ... Enjoys playing video games and watching movies ... Roots for the world champion Los Angeles Dodgers and Lakers ... Favorite athlete is the late, great Kobe Bryant ... Favorite TV show is Big Mouth ... Top movie is The Fault in Our Stars ... Loves shrimp pasta ... Among interesting facts, lists a love for watching romantic movies, and also that he only started running track as a high school sophomore.