UC San Diego

AS A JUNIOR IN 2022
Ran the opening leg for the 4x100 relay team that reached No. 2 on the program's all-time list with a time of 40.77 at the Aztec Invite (3/26) ... Set a new personal best in the 100 (10.92) at the Triton Invitational (4/9) ... Posted his best 200 time of the season (22.37) at the Beach Invite (4/16) ... Helped the 4x100 relay team to a total of five wins on the season, including back to back first place finishes at the Vince O'Boyle Classic (4/2) and Triton Invitational (4/9).

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2021
Was part of the 4x100 team that took home first and entered the program's all-time list at No. 6 with a time of 41.62 at the APU Last Chance Twilight (5/15) ... Finished third in the 100 with a personal best (11.13) at the Matador Invite (4/23) ... Also placed first with the 4x100 squad in back-to-back meets at the Matador Invite (4/23) and the Long Beach Invite (4/17) with times of 41.75 and 43.32, respectively. 

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2020
Was part of the 4x100 unit that took home first-place among collegian participants (41.48) and secured the number six slot on the UC San Diego all-time list at the Pomona-Pitzer All-Comers Meet (2/15) ... Also placed fourth in both the 100 (10.93) and 200 (22.07) at the Pomona-Pitzer All-Comers Meet (2/15). 

HIGH SCHOOL
A 2019 graduate of Saint Augustine High School ... 2018 Union Tribune Scholar-Athlete ... All CIF-Eastern League First Team honoree ... Led team to an Eastern League Championship in 2019 ... Helped set a school record in the 4x100 relay ... Ran a personal best in the 100 (10.89) and 200 (22.30) ... Also played soccer and football. 

PERSONAL
Born April 11 in San Diego ... Parents are Joe and Kimy Erpelding ... Father ran track at San Diego State ... Has a younger brother named Tristen ... Cognitive science major and entrepreneurship minor at Sixth College ... Aspires to be his own boss and design a world in which everyone can walk through and enjoy just a little bit more ... Most memorable track and field moment is going to State his junior year of high school and running against the fastest athletes in California ... Favorite UC San Diego moment is watching the UC San Diego men's volleyball team defeat UCLA with his teammates ... Enjoys DJing, dancing and enjoying life with friends... Roots for Real Madrid ... Lists American sprinter Christian Coleman as his favorite athlete ... Favorite movies are Dead Poets Society and Blended  ... Listens to AJR ... Loves Fettuccine Alfredo ... Most people do not know that he has 10 aunts and uncles, nine which come from his father's side of the family.