UC San Diego

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2023
Spring Big West All-Academic Team.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2022
Achieved his season-high finish (eighth overall) and a personal best in the 5000 (15:11.55) at the Vince O'Boyle Classic (4/2) ... Opened the season by setting a personal best in the 3000 (8:39.66) at the Rossi Relays (2/26) ... Ran his fastest 1500 (3:59.05) at the Aztec Invitational (3/26).

HIGH SCHOOL
A 2021 graduate of South Pasadena Senior High ... Named 2021 Rio Hondo League MVP as a senior ... 2021 Rio Hondo League and CIF Southern Section D3 3200 Champion ... Placed third in the Rio Hondo League and second in the CIF Southern Section in the 1600 as a senior ... Helped the Tigers win the 2021 CIF Southern Section D3 Team Championship.

PERSONAL
Born July 15 in Pasadena ... Parents are Jesus and Luisa Villapudua ... Has an older sister, Hayley ... An undeclared major at Muir College ... Plans to return to Los Angeles, where he grew up, after graduation to give back to the community that once supported him ... Favorite running moment is winning the CIF Southern Section D3 title in the 3200 and helping his team take the D3 team championship as a senior in high school ... Enjoys cycling, swimming, lifting weights, and cooking in his free time ... Favorite food is pasta ... Lionel Messi is his favorite athlete ... Listens to Frank Ocean, Phoebe Bridgers, and Clairo ... Favorite movie is Hereditary.