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UC San Diego

2019 Cross Country Roster

Mark Pizza

  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 150
  • Class Freshman
  • Hometown Camarillo, Calif.
  • High School Adolfo Camarillo HS
  • Major Economics - Management Science

Biography

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2019
Finished 24th overall (27.19.7) at the Triton Classic (10/12) ... Placed 49th overall (26:50.1) at the Biola Invite (9/7). 

HIGH SCHOOL
A 2019 graduate of Adolfo Camarillo High School in Camarillo ... A two-time First-Team All-Coastal Canyon League selection ... Helped team to a CIF-Southern Section Championship in 2018 ... A four-time CIF-Southern Section qualifier ... Team MVP his sophomore, junior and senior seasons ... A team captain for the Scorpions ... Also played soccer. 

PERSONAL 
Born Oct. 11 in Camarillo ... Son of Shamala and Matthew Pizza ... Both parents attended UC San Diego ... Father, Matthew, was a sprinter and jumper on the UC San Diego track team ... Has two younger sisters, Jacqueline and Lilly, and a younger brother, Vince ... Majoring in management science at Roosevelt College ... Intends on pursuing a career in economic policy or financial management ... Favorite UC San Diego memory is when his teammates congratulated him after winning his heat in the 1500m at Triton Track & Field Stadium ... Hobbies include mountain biking and ping pong ... Favorite athlete is UFC fighter Sean O'Malley ...  Roots for LA Galaxy and Team USA ... Lists Napoleon Dynamite as his favorite movie ... Listens to Blackbear  ... Loves watermelon with Tajin ... Can ride a unicycle and juggle four tennis balls. 

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