AS A SENIOR IN 2026
All-Triton Academic Scholar-Athlete Team ... Competed in 7 meets as a senior distance runner, totaling 11 event appearances across the 800m, 1,500m, 3,000m and 5,000m… Logged 3 top-5 placements, with best finishes of 3rd in the 3,000m and 800m and 4th in the 5,000m… Placed 3rd in the 3,000m (8:32.91) at the 2026 RCC invitational on March 6, 2026… Clocked a fastest 5,000m time of 14:32.67 at the Aztec Coastal Classic Team on March 13, 2026… Recorded a fastest 1,500m time of 3:50.81 at the Bob Larson & Jim Bush Legends on March 28, 2026… Finished 4th in the 5,000m (14:43.34) and placed 8th in the 1,500m (3:53.15) at the 2026 UCSD Triton Invitational on April 4, 2026… Took 3rd in the 800m (1:55.08) at the Steve Scott Invitational on May 2, 2026… Competed at the Big West Championships on May 16, 2026, placing 11th in the 5,000m (14:42.44) and 15th in the 1,500m preliminaries (4:00.51).
AS A JUNIOR IN 2025
Big West Commissioner's Honor Roll (Highest Honors) ... Ran 3:50.29 in the 1,500m, the seventh-fastest time in school history ... Competed in eight meets ... Qualified for The Big West Championships in the 1,500m and 5,000m ... Finished with season bests of 1:55.07 in the 800m, 3:50.20 in the 1,500m, 8:36.02 in the 3,000m and 14:41.28 in the 5,000m.
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2022 graduate of Santiago High School in Corona ... Helped the Sharks to the Big VIII League cross country title in 2021 ... Named Santiago High Cross Country's Most Outstanding Runner and earned Riverside County Academic Team honors in 2019 and 2020 ... Earned his school's Track and Field Coaches' Award as a distance runner in 2019 and 2021 ... Also earned Cross Country Coaches' Award in 2018 ... Played soccer for the Sharks from 2018-2019, being named Frosh/Soph Defensive Player of the Year.
PERSONAL
Born October 8 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin ... Parents are Brian and Tannaz ... Has a younger sister, Hailey ... His father, Brian, ran for UC Irvine ... Majoring in human biology at Sixth College ... Plans to attend medical school after graduation ... Enjoys rock climbing and golf ... Favorite moment in competition is breaking his high school's three-mile record ... Roots for the Green Bay Packers ... Michael Jordan is his favorite athlete ... Listens to Red Hot Chili Peppers ... Likes eating wings ... Favorite movie is Surfs Up.
