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UC San Diego

2020 Track & Field Roster

Julian Romero

  • Position Distance
  • Height 5-11
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Whittier, Calif.
  • High School California HS
  • Major Environmental Chemistry

Biography

AS A JUNIOR IN 2019
Came in eleventh place and set a personal best in the 10,000 (31:48.32) at the Bryan Clay Invitational (4/19) ... Personal bests in the 800 (2:01.47) and 1500 (4:00.69) at the Pomona-Pitzer (4/6) ... Placed seventh overall in the 3000 (8:41.50) at the Beach Opener (3/2).

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2018
Finished eighth overall in the 10,000 (32:44.41) at the CCAA Championships (5/5) ... Had a team-best time in the 10,000 (32:12.80).

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2017
Placed sixth in the 5000 at the Ross and Sharon Irwin Collegiate Invitational with a time of 15:28.37 (3/8) ... Finished third in the 3000 (9:03.47) at the San Diego Collegiate Challenge (3/11). 

HIGH SCHOOL
A 2016 graduate of California High School in Whittier ... Team captain ... All-Del Rio League First Team ... Helped team to seventh-place finish at CIF State Championships.

PERSONAL
Born May 6 in Downey ... Has an on older brother named Pablo and younger sister named Carolina ... Environmental Chemistry major at Muir College ... Has aspirations of joining the Environmental Protection Agency ... Most memorable track and field moment was competing with his team in Oregon for the DII Regionals meet ... Top UC San Diego memory was when the school united on Tinder for the Cardi B concert ... Enjoys reading light novels ... Roots for Mexico's soccer team ... Favorite athlete is goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa ... Listens to System of a Down ... Likes to eat watermelon ... Became a vegetarian while in the process of completing his senior project on the environment in high school ... Uses Instagram.

Historical Player Information

  • 2017Freshman

    Distance
  • 2018Sophomore

    Distance
  • 2019Junior

    Distance
    5'11"
  • 2020Senior

    Distance
    5'11"

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