AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2013
CCAA All-Academic.
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2012
CCAA All-Academic ... Competed in both the 5,000 and 10,000 at the CCAA Championships ... Settled for 17th place in the 5,000, finishing with a time of 16:15.29 at the CCAA Championships ... Took 10th place in the 10,000 upon crossing the finish line at 33:37.57 at the CCAA Championships ... Had season-best time of 32:46 at the Cal-Nevada Championships in the 10,000, placing 17th overall ... Set a personal-record time of 16:03.20 in the 5,000 at the UCSD Triton Invitational, where he finished ninth overall ... Finished 44th in the 5,000 at the 26th Annual Pomona-Pitzer Invitational (16:14.67) ... Was the seventh-place finisher in the 1,500 at the San Diego Collegiate Challenge (4:14.50) ... Placed ninth and 10th overall in the 3,000, respectively, at the meet against Cal Poly Pomona and Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (9:06.09) and the All-Cal Challenge (8:53.06).
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2009 graduate of Oakland (Calif.) High School ... Competed in both cross country and track and field for the Wildcats ... Ran to personal records on the track of 2:06 in the 800, 4:36 in the 1,600, and 10:02 in the 3,200 ... Owns a personal best of 16:38 in the 5,000, which he earned at the CIF State Cross Country Championships during his senior year (2008).
PERSONAL Born Feb. 6, 1991 in San Francisco ... Parents are Dat-Hang Lok and Barbara Khalil ... Has an older sister named Lauren ... Is a structural engineering major at Sixth College ... Going to Denny's with his family after every race as a kid and ordering a grand slam is his favorite track and field moment ... Favorite UCSD moment is when he is in training camp at Mammoth Lakes ... Hobbies include studying philosophy, health, eating, cooking, and grocery shopping ... Would eat pizza for the rest of his life if he had to choose just one food ... Roots for the Oakland A's and Raiders as well as the Golden State Warriors ... Into the Wild is his favorite movie ... Listens to Eminem ... His parents and his high school coach, Dave Ponas, are some of his greatest influences ... His future goals include becoming a certified engineer, finding a career in the Oakland area, designing and living in a self-sustainable house, and making enough money to pay for a three-week vacation for his family and friends.
