2018 Track & Field Roster
Biography
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2016
Recorded seasonal-best times of 15:08.21 in the 5000 at the California Collegiate Invitational, 4:02.85 in the 1500 at the Aztec Invitational and 8;33.81 in the 3000 at the All-UC Championships.
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2015
Recorded seasonal-best times of 4:05.85 in the 1500 at the Aztec Invitational, 8:45.09 in the 3000 at the Mangrum Invitational and 15:11.47 in the 5000 at the Triton Invitational.
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2014 graduate of Dana Hills High School in Dana Point ... Recorded personal bests of 9:30 in the 3,200 and 4:22 in the 1,600 meters.
PERSONAL
Born Jan. 12, 1996 in Mission Viejo ... Parents are Steve Svoboda and Nina Malone ... Has a younger brother named Sagan ... Father played soccer at University of Missouri-Rolla ... Physics with specialization in astrophysics major at Roosevelt College ... Enjoys playing the piano ... Favorite films are The Lord of the Rings trilogy ... Listens to Louis Armstrong ... Favorite athlete is the late Louis Zamperini ... Loves bananas ... Lists his parents and Carl Sagan as his greatest influences ... One thing people may not know about him is that he was named after a cartoon character.
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