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2025 (Outdoor) – Opened the season at the Arizona Spring Break Fiesta, placing 11th in the 1500m with a time of 4:01.11… Competed in both the 800m and 1500m at the Willie Williams Classic, finishing 21st in the 800m (1:56.30) and 10th in the 1500m (3:57.30)… Earned a 3rd-place finish in the 1500m at the Jim Click Shootout & Multis with a time of 3:52.48… Ran 3:55.75 in the 1500m at the Bryan Clay Invitational… Closed the season at the Desert Heat Classic, placing 22nd in the 1500m (4:02.02).

2025 Indoor – Did not compete in the 2025 indoor season.

2024 (XC) – Ran a personal best time in the 8k of 25:53.1 at the Highlander Invitational… Competed for the Wildcats at both the Big 12 Championships and the NCAA Western Regional Championships... Clocked a personal best time of 32:39.5 in the 10k at the NCAA Western Regionals… Appeared in five meets.

High School: Attended University High School in Rincon High School in Tucson, Ariz. … Lettered in track & field, football, and cross country… Competed in the 400m, 800m, 1600m, 3200m, 4x100m, 4x400m, and 4x800m… 2023 Cross Country First Team All-Southern… 2023 Cross Country Southern Arizona All-Division I Runner of the Year… Placed fourth at the AIA DI Cross Country State Championships in 2023… Finished fifth in the 800m at the AIA Track & Field State Championships in 2024 and seventh in the 1600m… School record holder in the 800m with a time of 1:53.42… Football 5A Sonoran Conference Honorable Mention.

Personal: Born in Long Beach, Calif. … Son of Julian, a University of Arizona graduate, and Miki… Has two brothers, Benito and Isaac… Pursuing a degree in Civil Engineering… Enjoys reading and crochet.