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2023 Men's Track and Field Roster

Ruben Piña

Ruben Piña

  • Position:
    Distance
  • Class:
    Redshirt Sophomore
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Weight:
    135
  • Hometown:
    Alpine, Calif.
  • Prev School:
    Steele Canyon HS

Summary

Biography

Career Stats

ACADEMIC AWARDS
  • D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award (2022-23)
  • CSC Academic All-District (2023)
  • CCAA All-Academic (2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23)
  • CCAA Fall Academic Honor Roll (2022)
  • CCAA Spring Academic Honor Roll (2022, 2023)
  • Mangrum Award for Academic Excellence (Fall 2021)
  • Big Blue Award (Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023)

ATHLETIC AWARDS (XC)
  • All-CCAA (2022)

AS A REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE IN 2023 DURING TRACK & FIELD
  • Competed in seven meets.
  • Ran a PR of 1:59.20 at the APU Last Chance (May 12-13).
  • Ran a season-best 5,000-meter time of 14:58.83 at the Chris Rinne Twilight (April 21).
  • Ran a season-best 10,000-meter time of 31:43.09 at the Mangrum Invitational (March 24).

AS A REDSHIRT JUNIOR IN 2022 DURING CROSS COUNTRY
  • Competed in five races.
  • Ran a career-best 8k time of 24:45.7 at the Cougar Challenge (Sept. 24) for 13th place. 
  • Recorded a personal-best 10k time of 32:03.5 at the NCAA West Regional (Nov. 19) for 59th place. 
  • Placed 11th at the CCAA Championships (Nov. 5) with a time of 25:17.1. 

AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN IN 2022 DURING TRACK & FIELD
  • Competed in nine meets.
  • Had the program's third-fastest 10K time at 30:08.62 at the Bryan Clay Invitational (April 13-15).
  • Finished seventh in the 10K at the CCAA Track & Field Championships (May 5-7) with a time of 30:53.89.
  • Recorded the sixth-fastest 3000-meter time in program history at the San Diego Collegiate Challenge (March 11) with a time of 8:35.70.
  • Mile time of 4:20.46 at the OIDFE Challenge (Jan. 29) was the seventh fastest in program history.
  • Had a season-best 1500-meter time of 4:0045 at the Triton Invitational (April 8-9).
  • Ran a season-best 5K time of 14:55.69 at the APU Last Chance (May 13-14).

AS A REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE IN 2021 DURING CROSS COUNTRY
  • Competed in five races.
  • Placed 27th at the Mark Covert Classic (Sept. 4) with an 8K time of 25:42.6
  • Took ninth place at the Biola Invitational (Sept. 10) with an 8K time of 25:18.9. 
  • Finished in 16th place with a personal-best time of 25:06.2 in the 8K at the Cougar Challenge (Sept. 25). 
  • Placed 54th at the 2021 NCAA West Regional Runner-Up with a 10K time of 32:18.7. 

AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN IN 2021 DURING TRACK & FIELD
  • Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2020 DURING CROSS COUNTRY
  • Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2020 DURING TRACK & FIELD
  • Ran a season-best time of 8:47.63 in the 3000-meter run at the San Diego Collegiate Challenge (March 7).
  • Helped his DMR team post the seventh-fastest time in school history at the Mangrum Preview (Feb. 8) with a time of 10:27.03.
  • Season shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2019 DURING CROSS COUNTRY
  • Ran in five races.
  • Placed 48th at the Cougar Challenge (Sept. 13) with a time of 28:06.1.
  • Registered a personal-best 8k time of 25:51.9 at the Highlander Invitational (Oct.19), placing 72nd. 
  • Finished the Triton Classic (Oct. 12) with a time of 28:46.4 (56th). 

HIGH SCHOOL
  • 2019 graduate of Steele Canyon High School in Spring Valley, California.
  • Ran for coach Gary Stathas
  • Served as team captain. 
  • Helped win the 2018 Grossmont Conference Title in track & field. 
  • In 2018, earned All-Grossmont Conference honors, was the Team MVP and captain for cross country.
  • Helped win the cross country league championship in 2015 and 2016.
  • Member of the CandyMen Airbands Club.
  • Personal Records:
    • 5K - 15:56.8 
    • 2 Mile - 9:39.3
    • 800m - 2:05.34
    • 1600m - 4:29.34
    • 3200m - 9:31.03

PERSONAL
  • Born in San Diego, California.
  • Hometown is Alpine, California.
  • Son of Luis and Virginia Piña 
  • Has two older sisters, Roxy and Jacky, and one older brother, Luis, Jr..
  • Enjoys running, video games, friends and family.
  • Favorite athletes are Michael Norman, Joshua Cheptegei and Jakob Ingebrigtsen. 
  • His greatest influence is Coley Candaele. 
  • Favorite movies are all the Spider-Man ones. 
  • Favorite CSUSM moments are being able to travel with his team, bonding with each other, while racing against high level competition. 
  • Likes most about CSUSM is the location and atomsphere of the school. 
  • Majoring in Political Science while minoring in Criminal Justice Studies.
  • Plans on attending law school after graduation with the desire to be a judge one day. 

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Historical Player Information

  • 2020Freshman

    Distance
    5'11" 135 lbs

  • 2021Redshirt Freshman

    Distance
    5'11" 135 lbs

  • 2022Redshirt Freshman

    Distance
    5'11" 135 lbs

  • 2023Redshirt Sophomore

    Distance
    5'11" 135 lbs