Cal State San Marcos Athletics

ACADEMIC AWARDS

• Big Blue Award (Fall 2022)

• Competed in three meets.
• Ran a season-best 400-meter hurdles time of 58.03 seconds at the RCC Invitational (Feb. 28).

• Competed in six meets.
• Ran a PR of 57.25 in the 400-meter hurdles at the Mangrum Invitational (March 22).

• Competed in seven meets.
• Recorded season-best 200- and 800-meter times of 24.93 and 2:06.37 at the Ross & Sharon Irwin Invitational (March 18).
• Ran a season-best 400-meter hurdles time of 58.32 at the Ben Brown Invite (March 10-11).

• Competed in eight meets.
• Ran his fastest 400-meter hurdles event of the season at the CCAA Track & Field Championships (May 5-7) with a time of 58.17.
• Posted a season-best time of 54.43 in the 400-meter dash at the OIDFE Challenge (Jan. 29).

• 2021 graduate of El Modena High School in Orange, California.
• Competed for coach Derio Long.
• Earned the Tom Weber Award for track & field in 2021.
• Was the North Hills League Champion in the 300-meter hurdles and runner-up in the 110-meter hurdles in 2021.
• Also competed in cross country.

• Born and raised in Orange, California.
• Son of Janet Villa and Horacio Valencia.
• Has one brother, Mateo.
• Wants to continue running professionally and enter the criminology field after graduating.
• Enjoys hiking, skateboarding, video games and soccer.
• Favorite movie is Black Sheep.
• Favorite athletes are Erick Edwards and Freddie Crittenden.
• Favorite food is shrimp.
• His grandparents are his greatest influence.
• Roots for the Denver Broncos.
• Most memorable moment is making it to CIF his senior year of high school.
• Has been to Europe, Ireland and Scotland.
• Majoring in Criminology.