Pepperdine University Athletics

HONORS AND AWARDS:
WCC All-Academic Team — 2024
WCC All-Academic (Honorable Mention) — 2023
WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll (Silver) — 2023-24, 2024-25
WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll (Bronze) — 2022-23

PEPPERDINE XC 2025 (SR): Earned sixth in the Waves Invite (8/29) with a time of 18:36.4

PEPPERDINE TRACK 2025 (JR): Competed in eight outdoor track meets as a junior, specializing in the distance events ... Ran the program's third-fastest time in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a 9:28.63 at the Triton Invite (4/4-5) ... Recorded the program's sixth-fastest 5K time with a 14:33.56 at the AstroAI Distance Classic (3/7) ... Ran a leg of Pepperdine's 4x800-meter relay team at the Gaucho Relays (3/1) ... Made his season debut at the Westmont Sunshine Open (2/8), where he ran the program's eighth-fastest 3K time with an 8:34.71.

PEPPERDINE XC 2024 (JR): Was a steady top-three runner for Pepperdine in his solid junior season ... Began the season with two top-25 finishes, starting with a 24th place finish at the Waves Invite (8/30) ... Had his second-career top-10 finish at the Pacific Invite (9/20) with his 8-kilometer time of 25:34.9 ... Led Pepperdine with his season-best 8K time of 24:48.5 at the WCC Championships (11/2) ... Was Pepperdine's second runner at the NCAA West Regional (11/15).

PEPPERDINE TRACK 2024 (SO): Competed at six outdoor track meets … Ran the 5K and the mile twice, plus the 800-meter dash and the 3,000-meter run once … Clocked a collegiate-best time of 8:45.09 in the 3,000-meter run at the Beach Opener (3/1-2) … Ran a season-best time in the 5K with his 14:59.12 at the Occidental Distance Carnival (3/9) … Ran the sixth-fastest mile in modern program history with his 4:23.27 at the Mike Fanelli Track Classic (3/29-20).

PEPPERDINE XC 2023 (SO): Competed in all six races and was a scoring runner for Pepperdine each time … Was Pepperdine fifth runner at the LMU South Bay Twilight (9/1) … Was Pepperdine’s third runner at the Waves Invitational (9/9) … Covered the UC Riverside Invitational 8-kilometer course in 25:06.3 (9/16) … Ran the program’s 14th-fastest 8-kilometer time at the Bronco Invitational with a time of 24:44.7 (10/14) … Was Pepperdine’s third runner at the WCC Championships with his 8-kilometer time of 26:09.5 (10/28) … Broke into the program’s top-10 10-kilometer time rankings with his time of 31:38.0 at the NCAA West Regional (11/10).
 
PEPPERDINE TRACK 2023 (FR): Competed in eight out of the nine meets … Mainly ran the 5,000 meter, and also competed in the 1,500 meter and the 800 meter once … Had a season-best of 14:41.19 in the 5,000 meter at the Bryan Clay Invitational (4/13) ... Earned a season-best in the 1,500 meter of 3:57.31 at APU Last Chance (5/12).

PEPPERDINE XC 2022 (FR): Competed in all six meets … Earned a season-best 8K of 25:02.2 at the WCC Cross Country Championships (10/28).

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Mission College Prep, located in San Luis Obispo, Calif., in 2022 … Ran four years of varsity cross country and two years of varsity track … Captained the cross country and track team junior and senior year … Was the 2021 Cross Country Central Section Division 4 champion … Holds the 5K school record with a time of 15:17 … A four-time All-League first team selection in cross country … 2022 CIF 3200 Meter Division champion … Named All-Ocean League twice …. Helped the Mission College Prep track team to a second-place finish in the section … A scholar-athlete at Mission College Prep … Set personal records of 2:07.44 in the 800 meters, 4:30.15 in the 1,600 meters and 9:30.38 in the 3,200 meters.
 
PERSONAL: Majoring in chemistry ... Born in Templeton, Calif. … Son of Kathy and Shan … Has one sibling, Kai … Chose Pepperdine because “the proximity to the ocean, the good academics and the close-knit cross country and track teams.”
 
FAVORITES: Enjoys surfing, rock climbing, going to the beach, hiking and hanging out with friends … Favorites include Eliud Kipchoge (pro athlete), Ender’s Game (book), Surf’s Up (movie), Futurama (TV show), For King and Country (musical artist), mac and cheese (food) and surfing (sport other than running).