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2019 Men's Cross Country

Guillermo Rivas

  • Major Management & Business Economics
  • Hometown Merced, CA
  • Previous School Golden Valley High School
  • Class Junior

Biography

Career Notes: Currently holds the No. 3 spot on the program's all-time Top 10 list with a time of 25:18.8...3X All-Cal Pac Second Team selection...2X NAIA National Championships qualifier and has ran in three National Championship races.

2019: Was the Bobcats top runner with a time of 25:45 and a 24th place finish at the Kim Duyst Invitational (9/14)...Finished 48th overall while recording a time of 26:13 at The Master's University XC Invitational (9/28)...Impressed in the program's first ever 10K race and finished 10th overall with a time of 34:03 at the San Francisco State Invitational (10/11)...Turned in a 21st place finish and landed in the No. 3 spot on the program's all-time Top 10 list with a personal-best time of 25:18.8 at the Warrior Invitational (10/26)...Qualified for the NAIA National Championships with his 26:09 time from the California Pacific Conference Championships (11/1) that saw him finish 11th in the conference...Finished in the front half of the field at the NAIA National Championships, placing 153rd overall recording a time of 26:46 in Vancouver (11/22).

2018: Placed in four races as a junior...Scored in first race in nearly two years, placing 26th at San Francisco State Invitational (9/21)...Earned a personal best time of 26:23 at William Jessup Warrior Invitational, good for 6th on program's Top 10 list...Earned All-Cal Pac Second Team honors with a 17th place finish at California Pacific Conference Championships (10/29)...Competed in the NAIA National Championships (11/16).

Personal: Majoring in Business and Management Economics...Nicknamed G...Loves to draw...Is currently a Manager on Duty and Cashier at the Josesph Edward Gallo Gymnasium...Wants to become a teacher and a High School District Administrator after his athletic career...Favorite food is Deli-Delicious...Ran a half marathon in San Francisco this past summer...Favorite team is the Los Angeles Lakers and favorite athlete is LeBron James...Favorite musician is Jay-Z and favorite movie series is Fast & Furious...Lists former coach Ryan Nunez as his biggest influence because he showed him a whole new level of dedication.

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