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2022 Men's Cross Country

Nick Montijo

  • Major Political Science
  • Hometown Los Angeles, CA
  • Previous School Providence High School
  • Class Senior

Biography

Career Notes: Eighteen career races and has five top ten finishes...Top 8K time is 27:21.1...2020 All-Cal Pac Second Team selection...2020 NAIA National Championship Individual Qualifier...Holds top five program times at both the Domincian Tri-Meet and the PUC Pioneer Invitational.

2022: Placed 21st overall running a time of 28:05 at the California Pacific Conference Championships at Woodward Park in Fresno, Calif. (11/4).

2021: Competed in six races as a junior...Placed 16th overall with a time of 23:37 at the 6K Fresno Invitational (9/4)...Took eighth overall with a time of 21:46 at the four-mile Ryan Nunez Bobcat Invitational (10/16)...Clocked a time of 27:21 to earn a 19th place finish at the California Pacific Conference Championships (11/5).

2020: Competed in five meets as a sophomore and finished Top Ten in four of his five races...Ran his first race in nearly a year and a half and earned his highest finish to date, placing sixth with a time of 31:05 at the Dominican Tri-Meet...Clocked a 5K time of 17:27 and finished sith overall a week later at the Domincan Tri-Meet (2/21)...Finished sixth overall and ran the third fastest PUC Pioneer Invitational time in program history (28:14) on March 14...Qualified for first career NAIA National Championships and earned an All-California Pacific Conference Second Team award with an tenth place finish (28:37) in the Cal Pac Championship meet (3/22)...Crossed the finish line in 29:09 (290th) at the NAIA National Championships (4/9).

2019: Competed in two races before missing the rest of the season due to an injury,,,Ran his first collegiate race at the Kim Duyst Invitational (9/14)...Also ran at The Master's XC University Invitational...Granted a medical hardship by the NAIA.

High School: Won the Mt. SAC Cross Country Invitational as a senior and finished Top 10 in the CIF Southern Section finals...Qualified for the CIF State Championships which were held at Woodward Park in Fresno, Calif., the same park in which the California Pacific Conference Championships are held.

Personal: Majoring in Political Sciene...Has one sister...Plans to be a Senator after athletic career...Favorite food is Pizza...Favorite musician is Cardi B and favorite movie is Captain Marvel...Also enjoys cycling...Lists coach Jim Couch as his biggest influence because he helped him overcome obstacles and get where he is today.

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