Pomona-Pitzer Athletics

At Pomona-Pitzer: Has competed two seasons as as member of the cross country and track and field team, after studying abroad as a junior...Runs the 1500 and the 5000 meters during track season...Also runs for the cross country team in the fall...2012-13: SCIAC All-Academic team...Ran a 4:16.44 in the 1500 meters at the SCIAC Track and Field Championships, earning a top 20 finish...Finished in 71st place at the 2012 SCIAC Championships with a 29:04.40...Also had a 49th place finish (out of 132) in the SCIAC Multi-Duals with a 28:20.11...High School: Attended Huntsville (Texas) High School, where he was a member of the soccer and cross country teams for the Hornets...Personal: Attends Pomona College, where he majors in mathematics, with a minor in computer science...Both parents are professors (mother in statistics, father in economics)...Has one sister...Lists Carles Puyol, Andres Iniesta, Kevin Durant and Dave Wottle as his favorite athletes...Favorite book is For Whom The Bell Tolls, and favorite movies are Superbad, The Hangover, 12 Angry Men, and The Green Mile...Lists Number Theory and Cryptography as the most interesting course he has taken while at Pomona...Jon Stewart is the public figure he most admires...Plans to be a statistician after graduating...Volunteered on United Methodist ("ARMY") Mission trips in Texas...Chose Pomona because "I wanted a great education (specifically in math) but didn’t want to give up competitive athletics, so Pomona was a great fit!"