Seattle Pacific University Athletics

SPU: Two-year letterwinner.

Sophomore (2018): Ran in two meets. Placed No. 8 for SPU (109th overall) at Charles Bowles Invitational in Salem, Ore., and No. 7 (113th overall) at WWU Classic.

Freshman (2017): Ran in all six meets, scoring in four of them, including both postseason races. ... Was No. 4 for Falcons and 54th overall at GNAC. ... Placed No. 3 for SPU and 127th overall at NCAA West Regionals. His 10K regional time of 33;08.2 was 91 seconds faster than the 34:39.3 he posted in the 10K Western Washington Classic four weeks earlier. ... Also scored at Sundodger and Charles Bowles Invite as SPU's No. 4 in both meets. ... Highest invitational finish was 52nd at the Bowles.

Ioalani High School (2015, 2016): Placed 5th in the Hawaii state championships as a junior in 2015, and 6th as a senior in 2016, helping Iolani win state team title both years. ... Placed 3rd in Interscholastic League of Honolulu championship meet as a senior in 2016, and fifth as a junior. ... Won an ILH meet at CORP High School in 2016. ... All-Conference and All-State 1st team as a junior and senior.

St. Stanislaus High School (2013, 2014): Won the Class 4A Mississippi state meet as a sophomore in 2014, finishing in front by three seconds in a time of 17:14.1, and helping his school take the team championship by one point. ... His time was 76 seconds better than the 18:30.3 he ran at state as a freshman, which gave him 23rd place on the same Choctaw Trails course.

Personal: Royce Matthew Garcia. ... Born Jan. 11, 1999. ... Exercise Science major.

Fun facts: Has been running since 7th grade.... If not for running, would be playing soccer. ... Favorite sports to watch are soccer and track. ... Dumbest movie he ever saw was "Rubber." ... Book he just couldn't put down was "The Count of Monte Cristo." ... Favorite junk food is quesadillas from Taco Bell. ... Favorite healthy food is pineapple. ... Favorite TV program is "Tosh O." ... His dream car is a Chevy Camaro. ... Loves to shop for shoes. ... Favorite athlete is American distance runner Evan Jager. ... Easiest subject in school is history. ... Toughest subject is physics and math. ... His pre-race ritual is eating baby food. ... If he could invite anyone to dinner, it would be his closest friend from high school, and he would serve okonomiyaki. ... If he could be any action hero, would be Flash "so I could land some pretty fast PRs." ... In 10 years, hopes to be working alongside athletes -- preferably runners -- as part of his career. ... Lived in Mississippi for 13 years, then moved to Hawaii for five years prior to coming to SPU.


PRs ON 2018 SCHEDULE COURSES:
(All 8 kilometers unless otherwise noted)
Sundodger @ Lincoln Park: 26:44.71 (2017)
Charles Bowles Invite @ Bush's Pasture: 26:29.2 (2017)
WWU Classic @ Sudden Valley 36:16.0 (2018).

PRs ON OTHER COURSES:
(All 8 kilometers unless otherwise noted)
Magnuson Park (4.5 miles): 24:51.23 (2017).
WWU Classic (10K) @ Lake Padden: 34:39.3 (2017).
GNAC @ Lake Padden: 27:07.70 (2017).
NCAA West Regionals (10K) @ Ash Creek: 33:08.2 (2017).