2019 Men's Track and Field Roster
Biography
SPU: Two-year letterwinner.
Sophomore (2019): INDOOR – Placed 20th in the mile (4:33.68) and 21st in the 3000 (9:37.97) at the GNAC Championships. ... At the SPU Final Qualifier one week after conference, ran his fastest-ever mile with a time of 4:27.88. OUTDOOR – Ran in just one meet, logging a personal-best 4:15.25 in the 1500 meters at the season-opening Ed Boitano / Puget Sound Invitational on March 2 in Tacoma. Also ran the 800 in that meet.
Freshman (2018): INDOOR – Placed 26th in the 3000 meters at GNAC, finishing in 9:15.90. ... Made college debut on Feb. 11 at the UW Indoor Open, clocking 9:03.71 in the 3000. OUTDOOR – Posted a 16-second in the 10,000 meters at GNAC, placing 13th in 34:05.39. ... Raced anywhere from 800 to 5000 the rest of the season, posting significant PRs at three of those distances: 4:17.31 in the 1500 at SPU's Doris Heritage Invitational on March 24 (started the year at 4:25.39), then a 2:08.05 in the 800 on March 30 at the UBC Open in Vancouver, B.C. (started at 2:13.56), and finally 15:39.94 in the 5000 on April 6 at the Western Washington Team Invitational in Bellingham on April 6 (started at 15:52.03).
Iolani High School (2015, 2016): Ran to a 5th-place finish in the 3000 meters at the Hawaii state meet as a senior in 2017, clocking 9:24.40. ... Did a distance double at state as a junior in 2016, placing 7th in the 1500 in 4:21.02 and 11th in the 3000 in 9:45.22. ... Won the Class 4A Mississippi state cross country title as a sophomore at St. Stanislaus High School in 2014.
Personal: Royce Matthew Garcia. ... 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.
INDOOR PERSONAL BESTS
Mile: 4:27.88 (2/23/2019)
3000: 9:03.71 (2/11/2018)
OUTDOOR PERSONAL BESTS
800: 2:08.05 (3/30/2018)
1500: 4:15.14 (3/2/2019)
3000: 8:59.97 (4/14/2018)
5000: 15:39.94 (4/6/2018)
10,000: 34:09.39 (5/11/2018)
CAREER RESULTS
