Jorge Sanchez
Jorge Sanchez
Year: Jr.
Hometown: Fullerton, Calif.
High School: Troy HS
Position: Distance

Career Performances

Outdoor Personal Bests
1,500 meters: 4:01.11 - Steve Scott Invitational (4/27-28/18)
5,000 meters: 14:40.17 - Big West Championships (5/11/19)
3K Steeplechase: 8:56.23 - Steve Scott Invitational (4/27/19)

OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD JUNIOR (2019)
Won the Big West Challenge steeplechase with a time of 9:08.68 ... Clocked a personal-best time of 8:56.23 in the event at the Steve Scott Invitational to take second place overall ... Earned a third-place finish in the event at the Big West Championships with a time of 8:57.74 ... Took third place in the 5K at the Big West Championships with a personal-best time of 14:40.17 ... Qualified for the NCAA West Preliminaries in the steeplechase and posted a time of 9:08.65.

CROSS COUNTRY JUNIOR (2018)
Competed in six events for the Titans…Opened the season placing 16th overall and third among the Titans in the Mark Covert Classic with an 8K time of 25:15.2…Finished with an 8,000 meter time of 25:26.2 at the Roy Griak Invitational and was the second Titan to cross the finish line (32nd overall)…Took fourth place amongst CSF runners and 26th overall at the UCR Highlander invite finishing with an 8K time of 25:18.68…Ran the 8K at the Big West Championships with a time of 25:02.2 and placed second (14th overall)…Top titan finisher at the NCAA West Regional with an 10K time of 31:30.3.

OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD SOPHOMORE (2018)
Clocked a personal-best time of 9:06.16 in the steeplechase at the Bob Larsen Invitational ... Ran the 5K in a personal-best time of 14:40.70 at the Bryan Clay Invitational ... Posted a personal-best time of 4:01.11 in the 1,500-meter race at the Steve Scott Invitational ... Earned a third-place finish in the steeplechase at the Big West Championships with a mark of 9:14.01.

CROSS COUNTRY SOPHOMORE (2017)
Scored for CSF in each of the six races he competed in ... Top Titan finisher at the UCR Highlander Invitational when he took seventh palce overall with a 6K time of 18:04.3 ... Finished in 30th place overall and fourth among Titans at the Big West Championships with an 8K time of 25:32.4 ... Third Titan to cross the finish line at the NCAA West Regional with a 10K time of 31:25.4.

OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD FRESHMAN (2017)
Ran the 1,500-meter race in 4:04.15 at the Riverside City 4-Way to open up the season ... Clocked a personal-best time of 14:55.54 in the 5K at the Ben Brown Invite ... Posted a personal-best time of 9:29.17 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Steve Scott Invitational ... Scored a point for the men's squad in the steeplechase at the Big West Championships with a time of 9:31.84, good for eighth place. Also ran the 5K at the Big West Championships and took 23rd place.

CROSS COUNTRY FRESHMAN (2016)
Competed in six events for the Titans ... Opened the season with a time of 26:33.4 at the Mark Covert Classic 8K ... Took 39th place at the USD Invite with a time of 27:13 in the 8K ... Posted a time of 25:50.7 in the 8,000-meter race at the West Region Preview ... Finished in 47th place at the Big West Championships with a time of 27:02.9 as the men's squad took third place, its first top-three finish in the conference championships since 1993 ... Ran the 10K at the NCAA West Regional in 33:21.3.

TROY HIGH SCHOOL
A 2016 graduate of Troy High School in Fullerton, California… a three-time varsity Track and Field athlete and a two-time varsity Cross Country athlete under head coach Rich Chorpenning in the Freeway League… Personal Records include: 2:03 800m, 4:29 1600m, 9:59 3200m, and 15:47 for XC.

PERSONAL
Born in Tijuana, Mexico to parents Jesus Sanchez and Bertha Velazqez… has one sister, Jasmine… majoring in civil engineering.

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