OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD JUNIOR (2020) Did not compete in the lone meet of the season before it was canceled due to COVID-19.
CROSS COUNTRY JUNIOR (2019) Competed in six meets… ran the 8K in the Mark Covert Classic in 24:55.9, earning him a 3rd place finish… competed in the USD Invite, placing 5th in the 8K with a time of 26:11.6… finished 77th in the Joe Piane - Notre Dame Invitational with a 5M time of 25:42.1… ran the 8K in the Highlander Invitational in 24:22.3, earning him a 4th place finish… competed in the Big West Championships and placed 4th in the 8K with a time of 24:39.4… finished the year off with a 10K race in the NCAA Division I West Region Cross Country Championships and placed 101st with a time of 31:45.9.
PRIOR TO CAL STATE FULLERTON
Spent two years at Arizona State ... 2018 Outdoors, Bested his indoor PR with an 8:54.79 in the 3,000 at the Desert Heat Classic where he finished seventh ... 2018 Indoors, Ran the 3,000-meter run twice indoors and clocked a personal best 8:55.35 at the Puma Invitational.
RUBIDOUX HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from Rubidoux High School in 2017 ... Won league championships in cross country and track in 2015, 2016 and 2017 ... Named team MVP and team captain each of those three years ... 2016 D3 California State Cross Country Champion ... Holds school records in the mile (4:16), 4x800 (8:17) and 4x1600 (18:16).
PERSONAL
Born in Pomona to Jose and Veronica Gonzalez ... Has four siblings ... Pursuing a degree in communications ... Has volunteered his time with Feed My Starving Children and other food banks.
