Samuel Pimentel
Samuel Pimentel
Year: RS-Sr.
Hometown: Anaheim, Calif.
High School: Katella HS
Position: Distance

Career Performances

Outdoor Personal Bests
1,500 meters: 4:08.27 - Riverside City 4-Way (3/4/17)
3,000 meters: 8:42.57 - Big West Challenge (4/7/17)
5,000 meters: 14:44.22 - Steve Scott Invitational (4/27-28/18)
10,000 meters: 32:39.56 - Big West Championships (5/10/19)

OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD JUNIOR (2019)
Opened up the season at the Big West Challenge with a 3K time of 8:54.14 ... Posted a season-best time of 15:09.91 in the 5K at Steve Scott Invitational ... Clocked a personal-best time of 32:39.56 in the 10K at the Big West Championships to take 16th place.

CROSS COUNTRY SENIOR (2018)
Top Titan finisher in five races for the Titans starting off the year at the Mark Covert Classic placing first (second overall) with an 8K time of 24:48.4…Finished first amongst CSF runners and fourth overall at the UCSB Lagoon posting an 8,000 meter time of 25:06.25…Clocked an 8K time of 25:15.0 and placed first (25th overall) at the Roy Griak Invitational…Placed first among the Titans and seventh overall at the UCR Highlander Invite with an 8K time of 24:44.40…Finished with an 8K mark of 25:02.2 at the Big West Championships earning first place among the team and 12th overall.

OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD SOPHOMORE (2018)
Began the year at the Big West Challenge and ran the 3K in 8:43.60 ... Clocked a personal-best time of 14:44.22 in the 5K at the Steve Scott Invitational ... Scored for CSF in the 10K at the Big West Championships with a fifth-place finish and time of 34:02.03 ... Also ran the 5K at the conference championships and posted a time of 14:58.17 that was good for 14th place.

CROSS COUNTRY JUNIOR (2017)
One of the best competitors on the squad as he was the top Titan finisher in three races on the year and never lower than third ... Led the way for CSF at the Big West Championships when he took 14th place with an 8K time of 24:59.8 to help the team finish in third place overall ... Took 90th place overall (second among CSF runners) at the NCAA West Regional with a 10K mark of 31:21.4 ... Led CSF at the Mark Covert Classic (third overall, first Titan) and UC Riverside Invitational (19th overall, first Titan) with respective 8K times of 25:26.5 and 24:50.1.

OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2017)
Clocked a time of 4:08.7 in the 1,500-meter race at the Riverside City 4-Way ... Ran the 5K at Ben Brown Invite in 15:02.36 ... Posted a 3K time of 8:44.69 at the Trojan Invitational ... Ran a personal-best time of 14:59.42 at the Steve Scott Invitational ... Doubled in the 5K (15:43.82, 22nd place) and the 10K (32:47.47, 12th place) at the Big West Championships.

CROSS COUNTRY SOPHOMORE (2016)
Competed in six meets for the Titans ... Earned a fifth-place finish in his season debut at the Mark Covert Classic with a time of 25:29.6 in the 8,000-meter race ... Helped lead the squad to a win at the USD Invite with a time of 25:50 in the 8K that was good for seventh place overall ... Took third place in the 6K at the Highlander Invitational with a time of 17:57.76 ... Finished in 13th place at the Big West Championships with a time of 25:37.9 as the Titans took third place in the team competition, the first top-three finish for the men's squad since 1993 ... Finished in 70th place in the NCAA West Regional with a time of 31:08.5 in the 10,000-meter race.

OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD FRESHMAN (2016)
Utilized redshirt season.

CROSS COUNTRY FRESHMAN (2015)
Competed in six races for the Titans…had two finishes in third place, first at the season-opening Mark Covert Classic (23rd overall), completing the 8k course in a time 26:09.00 (09/05) and then at the Big West Championship (31st overall) in a time of 25:30.45 (10/31)…best overall finish was 20th at the Highlander Invitational, completing the 6k course in a time of 18:37.72 (10/17).

KATELLA HIGH SCHOOL
A 2015 graduate of Katella High School in Anaheim, Calif…ran three years of varsity cross country and track and field…was the Orange League MVP in 2014 and 2015. 

PERSONAL
Son of Benita Olivares and was born in Mexico … Has three siblings ... Pursuing a degree in film.

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