Cerritos College Track & Field (2015): Competed in the 1500 meters (4:35.73) and 3000 meters (9:49.48) during the season…..

Cerritos College Cross Country (2015): Spent the season as a red-shirt…..

Cerritos College Cross Country (2014): Placed 117th at the Brubaker Invitational with a time of 25:16.0, while he posted a time of 32:50.87 to come in 45th place at the Grand Canyon Invitational… His time of 24:56.8 put him in 171st place at the Golden West Invitational and he finished in 46th place in the SoCal Preview B Meet in 24:55.0…..

Artesia HS: Voted the cross country team’s Most Valuable Player as a senior after posting a personal best time of 16:30 over three miles and 17:30 in a 5K race… As a junior, he was named the team’s Most Inspirational… Registered a personal best time of 2:14 in the 800 meters, 4:50 in the 1600 meters and 10:50 in the 3200 meters on the track team… Spent two years on the cross country and track and field teams…..

Personal: Is working on a minor in political science… Most memorable moment was when he recorded his best time in the mile against Cerritos High… Would like to transfer to Cal State Long Beach… Aspires to be a professor of social science… Hobbies include reading… Nicknamed “Marcelo”… Has two siblings – Saul (14) and Isabel (10)… Is the son of Margarita Escalante… Born in Los Alamitos, CA on November 28, 1993…..

Favorite Athlete: Steve Prefontaine            Favorite Movie:  “Ant Man”
Favorite Food: Quesadillas                          Favorite TV Show: “The Flash”
Favorite Book: “The Great Gatsby”