Cerritos College Men’s Cross Country (2016): Came in 95th place at the CCCAA State Championships with a time of 21:58.2 after his time of 22:18.0 put him in 78th place at the Southern California Championships… Posted a time of 21:54.0 to finish in 39th place at the South Coast Conference Championships, while his time of 27:49.2 aver the 8K course at the St. Joseph’s (NY) Invitational earned him a 11th place finish… Also came in 11th place at the San Bernardino Valley Invitational with a time of 21:06.67 and took 22nd place with a time of 22:00.6 at the Central Park Classic… Was clocked in 22:16.8 for 68th place at the SoCal Preview Meet, while he came in 43rd place with a time of 22:06.5 at the Fresno Invitational… Posted a 40th place time of 20:49.0 at the Cal Baptist Invitational…..

Gardena HS: While on the track and field team, he was named 1st Team All-Area and all-league as a senior… Won the league championship in the 800 meters (1:57.31) and 3200 meters (9:40.83) and placed second at the LA City Championships in the 800 meters, while taking 25th place at the state championships… Captured the league championship in the 800 meters, 1600 meters (4:28.5) and 3200 meters and came in fourth place at the LA City championships in the 800 meters his junior year… Placed first in the 1600 meters as a sophomore and came in third place as a freshman… Was a two-time 2nd Team All-Area, 2nd Team All-LA City, All-Marine League selection and team Most Valuable Player, while qualifying for the state championships as a senior in cross country… Finished second in the LA City Championships and 64th place at the state championships… Posted a personal best time of 15:11… As a junior, he took 153rd place at the state championships… Spent three years on the cross country team and four seasons on the track and field team…..

Personal: Most memorable moments were when he posted personal best times in the 800 meter and 3200 meters within 30 minutes and when he came from behind in the LA City Section Finals in the 800 meters to come in second place and qualify for the state championships… Would like to transfer to Cal State Fullerton… Aspires to be either a track and field or cross country coach… His brother Hector (20) is a goalkeeper on the soccer team at El Camino College… Nicknamed “Cris”… Is the son of Noelia Balcazar… Born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico on July 24, 1998…..

Favorite Athlete:  Matthew Centrowitz, Jr.     Favorite Movie:  “Dope”
Favorite Food:  Pasta                                    Favorite TV Show: “New Girl”
Favorite Book:  “The Great Gatsby”