Jose Garcia Chavez
Jose Garcia Chavez
Height: 5-9
Weight: 150
Year: Frosh
High School: Norwalk HS / Norwalk (CA)
Major: Spanish

Cerritos College Men’s Cross Country (2021): Came in eighth place at the Coach Downey Classic with a time of 24:06, while his time of 31:44.1 put him in 179th place at the Biola Invitational…..

Cerritos College Men’s Track & Field (2022): Placed eighth in the 800 meters at the South Coast Conference Championships in the 1500 meters (4:24.61) and 11th in the 5000 meters (16:53.82)… Also ran the 800 meters (2:11.90) during the season…..

Norwalk HS: Named All-Suburban League in cross country as a senior… Posted a personal best time of 16:41 over a three-mile course during his senior season… Finished fifth at the league championships his senior season… While on the track and field team, he competed in the 200 meters (26.0), 400 meters (55.9), 110-meter hurdles (21.0), 300-meter hurdles (54.0), 800 meters (2:11), 1600 meters (4:55) and 3200 meters (10:39)… Spent three seasons on the cross country team and four years with the track and field team…..

Personal: Most memorable moments were when he set his personal best times in cross country at the Bell Gardens Invitational and his best track times in a dual meet against St. Paul High… Would like to transfer to either Cal State Los Angeles or Cal State Los Angeles and aspires to be a community college professor… Hobbies include fixing cars and watching anime… Has two siblings – Said (15) and Stephanie (13)… Is the son of Juan and Sandra Garcia… Born in Glendale, CA on October 29, 2003….

Favorite Athlete:  Usain Bolt                                Favorite Movie:  “Wonder”
Favorite Food:  Chicken Tenders                           Favorite TV Show:  “That 70’s Show”
Favorite Book: “Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief”