2019 Men's Track & Field Roster
Biography
2019 (Senior)
• Registered a season-best 160-05 in the discus at the Big West Championships
• Previous best came at the Pacific Coast Intercollegiate where he hit 160-01
• Placed third overall at the UCR Spring Track Classic (159-03)
• Finished fifth at the Beach Opener
2018 (Junior)
• Scored at the Big West Championships with a seventh-place finish in the discus
• Established a personal-record 169-01 at the Pacific Coast Intercollegiate
• Claimed runner-up honors at the UCI Spring Break Collegiate Classic with a toss of 168-04
• Took fourth at the UCR Spring Track Classic (166-00), Mondo Team Challenge (164-08) and Big West Challenge (166-08)
• Came in sixth out of 34 at the Steve Scott Invitational (167-02)
2017 (Sophomore)
• Finished 12th in the discus at the Big West Championships (157-04)
• Recorded a season-best 165-02 to place third overall at the Ben Brown Invitational
• Also came in third at the UCR Spring Classic Invitational with a toss of 163-02
• Added top-10 showings at the All-UC Challenge, UCI Spring Break Collegiate Classic, Mondo Team Challenge and Big West Challenge
2016 (Freshman)
• Competed in the discus (13th) and hammer (25th) at the Big West Championships
• Won the discus at the Big West Challenge and All-UC Championships
• Recorded season-bests of 161-08 in the discus and 160-07 in the hammer at the Steve Scott Invitational
High School
• Three-year letterwinner in football and track at La Quinta High School
• Named the All-Valley and Press Enterprise All-Area Male Track Athlete of the Year
• Selected as the Desert Valley League Field MVP
• Helped the Blackhawks to three-straight league titles
• DVL champion in the shot put and discus
• Finished fifth in the shot put at the CIF-Southern Section Division 1 Championships
• Also placed fifth at the Inland Empire Championships
• Took third in the discus at the Mt. SAC Invitational
• Earned first-team All-CIF, all-valley and all-league recognition in football
• Tabbed the DVL Defensive Player of the Year
• Team won back-to-back league titles (2014-15)
Personal
• Majoring in informatics with a minor in information and computer science
• Parents are Olga and Cesar Valenzuela
• Has one sibling, Cesar
TOP MARKS AT UCI
Discus = 169-01 (2018 Pacific Coast Intercollegiate)
Hammer = 160-07 (2016 Steve Scott Invitational)
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