2013 (Senior)
• Competed at the NCAA West Regional, completing the 10K course in 34:03
• Finished 56th at the Big West Championships
• Had a top-10 showing at the Mustang Challenge with an 8K season-best 25:28.11
• Came in 14th at the Highlander Invitational 6K (18:24.1)
2012 (Junior)
• Ran a 10K career-best 33:40 at the NCAA West Regional
• Clocked in at 18:05.1 to place ninth overall at the Highlander Invitational 6K
2011 (Sophomore)
• Placed 55th overall at the Big West Championships
• UCI's top finisher at the Pomona-Pitzer Invitational with an 8K season-best 25:49.3
• Also competed at the Stanford Invitational and UCI Invitational
2010 (Freshman)
• Established a career-best 25:31.6 in the 8K for a top-25 finish at the Cal State Fullerton Invitational
• Came in 21st at the Pomona-Pitzer Invitational (26:43.5)
High School
• Graduated from Laguna Beach High School in 2010
• Four-year letterwinner in cross country and track
• Four-time state qualifier and all-league performer in cross country
• Earned All-CIF honors after placing fifth at the state championships as a senior
• Also a CIF finalist on the track
• Two-time league runner-up in the 800m and 1600m
Personal
• Majoring in sociology
• Parents are Lynne Newton and Thomas Neal
• Has one sister, Maggie
TOP MARKS AT UCI
6K = 18:05.1 (2012 Highlander Invitational)
8K = 25:31.6 (2010 Cal State Fullerton Invitational)
10K = 33:40 (2012 NCAA West Regional)
LAGUNA BEACH HIGH SCHOOL
? Four-year letterwinner at Laguna Beach High School.
? Named captain his senior year.
? Was a three-time All-Orange Coast League runner.
? Earned All-CIF honors in cross country as an individual andwas a member of the Laguna Beach High CIF-champion cross countryteam.
? Member of a state-championship squad and was All-CIF intrack.
PERSONAL
? Majoring in sociology
? His older sister, Maggie, was a member of the UCI crosscountry and track teams.
? Parents are Lynne Newton and Thomas Neal.
2012-13 AT UC IRVINE
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? Finished ninth at the 2012 Highlander Cross CountryInvitational in Riverside.
? Placed 98th at the Stanford Invitational.
? Qualified in the 1500 meters for the 2013 Big WestConference Track & Field Championships.
? Finished seventh in the 1500 meters at the 2013 Big WestChallenge Cup.
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2011-12 AT UC IRVINE
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? Finished 12th of 180 runners with a time of25:49.3 over 8,000 meters to lead UCI at the 2011 Pomona-PitzerInvitational.
? Finished 53rd (26:37.8) at the 2011 Asics/UCIInvitational.
? Placed 55th (26:07.6) at the 2011 Big WestConference Cross Country Championships.
? Finished sixth in the 1500 meters at the 2012 Steve ScottTrack & Field Invitational.
? Placed ninth in the 1500 meters at the 2012 Cal/NevadaChampionships.
? Qualified in the 1500 meters for the 2012 Big West Track& Field Championships.
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2010-11 AT UC IRVINE
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? Placed 21st at the Pomona-Pitzer Cross CountryInvitational.
? Finished 24th at Cal State Fullerton’sTitan Invitational.
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LAGUNA BEACH HIGH SCHOOL
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? Four-year letterwinner at Laguna Beach High School.
? Named captain his senior year.
? Was a three-time All-Orange Coast League runner.
? Earned All-CIF honors in cross country as an individual andwas a member of the Laguna Beach High CIF-champion cross countryteam.
? Member of a state-championship squad and was All-CIF intrack.
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PERSONAL
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? Majoring in sociology
? His older sister, Maggie, was a member of the UCI crosscountry and track teams.
? Parents are Lynne Newton and Thomas Neal.
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