2018 Men's Track & Field Roster

Izzak Mireles

  • Height 5-10
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Livingston, Calif.

Biography

2018 (Senior)
• Finished 10th in the 10000m and 18th in the 5000m at the Big West Championships
• Took fourth in the 10K with a personal-record 31:21.57 at the Bob Larsen Distance Carnival
• Ran a season-best 14:43.53 in the 5K at the Bryan Clay Invitational
• Placed third at the UCI Spring Break Collegiate Classic (14:44.73) and seventh at the Steve Scott Invitational (14:44.20)

2017 (Junior)
• Came in 19th in the 5000m at the Big West Championships
• Ran a season-best 14:46.04 to finish eighth out of 42 at the Steve Scott Invitational
• Added a sixth-place showing at the UCI Spring Break Collegiate Classic (14:51.66)
• Runner-up in the 3000m at the Big West Challenge with a personal-record 8:34.17
• Also had top-five performances at the All-UC Challenge and UCR Spring Classic Invitational

2016 (Sophomore)
• Established a then career-best 32:18.13 to place 11th in the 10000m at the Big West Championships
• Also competed in the 5000m at the conference meet
• Ran a 5K season-best 14:46.40 at the UCLA Legends Invitational
• Clocked in with season-bests of 2:03.94 in the 800m and 4:04.25 in the 1500m at the Anteater 4-Way Meet
• Took sixth in the 3000m at the All-UC Meet (8:35.32)

2015 (Freshman)
• Finished 21st in the 5000m at the Big West Championships (15:12.40)
• Notched a personal-record 14:38.74 at the Steve Scott Invitational
• Took third in the 3000m at the Anteater 4-Way Meet
• Established a season-best 8:37.60 in that event at the Big West Challenge

High School
• Three-sport athlete at Livingston High School
• Led the track & field team to a pair of league championships (2011, 2013)
• Helped the cross country squad claim three league titles
• CIF State meet qualifier in 2013
• Also competed in wrestling
• Named the Wolves' Athlete of the Year as a sophomore and senior
• Selected as the Best Track & Field Athlete all four years

Personal
• Majoring in psychology and social behavior
• Member of the UC Irvine cross country team
• Mother is Flora Mireles

TOP MARKS AT UCI
800m = 2:03.94 (2016 Anteater 4-Way Meet)
1500m = 4:00.66 (2015 UCR Spring Classic Invitational)
Mile = 4:22.84 (2017 Ben Brown Invitational)
3000m = 8:34.17 (2017 Big West Challenge)
5000m = 14:38.74 (2015 Steve Scott Invitational)
10000m = 31:21.57 (2018 Bob Larsen Distance Carnival)



Historical Player Information

  • 2015Freshman

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  • 2016Sophomore

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  • 2017Junior

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  • 2018Senior

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    5'10"