Michelangelo Zavala

Height:
6-2
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
South Gate, Calif.

2019 (Sophomore)
• Established a season-best 1:59.63 in the 800m at the UCI Spring Break Collegiate Classic
• Competed in the 400m at the Beach Opener (53.28)
• Named to the Big West All-Academic Team

2018 (Redshirt)
• Did not compete

2017 (Freshman)
• Ran six 800-meter races as a true freshman
• Registered a season-best 1:56.63 at the Big West Challenge (9th)
• Finished fourth at the All-UC Challenge with a time of 1:57.44
• Also cracked the two-minute mark at the Bryan Clay Invitational (1:57.31)

High School
• Lettered in cross country, track and basketball at Warren High School
• Won two league titles as a member of the track & field team (2014, 2016)
• Helped the Bears to four-straight league titles in cross country
• Named Team MVP as a sophomore and senior
• Also selected as the Outstanding Newcomer in 2013 and Most Improved in 2015

Personal
• Majoring in sociology and psychology
• Parents are Beatriz and Angel Zavala
• Has two siblings, Ares and Elora

TOP MARKS AT UCI
400m = 53.28 (2019 Beach Opener)
800m = 1:56.63 (2017 Big West Challenge)
4x400 Relay = 3:21.31 (2019 UCI Spring Break Collegiate Classic)