University of California Athletics

A transfer from Iona, who helped the Gaels to a runner-up finish at the 2008 NCAA cross country championships ... on the track, part of Iona's MAAC indoor champion distance medley relay ... finished third in the indoor mile at the conference meet (4:13.82) ... also seventh in the 3000 meters in a PR 8:14.21 at IC4As ... second in the MAAC indoor 5000 as a freshman in 2007 (15:07.04) ... on the outdoor track, was second in the 10,000 at the MAAC meet in 30:50.64, while he took third in the race at IC4As (PR 30:17.22) in 2008 ... fifth in the MAAC outdoor 5K in 2007 (14:52.56). Cross Country: Finished 23rd at the Stanford Invitational for the Bears last fall ... was Cal's fourth runner at NCAA regionals, placing 63rd ... at Iona, earned all-region honors with an 11th-place finish at the NCAA Northeast Regional Championships in 2008 ... was fourth at the MAAC meet, as Iona swept the top five spots, to claim all-conference recognition ... as a redshirt-freshman in 2007, took 59th at NCAA regionals ... also second at the Stony Brook Invitational. High School: Eighth at the state Division III cross country meet as a senior at Campolindo HS ... won the North Coast Section 3200 title and was 14th in the 3200 at the state championships ... high school bests were 1:59.3 in the 800, 4:19.2 in the 1600 and 9:13.5 in the 3200. Personal: Born Feb. 3, 1988, in Concord, Calif. ... mother is Marlene Vizcaino ... legal studies major.