Miguel Fausto
Height: 5-6
Year: JR
Hometown: Whittier, CA
High School: California
Major: Chemistry

2019

  • Crossed the finish line of the Redlands Invitational in 12th place with a time of 20:21.7
  • Finished 31st at the Pomona-Pitzer Invite by completing the 8K race in 26:44.8
  • Part of the squad that produced the best men’s team finish since 1992 with a third-place showing at the SCIAC Championships
  • Completed the SCIAC Championships in 26:47.8 for 41st place
  • Posted a career-best 8K time of 26:22.1 at the UCR Highlander Invitational
  • Ran a time of 27:37.2 for 56th at his inaugural NCAA West Regional Championships

2018

  • Contributed to the Maroon and Gray’s fourth-place finish in the SCIAC standings
  • Turned in his top finish of the season during the Redlands Invitational with a 32nd-place time of 20:45.0 in the 6k race
  • Ran his fastest 8k time of the campaign at the Pomona-Pitzer Invite where he ran a 27:44.9
  • Took 78th at the SCIAC Cross Country Championships with a time of 29:15.7

Awards

  • SCIAC All-Academic XC Team (2019-20)

Fun Facts

  • Postgraduate Plans: Become a chemist
  • Favorite Professional Athlete:  Nolan Ridgeway
  • Favorite Music Artist/Band: Cage The Elephant
  • Favorite Food: Quesadilla
  • Why I chose to become a Bulldog student-athlete: I thought it would be a great experience to run at the college level and I was definitely right.