2023 Track & Field Roster
Roster
Herold, Peter
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Peter Herold
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- JSerra Catholic
- Hometown:
- Newport Beach, Calif.
Bio
2023 (Track & Field)
Set the new school record for the indoor 5000m event, running a 13:37.22 at the Ken Shannon Last Chance meet in late February… Moved up the all-time list in the indoor mile, sitting seventh all-time for the Bruins with his 4:01.71… Ran six races in the outdoor season, all 3000m steeplechase competitions… Was the Pac-12 runner-up in the steeple, running an 8:42.24 in the Conference meet… Qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Championships running an 8:35.19 at the west regional meet, the fourth-fastest time in school history… First Bruin to record a sub-8:40 mark since 2005… Earned Second Team All-American, finishing 10th at the National Championships (8:43.68)... 2023 USATF Outdoor Championships: Competed in the men's 3000m steeplechase… Herold crossed in 8:47.67 to place 20th in the nation.
2022 (Cross Country)
Ran five races for the Bruins during the cross country campaign… Placed in the top three scorers for UCLA each of his five races… Ran a team-best 23:15.8 at the Pac-12 Championships on Oct. 28, placing 16th in the Conference… At the NCAA West Regional Championship, he ran the 10k in 29:39.8 to finish 57th in the west.
2021 (Cross Country)
UCLA’s top runner in each of his four races this season … Finished 14th overall at the Dellinger Invite, crossing with an 8k time of 23:35.7 to lead the Bruin men to an eighth-place finish … Finished 27th overall at the Pac-12 Championships, crossing with an 8k time of 24:56.0 … Capped his year with All-Region honors at the NCAA West Regional Championships, crossing in 24th place with an 8k time of 30:18.2.
2021 (Track & Field)
Toed the line in five meets for the Bruins in his debut track season … Made his UCLA Track debut at the Stanford Invitational, where he finished second overall in the steeple with a time of 8:59.05 … Finished second in the 1500m in the Bruins’ dual meet against USC, crossing with a time of 3:47.03 … Notched an historic performance in the steeple at the Pac-12 Championships, clocking a fourth-place time of 8:42.94, the fifth-fastest mark in UCLA history in the event … Qualified for NCAA West Prelims in the steeplechase and finished 19th overall with a time of 8:55.19.
2020 (Cross Country)
Made three appearances for the Bruins in cross country this season … Was the Bruins’ third runner in a UCLA sweep at the Arizona Invitational, crossing with a time of 25:19.5 on the 8k course … Was UCLA’s top runner at the Dave Murray Invitational, finishing in fourth place with a time of 24:42.3 on the 8k course … Notched a 32nd-place finish at the Pac-12 Championships, going 23:50.1 in the men’s 8k race.
2020 (Track & Field)
Did not compete in his first season with the track program.
2019 (Cross Country)
Did not compete in his first season with the cross country program.
High School
Attended JSerra Catholic High School in San Juan Capistrano, Calif. … Lettered all four years in both cross country and track & field … All-Trinity, All-OC, All-CIF, All-State for both cross country and track & field … Three-year varsity captain for both sports … Was the runner-up at the CIF-SS Division Finals with a season-best time of 14:58.0 … Captured fifth place (15:39.9) at the 2019 CIF State Championships … Recorded a fourth-place (15:02.0) finish at the 71st Annual Mt. SAC Invitational … In track & field, was the 2019 Trinity League Champion in the 1600m (4:11.20) and 3200m (9:07.99) … 2019 Orange County Varsity Boys Track & Field Athlete of the Year … Finished first (4:13.58) in the one-mile run at the 61st Annual Mt. SAC Relays … 3200m champion and meet record holder at the 2019 Laguna Beach Invitational, clocking a time of 9:02.53 … Won the 3000m (8:40.09) at the 2019 New Balance Indoor Nationals.
Personal
Born in Newport Beach, Calif., to Kelly and John Herold … Has one brother (Justin) and two sisters (Hannah, Paige) … Father attended UCLA … Has yet to declare a major.
Set the new school record for the indoor 5000m event, running a 13:37.22 at the Ken Shannon Last Chance meet in late February… Moved up the all-time list in the indoor mile, sitting seventh all-time for the Bruins with his 4:01.71… Ran six races in the outdoor season, all 3000m steeplechase competitions… Was the Pac-12 runner-up in the steeple, running an 8:42.24 in the Conference meet… Qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Championships running an 8:35.19 at the west regional meet, the fourth-fastest time in school history… First Bruin to record a sub-8:40 mark since 2005… Earned Second Team All-American, finishing 10th at the National Championships (8:43.68)... 2023 USATF Outdoor Championships: Competed in the men's 3000m steeplechase… Herold crossed in 8:47.67 to place 20th in the nation.
2022 (Cross Country)
Ran five races for the Bruins during the cross country campaign… Placed in the top three scorers for UCLA each of his five races… Ran a team-best 23:15.8 at the Pac-12 Championships on Oct. 28, placing 16th in the Conference… At the NCAA West Regional Championship, he ran the 10k in 29:39.8 to finish 57th in the west.
2021 (Cross Country)
UCLA’s top runner in each of his four races this season … Finished 14th overall at the Dellinger Invite, crossing with an 8k time of 23:35.7 to lead the Bruin men to an eighth-place finish … Finished 27th overall at the Pac-12 Championships, crossing with an 8k time of 24:56.0 … Capped his year with All-Region honors at the NCAA West Regional Championships, crossing in 24th place with an 8k time of 30:18.2.
2021 (Track & Field)
Toed the line in five meets for the Bruins in his debut track season … Made his UCLA Track debut at the Stanford Invitational, where he finished second overall in the steeple with a time of 8:59.05 … Finished second in the 1500m in the Bruins’ dual meet against USC, crossing with a time of 3:47.03 … Notched an historic performance in the steeple at the Pac-12 Championships, clocking a fourth-place time of 8:42.94, the fifth-fastest mark in UCLA history in the event … Qualified for NCAA West Prelims in the steeplechase and finished 19th overall with a time of 8:55.19.
2020 (Cross Country)
Made three appearances for the Bruins in cross country this season … Was the Bruins’ third runner in a UCLA sweep at the Arizona Invitational, crossing with a time of 25:19.5 on the 8k course … Was UCLA’s top runner at the Dave Murray Invitational, finishing in fourth place with a time of 24:42.3 on the 8k course … Notched a 32nd-place finish at the Pac-12 Championships, going 23:50.1 in the men’s 8k race.
2020 (Track & Field)
Did not compete in his first season with the track program.
2019 (Cross Country)
Did not compete in his first season with the cross country program.
High School
Attended JSerra Catholic High School in San Juan Capistrano, Calif. … Lettered all four years in both cross country and track & field … All-Trinity, All-OC, All-CIF, All-State for both cross country and track & field … Three-year varsity captain for both sports … Was the runner-up at the CIF-SS Division Finals with a season-best time of 14:58.0 … Captured fifth place (15:39.9) at the 2019 CIF State Championships … Recorded a fourth-place (15:02.0) finish at the 71st Annual Mt. SAC Invitational … In track & field, was the 2019 Trinity League Champion in the 1600m (4:11.20) and 3200m (9:07.99) … 2019 Orange County Varsity Boys Track & Field Athlete of the Year … Finished first (4:13.58) in the one-mile run at the 61st Annual Mt. SAC Relays … 3200m champion and meet record holder at the 2019 Laguna Beach Invitational, clocking a time of 9:02.53 … Won the 3000m (8:40.09) at the 2019 New Balance Indoor Nationals.
Personal
Born in Newport Beach, Calif., to Kelly and John Herold … Has one brother (Justin) and two sisters (Hannah, Paige) … Father attended UCLA … Has yet to declare a major.
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