2019 Cross Country Roster
Roster
Arturo Sotomayor
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Roseville, Calif.
- High School:
- Roseville
2020 (Track & Field)
Competed in five meets in his final indoor season with the Bruins … Indoor: Helped the men’s DMR squad notch a fifth-place finish at the Alex Wilson Invitational with a time of 9:32.14, the No. 3 mark in UCLA indoor history … Clocked a personal-best mile time of 4:01.63 at the Husky Classic, the fifth-fastest time in UCLA indoor history in the event … Made his season debut at the UW Preview, where he finished 24th overall in the 3000m with a lifetime-best time of 8:15.41.
2019 (Cross Country)
Competed in four meets in his final cross country season with the Bruins ... Closed his career at the Pac-12 Championships, finishing 47th on the 8k course with a time of 24:18.7 ... Opened his season at the UCR vs. UCLA Dual Meet, finishing fourth overall with a 5k cross country PR of 16:16.9.
2019 (Track & Field)
Saw action in 10 meets … Indoor: PR’ed in the 600m (1:20.77) in his season debut at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Invitational … Helped UCLA’s DMR team place fourth at the Last Chance College Elite Meet with a season-best time of 9:34.64, the fourth-fastest in program history … The quartet placed 10th (10:25.93) at the MPSF Indoor Championships … Outdoor: PR’ed in the one-mile (4:03.07) run to earn first place in UCLA’s home opener, the Bob Larsen Distance Carnival … Won the 800m (1:51.68) at the Jim Bush Legends Invitational … Placed 18th at the Pac-12 Championships in the 1500m with a time of 3:58.30 … Competed in the NCAA West Regionals in the 1500m, where he placed 30th (3:46.71) … UCLA Top-10 Record Books: Indoor: 8th – 800m (1:49.60; achieved in 2017) … 10th – One Mile (4:04.56; achieved in 2017) … 4th – DMR (9:34.64).
2018 (XC)
Raced to 67th place at the Santa Clara Bronco Invite with an 8K time of 24:59.7 ... Competed at the Master’s XC Invite, taking fifth overall with a mark of 25:08.9.
2018 (Track & Field)
Ran unattached in the 1500m at the Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational ... Did not compete in any other races.
2017 (XC)
Finished 11th in the 8k at the TMU Invite, clocking a time of 25:29.9 … Made his season debut at the George Kyte Classic in Flagstaff, finishing 26th overall with a time of 24:59.6.
2017 (Track & Field)
NCAA West Prelims qualifier in the 1,500m, where he finished 27th overall with a time of 3:53.94 … Cracked the Top 10 in the 800m at the Pac-12 Championships, finishing ninth overall with a time of 1:52.16 … Scored for the Bruins in the 800m at the USC Dual, finishing in third with a time of 1:52.01 … Won the Johnson/JJK 1,500m competition with a lifetime-best time of 3:42.60 … Finished third in the mile at the Bob Larsen Distance Carnival, setting a lifetime best of 4:03.57 … Set a lifetime best in his first 2017 outdoor appearance in the 800m at the Pac-12 vs. Big 10 Invite, crossing at 1:49.20 to finish second overall … Doubled at the MPSF Indoor Championships, finishing third in the 800m (1:50.17) and helped the DMR squad to a second-place finish (9:37.90) … Opened his indoor campaign with a victory in the 800m at the Columbia East-West Challenge, clocking an indoor-best time of 1:49.60.
2016 (XC)
Competed in two meets … Raced in the 8k at the Santa Clara Bronco Invitational and finished with a time of 24:44.2 in 38th place … Opened the season at the Mustang Challenge in the 4.8mi and finished fourth with a time of 25:23.8.
2016 (Track & Field)
Competed in eight outdoor meets during his freshmen campaign … Placed 15th at the Pac-12 Championships in the 800m with a time of 1:52.53 … Clocked a personal best 14:27.72 to finish 22nd in the 5,000m at the Pac-12 Championships … Posted a personal best 1:51.25 in the 800m to place third in the dual meet against rival USC … Finished sixth in the 800m in the dual meet against Texas A&M with a time of 1:51.70 … Posted a personal best 3:51.03 in the 1,500m to place fourth at the Rafer/JJK Invitational … Opened his outdoor season with a 1:55.16 in the 800m … Competed in six indoor meets … Ran an indoor best of 1:52.07 in the 800m to place 11th at the MPSF Championships … Ran a leg on the fifth place DMR at the MPSF Championships … Clocked an indoor best mile time of 4:08.34 to place 11th at the Alex Wilson Invitational … Ran a leg on the winning DMR at the Husky Classic that clocked a 9:48.92.
2015 (XC)
Ran unattached in the Titan Invitational (8k) and finished with a time of 26:00.
High School
Prepped at Roseville High School in Roseville, Calif. … A two-time state qualifier in the 800m … Placed fifth at the CIF State Track & Field Championships with a time of 1:53.70 … Clocked a personal best 1:51.54 to finish second at the Mt. SAC Relays … Ran a 1:53.05 at the USATF Junior Nationals to place 10th … Finished 18th as a junior at the state meet with a time of 1:54.78 … Ran a personal best 4:13.02 in the 1,600m to win the Sacramento Meet of Champions … Helped the Roseville 4x400m relay team place sixth at the CIF State Championships … Ran at Brooks PR two years in a row … Holds the Roseville school record in the 800m, mile and 4x400m relay … Placed 61st at the CIF California State Cross Country Championships with a time of 16:05.
Personal
Son of Arturo and Alma Rosa Sotomayor … Has one brother named Eduardo and a sister named Sara Elena … Admires Leo Manzano … Enjoys soccer, hiking and working on cars … Geology major.
