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Patrick Curulla
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Livermore, Calif.
- High School:
- De La Salle HS
Bio
TFRRS Profile
2025 (Track & Field)
Entered six meets during his senior year ... Was runner-up in the 3000m at the 2025 Beach Opener with a lifetime-best 8:25.81 ... Set a PR in the 1500m (3:54.36) during the Bob Larsen Distance Carnival on Mar. 21 ... Scored for the Bruins and set a best time in the 3000m steeplechase (9:42.55) during the USC dual meet at Drake Stadium on May 4 ... Did not compete during indoor season ... Named a 2025 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (3.7+ GPA for the academic year) ...ย Named to the UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll for winter and spring quarters ...ย Was selected as the men's cross country representative onย the 2024-25 UCLA All-Academic Team (person from each team with the highest cumulative GPA).
2024 (Cross Country)
Competed in all five of UCLA's races for the season, the lone Bruin on the men's side to do so ... Was UCLA's third finisher at the Gans Creek Classic (24:30.8) and Bill Dellinger Invite (24:24.1) ... One of two Bruin men to compete at the NCAA West Regionals, finishing the 10k in 30:59.3 ... named to the Fall 2024 Academic All-Big Ten Teamย ... Named to the UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll for fall quarter.
2024 (Track & Field)
Entered five meets combined over the indoor and outdoor seasons ... Runner-up in the 3000m (8:55.64) in the USC Dual Meet ... Placed sixth in the 10k at the 2024 Bob Larsen Distance Carnival at UCLA.ย
2023 (Cross Country)
Scored in all three appearances in his junior campaign โฆ Ran a 24:22.3 at the Bill Dellinger Invitational for 26th place overall, making him the fastest Bruin runner on the day โฆ Also scored at the NCAA West Regionals, where he finished 118th with a 10k time of 31:37.4 โฆ
2023 (Track & Field)
Ran two races during the outdoor track and field seasonโฆ Placed fourth in the 3000m race at the USC Dual Meet, running a season-best 8:48.45 in the eventโฆ Captured third place in the 5000m race at the Chris Rinne Twilight, crossing in 15:06.75.
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2022 (Cross Country)
Appeared in two meets for the Bruinsโฆ Ran a season-best 24:36.6 in the 8000m race at the Bill Dellinger Invite; UCLA claimed a third-place team finish at the Oregon-hosted meet.
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2021 (Cross Country)
Competed in three meets as a true freshman this past cross country season โฆ Made his UCLA debut at the Mammoth Tri-Meet, where he finished 10th overall with a 5k time of 17:19.0 โฆ Finished in 36th place at the Highlander Invitational as the Bruinsโ third runner, clocking a time of 24:49.3 on the 8k course โฆ Made his postseason debut at the Pac-12 Championships, finishing 52nd overall with a time of 25:51.1.
High School
2019 CIF North Coast Section Champion in cross country โฆ Ran 14:55.2 on the three-mile course to win the section title as a junior in 2019 โฆ ย Posted top-12 finishes in each of his eight cross country races in 2019 and went on to finish eighth at the 2019 CIF State Meet, clocking a time of 15:15.0 on the 5k course โฆ Most recently, picked up six individual or relay victories in his senior track season, including an undefeated stretch in the 1600m โฆ Won all four of his 1600m races in 2021, including a victory at the Tri-Valley Track Championships, which saw him post a personal-best time of 4:17.54 โฆ Finished fifth in the 3200m at the Dublin Social Distance Fiesta, securing a personal-best time of 9:10.18 โฆ Curulla competed in four races in a shortened spring cross country season in 2021 and earned victories at three meets โฆ Posted a personal-best three-mile time of 14:46.2 for a victory at the Tri-Valley Cross Country Meet of Champions.
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Personal
Born in Fremont, Calif., to parents Sharon and Rick Curulla โฆ Has an older sister, Christine, and a younger brother, Brennan โฆ Decided to attend UCLA because, โUCLAโs world-renowned academics and athletics paired with a beautiful campus in a vibrant city offered a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that I could not pass upโ โฆ Majoring in Business Economics at UCLA โฆ Admires Damian Lillard, Kobe Bryant, and Darren Waller โฆ Says he will always cherish the accomplishment of winning NCS as a team and individual his junior year, a dream his team had been working towards for three years โฆ Enjoys hiking barbecuing, and playing any and all sports.
2025 (Track & Field)
Entered six meets during his senior year ... Was runner-up in the 3000m at the 2025 Beach Opener with a lifetime-best 8:25.81 ... Set a PR in the 1500m (3:54.36) during the Bob Larsen Distance Carnival on Mar. 21 ... Scored for the Bruins and set a best time in the 3000m steeplechase (9:42.55) during the USC dual meet at Drake Stadium on May 4 ... Did not compete during indoor season ... Named a 2025 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (3.7+ GPA for the academic year) ...ย Named to the UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll for winter and spring quarters ...ย Was selected as the men's cross country representative onย the 2024-25 UCLA All-Academic Team (person from each team with the highest cumulative GPA).
2024 (Cross Country)
Competed in all five of UCLA's races for the season, the lone Bruin on the men's side to do so ... Was UCLA's third finisher at the Gans Creek Classic (24:30.8) and Bill Dellinger Invite (24:24.1) ... One of two Bruin men to compete at the NCAA West Regionals, finishing the 10k in 30:59.3 ... named to the Fall 2024 Academic All-Big Ten Teamย ... Named to the UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll for fall quarter.
2024 (Track & Field)
Entered five meets combined over the indoor and outdoor seasons ... Runner-up in the 3000m (8:55.64) in the USC Dual Meet ... Placed sixth in the 10k at the 2024 Bob Larsen Distance Carnival at UCLA.ย
2023 (Cross Country)
Scored in all three appearances in his junior campaign โฆ Ran a 24:22.3 at the Bill Dellinger Invitational for 26th place overall, making him the fastest Bruin runner on the day โฆ Also scored at the NCAA West Regionals, where he finished 118th with a 10k time of 31:37.4 โฆ
2023 (Track & Field)
Ran two races during the outdoor track and field seasonโฆ Placed fourth in the 3000m race at the USC Dual Meet, running a season-best 8:48.45 in the eventโฆ Captured third place in the 5000m race at the Chris Rinne Twilight, crossing in 15:06.75.
ย
2022 (Cross Country)
Appeared in two meets for the Bruinsโฆ Ran a season-best 24:36.6 in the 8000m race at the Bill Dellinger Invite; UCLA claimed a third-place team finish at the Oregon-hosted meet.
ย
2021 (Cross Country)
Competed in three meets as a true freshman this past cross country season โฆ Made his UCLA debut at the Mammoth Tri-Meet, where he finished 10th overall with a 5k time of 17:19.0 โฆ Finished in 36th place at the Highlander Invitational as the Bruinsโ third runner, clocking a time of 24:49.3 on the 8k course โฆ Made his postseason debut at the Pac-12 Championships, finishing 52nd overall with a time of 25:51.1.
High School
2019 CIF North Coast Section Champion in cross country โฆ Ran 14:55.2 on the three-mile course to win the section title as a junior in 2019 โฆ ย Posted top-12 finishes in each of his eight cross country races in 2019 and went on to finish eighth at the 2019 CIF State Meet, clocking a time of 15:15.0 on the 5k course โฆ Most recently, picked up six individual or relay victories in his senior track season, including an undefeated stretch in the 1600m โฆ Won all four of his 1600m races in 2021, including a victory at the Tri-Valley Track Championships, which saw him post a personal-best time of 4:17.54 โฆ Finished fifth in the 3200m at the Dublin Social Distance Fiesta, securing a personal-best time of 9:10.18 โฆ Curulla competed in four races in a shortened spring cross country season in 2021 and earned victories at three meets โฆ Posted a personal-best three-mile time of 14:46.2 for a victory at the Tri-Valley Cross Country Meet of Champions.
ย
Personal
Born in Fremont, Calif., to parents Sharon and Rick Curulla โฆ Has an older sister, Christine, and a younger brother, Brennan โฆ Decided to attend UCLA because, โUCLAโs world-renowned academics and athletics paired with a beautiful campus in a vibrant city offered a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that I could not pass upโ โฆ Majoring in Business Economics at UCLA โฆ Admires Damian Lillard, Kobe Bryant, and Darren Waller โฆ Says he will always cherish the accomplishment of winning NCS as a team and individual his junior year, a dream his team had been working towards for three years โฆ Enjoys hiking barbecuing, and playing any and all sports.
Sight and Sounds: Cross Country
Friday, September 07
UCLA Bruin App
Wednesday, August 29
Morrison Plaza Ceremony
Friday, April 21
XC NCAA 2016 Preview
Thursday, November 17
