2025 Track & Field Roster
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Chu, Joshua
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Joshua Chu
- Position:
- Distance
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Ponderosa High School
- Hometown:
- Rescue, Calif.
Bio
TFRRS Profile
2025 (Track & Field)
Did not compete for the Bruins ... Ran unattached in the 5000m at the Bob Larsen Distance Carnival on Mar. 21, finishing 10th with a time of 14:45.76 ... Named to the UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll for winter and spring quarters.
2024 (Cross Country)
Did not compete for UCLA ... Named to the UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll for fall quarter.
High School
Attended Ponderosa High School, competing in track & field and cross country for all four of his pre-collegiate years … Also played basketball for two years at Ponderosa as a point guard … Earned Footlocker XC Honorary All-American and was the Footlocker West Regional Champion … Three-time FVL XC League Champion … Two-time CIF SJS Cross Country Section champion, six-time FVL track league champion, three-time FVL XC League MVP, FVL Track & Field MVP, and CIF SJS 3200m Champion … Placed fourth in California in the 3200m … Was a Nike Outdoor Nationals 5k All-American, placing fourth … Competed at the Footlocker West Regional, Footlocker Nationals, Nike Indoor Nationals, New Balance Indoor Nationals, and Nike Outdoor Nationals outside of his high school competitions.
Personal
Born to parents Tracy and David Chu … Has one younger brother, Nathan … Lists Kobe Bryant & Jakob Ingebrigsten as athletes he admires, saying “both have achieved great things by working extremely hard and I admire their mentalities” … Says his greatest athletic thrill was “winning the Footlocker West Regional. I went in believing I could do it & breaking the tape for the first time with the huge crowd was a moment I will never forget” … His hobbies and interests include running, art, coffee, biking and hiking … A fun fact about Josh is that he can solve a Rubik’s cube and used to go to competitions for solving them … Chose UCLA because, “I love the diversity of LA and the history of greatness that stems from the university. I really like the coaches and staff as well and believe this is the best place to succeed” … His aunt, Canny, also attended UCLA … Plans to major in computational and systems biology with the objective of working as a cardiologist or cardiothoracic surgeon.
2025 (Track & Field)
Did not compete for the Bruins ... Ran unattached in the 5000m at the Bob Larsen Distance Carnival on Mar. 21, finishing 10th with a time of 14:45.76 ... Named to the UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll for winter and spring quarters.
2024 (Cross Country)
Did not compete for UCLA ... Named to the UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll for fall quarter.
High School
Attended Ponderosa High School, competing in track & field and cross country for all four of his pre-collegiate years … Also played basketball for two years at Ponderosa as a point guard … Earned Footlocker XC Honorary All-American and was the Footlocker West Regional Champion … Three-time FVL XC League Champion … Two-time CIF SJS Cross Country Section champion, six-time FVL track league champion, three-time FVL XC League MVP, FVL Track & Field MVP, and CIF SJS 3200m Champion … Placed fourth in California in the 3200m … Was a Nike Outdoor Nationals 5k All-American, placing fourth … Competed at the Footlocker West Regional, Footlocker Nationals, Nike Indoor Nationals, New Balance Indoor Nationals, and Nike Outdoor Nationals outside of his high school competitions.
Personal
Born to parents Tracy and David Chu … Has one younger brother, Nathan … Lists Kobe Bryant & Jakob Ingebrigsten as athletes he admires, saying “both have achieved great things by working extremely hard and I admire their mentalities” … Says his greatest athletic thrill was “winning the Footlocker West Regional. I went in believing I could do it & breaking the tape for the first time with the huge crowd was a moment I will never forget” … His hobbies and interests include running, art, coffee, biking and hiking … A fun fact about Josh is that he can solve a Rubik’s cube and used to go to competitions for solving them … Chose UCLA because, “I love the diversity of LA and the history of greatness that stems from the university. I really like the coaches and staff as well and believe this is the best place to succeed” … His aunt, Canny, also attended UCLA … Plans to major in computational and systems biology with the objective of working as a cardiologist or cardiothoracic surgeon.
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