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2021 Men's Cross Country Roster

Angel Escobar

Angel Escobar

  • Height:
    5-5
  • Major:
    Accounting
  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • Hometown:
    Brea, Calif.
  • High School:
    Brea Olinda
  • Previous School:
    Azusa Pacific

Summary

Biography

2020
• **2020 season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic**

2019
• Ran in five events for the Eagles
• Helped the team win Biola's second straight PacWest Championship
• Named to first team All-PacWest with a 4th-place finish at the conference meet, also his best 8k time of the season (25:34)
• Ran his season-best 10k at the NCAA Regionals, finishing 24th overall (30:45)
• Helped Biola to NCAA Division II/USTFCCCA All-Academic team honors

2018
• Competed in six events for the Eagles
• Helped the team win Biola's first-ever PacWest Championship
• Earned All-PacWest second team honors with an 11th-place finish at the conference meet (25:32)
• Ran his season-best 8k at the Santa Clara Bronco Invitational (25:11)

2017
• Sat out the season as a redshirt

AZUSA PACIFIC
• Ran one season at APU in 2015-2016 school year
• While there the Track team won the PacWest Conference Championship
 
HIGH SCHOOL
• Prepped four varsity seasons at Brea Olinda High School in Brea, Calif., graduating in 2015
• Team placed Second at CIF Division 3 Finals in 2012
• Won back-to-back CIF Championships
• Placed 3rd as a Sophomore,
• Junior year took 2nd
• Helped the team win the Wildcats first ever State Championship in 2014
• Qualified and competed for Nike Cross Nationals in 2014.
• Led the team in becoming ranked 5th in the nation
• Four-Time All-League, All Area
• Named two-time All County as a sophomore and junior
• All-CIF senior year
• Honored as four-time Scholar Athlete
• Ran in the CIF Southern Section Finals meet all four years
• Ran at the State Championships for three years
• Named Freshman of the Year
• Earned the “Most Inspirational” award as a sophomore and “Workout Animal" in 2014
• He also played basketball for the Wildcats as a freshman. He was named "Best Defensive Player"
 
PERSONAL
• Born on Nov. 20, 1996 to Angel and Catalina
• Has one sibling (Alex)
• He enjoys sports fanatic, running, and hiking
• Majoring in Accounting with hopes of becoming a CPA
• Favorite Bible Verse:  Philippians 4:13
• Why I Love Biola: "I love that Biola is a Christian school and that it has small class sizes. It also has a great cross country/track program.”

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Historical Player Information

  • 2017Redshirt Sophomore

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  • 2018Sophomore

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  • 2019Junior

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  • 2020Senior

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  • 2021Graduate Student

    5'5"
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