Al Gamez Jr.

Height:
5-11
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
San Diego, CA
High School:
Mira Mesa HS
Prev School:
San Diego Mesa College

2015-16 -- Cross Country: Was Cal Poly’s No. 2 finisher at back-to-back midseason meets, taking fourth place at the Fresno State Invitational on Sept. 11 with a 6K time of 18:31.3 (helping to lead the Mustangs to the team crown via a total of 33 points), before coming in 13th at the Stanford Invitational on Sept. 26, clocking an 8K performance of 24:10.7 (as the team was third among 30 squads) ... finished 32nd at the Big West Championships in Riverside on Oct. 31, running the 8K in 25:35.16 ... earned all-academic honors from the conference.

2014-15 -- Track: Ran the Mustangs’ second-fastest 5,000 meters all spring: 14:19.94 at the 57th annual Mt. SAC Relays in Walnut on April 17 ... had a season-best 1,500 time of 3:52.81 at the Cal Poly/ShareSLO Invitational on March 28; later competed in the Big West Conference championship final for the event, coming in 11th place (at 3:59.25). Cross Country: Opened his first fall at Cal Poly in banner fashion, with a team-leading eighth-place finish (in 25:27.88) at the Lagoon Open hosted by UC Santa Barbara on Aug. 30 ... came in 23rd at the Big West Championships in Riverside on Nov. 1 (at 24:55.5) before adding a 144th-place showing at the NCAA West Regional Meet at Stanford on Nov. 14 (at 32:27.3 in the 10K).

Prep -- At San Diego Mesa College, finished third at the 2013 State Cross Country Championships, in 20:16 ... as a sophomore at the 2014 state track finals, was fourth in the 1,500, at 3:55.74 ... also had a 5K time of 14:58 ... was an honor roll student at Mira Mesa High School in San Diego.

Personal -- Born on July 24, 1994 in San Diego ... son of Albert and Sofia ... majors in kinesiology.