Luis Morales

Height:
5-7
Weight:
140
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Fountain Valley, CA
High School:
Fountain Valley HS

2015-16 -- Cross Country: Began the fall with a fourth-place finish at the UC Santa Barbara-hosted Lagoon Open on Sept. 5, with an 8K time of 25:12.64 ... came in 11th place at the Big West Championships on Oct. 31, completing UC Riverside’s Ag/Ops Course in 24:35.69 ... advanced to the NCAA West Regional meet at Seattle’s Jefferson Park Golf Course, where he finished 84th on Nov. 13, running the 10K in 32:47.2 ... also earned all-academic honors from the conference.

2014-15 -- Track: Took third place in the 1,500 meters at two meets: the ShareSLO Invitational at home on March 28 (with a time of 3:51.59) and the Blue-Green Rivalry dual against UCSB held at Westmont College on May 2 (3:49.82) ... went on to finish fifth in the 10,000 at the Big West Conference Championships hosted by UC Riverside on May 15, in 31:14.70 (the best on the team all spring). Cross Country: In his first fall competing as a Mustang, posted a team-leading performance at the Bronco Invitational at Santa Clara on Oct. 18, with an 11th-place 8K time of 24 minutes flat ... then was seventh at the Big West Championships, coming in at 24:19.5 in Riverside on Nov. 1 ... closed his standout season by again pacing the squad, with a 42nd-place finish (at 30:19.3) during the NCAA West Regional 10K hosted by Stanford on Nov. 14.

Prep -- At Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, finished fifth at the 2013 CCCAA State Finals, at 20:22.14 ... then in track, added a 1,500 time of 3:54.16 (and was the runner-up at the 2014 state championships), as well as a 5K performance of 14:48.69 (No. 3 at the state meet) ... was also an honors student at Fountain Valley High School.

Personal -- Born on Dec. 2, 1993 in Los Angeles ... son of Luis and Maria ... has two sisters, Erandi and Aini ... majors in sociology.