2020 Track and Field
Christian Valles
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 140
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Burbank, CA
- High School:
- Canyon HS
2022 -- Placed fourth in the pole vault at the Big West Conference Championships to score team points for the Mustangs … established a new personal best of 16 feet, 10.75 inches in the pole vault at the Mustang Invitational to qualify for the NCAA West Preliminaries for the first time … finished 35th in the pole vault (16-0.5) at the West Preliminaries … placed second in the pole vault at three meets.
2021 -- Competed in eight events in third year at Cal Poly ... established new personal best of 16-9 1/4 for first place in Cal Poly Four-Way Meet ... also was first in Spring Break Invitational (16-4 3/4), Cal Poly Spring Break Challenge (16-0 3/4) and Wildflower Invitational (16-4 3/4) ... placed sixth in Big West Conference Championships with mark of 16-1 1/4) ... also was second at Fresno State Invitational (15-9) and third in Cal Poly Blue-Green Rivalry Meet (16-2 3/4).
2020 -- Spring sports schedule was canceled due to COVID-19; however, retains an extra season of NCAA eligibility moving forward into next year.
2019 -- Advanced to the Big West Championships for the pole vault as a true freshman ... at the Conference Finals hosted by UC Santa Barbara on May 11, came in 12th place with a height of 15 feet, 3.5 inches, a season-best mark equating to 4.66m ... prior to qualifying for the postseason in Isla Vista, had a pair of 15-foot-3 jumps: at the Blue-Green Rivalry Dual against the Gauchos on April 27 and at the 37th annual Cal Poly #ShareSLO Invitational hosted on March 23 (good for second place).
Prep -- With Canyon High School in Santa Clarita, earned eighth place at the 2018 CIF State Championship Meet for the pole vault, clearing 15 feet, 4 inches in the final ... earlier in his senior year, established a PR of 15-foot-9 to take fourth place at the Southern Section Masters Meet ... won the 2018 Foothill League title for the Cowboys with a jump of 15’ 8”, after a height of 15’ 7” collected fifth place at the nationally-attended Arcadia Invitational.
Personal -- Majoring in political science, with aspirations of becoming an Air Force pilot.
