José Carlos Villarreal Peinado (born 10 May 1997) is a Mexican middle-distance runner. He is the 2019 Pan American Games champion at 1500 meters.[1]
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| Full name | José Carlos Villarreal Peinado | |||||||||||
| Born | May 10, 1997 Puerto Peñasco, Sonora, Mexico | |||||||||||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||
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| Country |  Mexico | |||||||||||
| Sport | Track and Field | |||||||||||
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| University team | Arizona Wildcats | |||||||||||
| Club | On Athletics Club | |||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2020 | |||||||||||
| Coached by | Dathan Ritzenhein | |||||||||||
| Retired | May 2022 | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on August 9, 2019. | ||||||||||||
Prep edit
He moved to the United States with his family at age 6, graduating from Rio Rico High School in Rio Rico, Arizona. He converted to middle-distance running from the 400 meters. On his 17th birthday, he led his high school team to the AIA Division 3 Track & Field state championship, winning the 800 meters and 1600 meters (in record time). He was also state champion in cross country.[2]
NCAA edit
Next, Victor Ortiz-Rivera, James Smith, Camron Herron, Carlos Villarreal won 2020 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Distance Medley Relay title representing the University of Arizona.[3] Villarreal is a NCAA Division 1 All-American in 1500 m earning it at 2019 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Austin, Texas and placed 4th in the mile at 2019 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships.
Professional edit
José Carlos Villarreal Peinado won 2021 Antelope Invitational 800 meters.[4]
Personal bests edit
Outdoor
- 800 metres – 1:46.70 (Tucson 2018)
- 1500 metres – 3:37.22 (Azusa 2019)
- Mile – 3:58.64 (Los Angeles 2020)
- 3000 metres – 8:42.84 (Tucson 2018)
- 5000 metres – 14:07.05 (Palo Alto 2019)
Indoor
- 1500 metres – 3:41.48 (New York 2020)
- Mile – 3:56.77 (New York 2020)
References edit
- ^ "Carlos Villarreal Wins Pan Am 1500m Gold After Missing NCAA Final - FloTrack". www.flotrack.org.
- ^ Bloom, Marc (November 18, 2014). "Carlos Villarreal Trades Hoops for Running". Runner's World.
- ^ "Carlos Villarreal - Track and Field". University of Arizona Athletics.
- ^ Carlos Villarreal - University of Arizona alum - OAC Twitter