2023 UC Santa Cruz Track and Field Roster
Sean Riedel
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Boulder, CO
- High School:
- Boulder HS
- Major:
- Physics
2018-19 UCSC Male Scholar Athlete of the Year
2019-20 COSIDA Academic All-District
2021 NCAA All West Region Cross Country
UC Santa Cruz Success:
- Fall 2021 Cross Country- Placed 6th at 2021 C2C Conference Meet with PR of 25:17. Placed 27th at NCAA West Regional, earning All Region honors crossing the line in 25:47.7.
- Spring 2021 Track - Placed 2nd at 2021 C2C Conference Meet in first-ever 10,000, race, running in 34:24.32. Was also 7th at C2C in 5000m. Ran 5000m PR of 15:27.17 at West Coast Distance Carnival in Livermore.
- Fall 2019 Cross Country - Ran a PR of 25:47 in the 8K in September at the season opening Kim Duyst Twilight Invitational in Ceres. Finished 8th at the ACAA Championships in 32:14.5 to earn All-League honors.
- Spring 2019 Track - Ran 15:39.59 in 5000 meters at Mike Fanelli Track Classic in March. Ran 3000 Steeplechase in PR of 9:45.23 at 2019 Hornet Invitational in Sacramento.
High School/Club Success
- Competed in Cross Country and Swimming for Boulder High School Panthers.
- Ran Personal Bests of 4:31 for 1600m and 9:42 for 3200m at altitude in Colorado.
Personal:
- Rachel Carson College
- Favorite thing about UCSC: I chose UCSC because I felt that I would be able to learn and run here without either endeavor hindering my performance in the other.
- Graduation Goals: Satisfied.
- Favorite Superhero:Ant Man
- Favorite Athlete: Frank Shorter
- Favorite Color:Yellow
- Hobbies: Unicycling, hiking large objects, playing in bodies of water, biking, and flying.
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