Cal State East Bay University Athletics

BEFORE CAL STATE EAST BAY (Chabot College): Competed in cross country and track & field for two seasons ... Set a personal best 8k time of 26:02 ... All-Coast Conference in 2023 and 2024 ... Was on first Chabot College men's cross country conference championship team in 2023 ... President's List.

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Liberty High School in 2023 ... Four seasons of varsity cross country and three in track & field ... Fastest 5k time: 16:30 ... Reached 2-mile school record (9:41) and fifth in the 3-mile (15:03) ... First team BVAL ... Team MVP ... 2022 BVAL Champion and League MVP ... LHS Cross Country Class of 2023 Hall of Fame inductee ... FFA State Degree ... Academic Letter ... Honor Roll ... NCS Scholar Athlete ... NHS and CSF Lifetime Member.

PERSONAL: Son of Jennifer and Steven Baptista ... Brother of Nicole Baptista ... Enjoys running, NASCAR, Amusement Parks and go-karting ... Favorite athletes are Eliud Kipchoge, Kobe Bryant, Stephen Curry and Jimmie Johnson ... Enjoys eating pizza and cheeseburgers ... Enjoys watching McFarland, USA, Star Wars, Cars and Spongebob ... Enjoys listening to the Backstreet Boys ... Chose Cal State East Bay for the 'Great campus and amazing coaches.'