Cal State East Bay University Athletics

CURRENT PERSONAL BESTS
8k: 26:24.2
10k: 34:00.7

AS A JUNIOR (2023): Competed in five meets ... Season best 8k time (26:59.7) was on September 9 in the Kim Duyst Twilight Invitational ... 2023 CCAA Fall Academic Honor Roll ... CCAA All-Academic Team ... D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2022): Ran his fastest 8k time in his season debut in the SF State Invitational of 26:24.2 ... CCAA Fall Academic Honor Roll ... CCAA All-Academic Award ... D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award.

BEFORE CAL STATE EAST BAY (MERRITT COLLEGE): One season of cross country and track … 2022 Big 8 Conference Men's 800m Runner-Up … 2022 CCCAA Norcal Championship Men's 800m 10th place … 2022 Big 8 Conference Men's Team Fifth Place
2022 CCCAA Nor-Cal Championship Men's Team Third Place … Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps, Det 085, UC Berkeley … East Bay Triathlon Club … Cal Triathlon Club … San Francisco Dragons Men's Volleyball Club … Westside Sea Dragons Swim Coach.
 
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated in 2019 from Oakland Military Institute … Four varsity seasons of cross country, basketball, volleyball and one with lacrosse … Two-time BCL Second Team All-League … Four-time OMI Scholar Athlete Award Winner … Three time OMI Male Athlete of the Year … In basketball, two time BCL Second Team All-League and one time Honorable Mention … Four time All-League in volleyball … Two time BCL MVP in volleyball … Four-time Superintendent’s List … Four-time President’s Award For Academic Excellence … Oakland Fire Department Scholar Athlete Award in 2019 … United States Coast Guard Student Athlete Award in 2019 … Interscholastic Cycling Association’s Nor-Cal High School League, Oakland Composite Team Member from 2014 to 2019 … Member of OMI’s cadet military staff. 
 
PERSONAL: Son of Gilbert and Kay Gong … Has two siblings: Kyle and Kaitlyn … Enjoys volleyball, triathlon, cycling, basketball, pickle ball, swimming and coaching … Favorite athletes are Jakob Ingebrigtsen and Jeremy Lin … Enjoys eating pizza, burgers and sushi … Enjoys watching Top Gun: Maverick ... Enjoys listening to 5 Seconds of Summer … “East Bay was a place where I could continue my athletic and other extra activities alongside my education."