AS A SENIOR IN TRACK & FIELD (2014): Competed in six meets for the Pioneers... FInished 11th in the 10,000 meters at the CCAA Championships with a time of 35:40.89... Ran a personal best in the 10,000 meters, finishing with 33:18.71 at SFSU... Posted a personal best 5,000 meter time of 16:16.61 at the Kim Duyst Invitational... Ran the 800 meters in 2:10.20 and the 1,600 meters in 4:19.58 at the Hornet Invitational.
AS A SENIOR in CROSS COUNTRY (2013): Competed in all six meets for the Pioneers... Top Pioneer finisher in two meets... Finished 43rd individually at the CCAA Championships with a time of 27:34.8... Posted season-best 8k time of 27:02.6 at the Bronco Invitational.
AS A JUNIOR IN TRACK & FIELD (2013): Competed in nine meets for the Pioneers... Finished in 15th place in the 10,000 meters at the CCAA Championships with a personal best time of 34:17.61... Ran a season best time of 16:35.99 in the 5,000 meters at Chico State... Ran a personal best 3,000-meter time of 9:44.6 at the Hanny Stanislaus Invitational.
AS A JUNIOR in CROSS COUNTRY (2012): Finished 47th with a time of 28:52.1 at the CCAA Championships…Posted a season-best time of 27:13 in the 8K…Competed at the CCAA Track Championships, and recorded a PR of 34:14.61 in the 10,000 meters.
AT SAN JOSE CITY COLLEGE (2009-12): Competed in cross country and track...Finished as a Community College Northern California Championship qualifier two times...Earned Student-Athlete Honor Award two times, for both cross country and track...Won a 2010 San Jose City College Scholarship...Participated in the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Club.
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: A 2009 graduate of Gustine High School, where he competed in cross country, track, and soccer...As a senior, finished top-5 in the Western Athletic Conference and was a CIF San Joaquin Section qualifier...Named Gustine's Most Valuable Cross Country Runner in 2008...Selected as Gustine's Most Improved Track Runner in 2008...Finished top-3 in the WAC in the 1,600 meters and was a CIF San Joaquin Section qualifier as a senior...Named Gustine's Most Valuable Track Runner in 2009...Also a member of the 2005 Southern League soccer champions...Honored as a 2009 WAC Scholar-athlete...Participated in Link Crew and Academic Decathlon Club at Gustine...Recognized as a California Scholarship Federation Lifetime and Honor Member (2005-2009).
PERSONAL: Majoring in kinesiology...Hobbies include breakdancing, hip-hop dancing, traveling, playing soccer, reading, and spending time with his family...Enjoys the Bay Area because there are lots of places to run and he loves San Francisco... Lists his favorite athletes as Leonel Manzano, Galen Rupp, Bernard Lagat, German Fernandez, and Ronaldino... Enjoys Mexican and Chinese food... Favorite movies are Gladiator, Pride, Jackass, and The Dark Knight...Favorite musical artists are Wiz Khalifa, Linkin Park, and Mac Miller...Has one younger sister, Oksana Nefertiti Gonzalez-Mejia (16)...Born April 13, 1991...Parents are Joaquin Gonzalez-Martinez and Maria Elena Mejia.
