Academic Notes: Majoring in mechanical engineering
2014 Cross Country: Opened the season with a fifth-place finish at the George Kyte Invitational ... Led for much of the Dave Murray Invitational in Tucson, Ariz., before ultimately ending with a third-place finish ... Finished fourth for the ‘Jacks and 24th overall at the Huskie Invitational ... Posted a top-25 finish at the Big Sky Championships ... Scored for the ‘Jacks at the NCAA Mountain Regional Championships ... Finished 108th overall and fifth for the ‘Jacks at the NCAA National Championships ... Big Sky All-Academic
2013 Cross Country: Competed at three meets for NAU ... Earned a ninth-place finish at the George Kyte Classic with a time of 25:40.6 ... Placed 27th at the Cowboy Jamboree with a time of 25:16.03 ... Finished 153rd at the Adidas Invitational in Madison, Wisconsin, with a time of 24:38
2012 Cross Country: Competed in five meets ... Placed third at the George Kyte Classic with a time of 25:29.6 ... Earned ninth-place at the Pac-12 Preview Elite Invite with a time of 24:57 ... Finished 142nd at the Adidas Invitational with a time of 24:28 ... Recorded a top-12 finish at the Big Sky Championships with a time of 25:48.8 ... Placed 214th at the NCAA National Championships with a time of 31:55.8
2012 Track & Field: Only competed during the outdoor season, where he was the Lumberjacks’ second-best athlete in the 10,000m and fourth-best in the 5,000m ... Had his best showing in the 5K at the San Francisco Distance Carnival, running 14:27.36 ... Season-best mark of 30:29.11 in the 10K came at the Big Sky Championships in Bozeman, Mont. ... Scored in both events at Big Sky Outdoors by placing sixth in the 5k and 10K
2011 Cross Country: Redshirt season
High School: Set school records in the 1600m and 3200m runs ... Ran a time of 4:12.81 to break a 38-year-old 1600m record ... Competed and led his team to a runner-up finish at the 2008 state cross country meet
Personal: Born to Hilda Luz Villalba on May 27, 1992 ... enjoys fishing, reading, and hiking in his spare time
