2021 Track & Field Roster

Joe Hale
Joe Hale

Luis Grijalva

  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Guatemala
  • High School Armijo High School

Biography

Indoor Personal Bests Event Outdoor Personal Bests
--- 800 1:52.80
--- 1500 3:39.52
4:07.68 Mile 4:03.48
7:43.73 3K ---
13:29.74 5K 13:37.11

2020 Indoor:

  • Placed 1st in Mile with 4:09.79 at Big Sky Championships.
  • Placed 4th with 8:22.40 in 3K at Big Sky Championships.
  • In 1st place DMR team at Big Sky Championships.
  • Set personal best and placed 1st in 3K with 7:43.73 at 2020 BU David Henery Valentine Invitational. 
  • Set personal best of 13:29.74 in 5K at Boston University John Thomas Terrier Classic.

2019 Outdoor: Ran at five meets during 2019 outdoor season... Qualified for the Men's 5000m Run Championship race at the 2019 NCAA Division I Outdoor National Championships; placed 15th with a time of 14:20.86... Placed fourth in the Men's 1500m Run at the 2019 Big Sky Conference Outdoor Championships... Set a new PR in the Men's 1500m Run with a time of 3:39.52 at the Bryan Clay Invite... Set a new PR in the Men's 5000m Run with a time of 13:37.11 at the Payton Jordan Invite in May...

2019 Indoor: Competed in three meets... 2019 Men's 5000m Run Champion at the 2019 Big Sky Conference Indoor Championships with a time of 14:11.42... Qualified for the Men's 5000m Indoor NCAA Division I Championship race; placed 14th... Placed fourth in the Men's Mile Run at the 2019 Big Sky Conference Indoor Championships... Set a new PR and placed second in the Men's Mile Run at the 2019 Mountain T's Invitational with a time of 4:07.93... Set another new PR in the Men's 3000m Run at the Iowa State Classic with a time of 7:55.26 to finish second... 

2018: Ran the 1500m and 5000m events at the NCAA West Preliminary Round meet (Placed 9th and 20th in 1500m races, placed 32nd in the 5000m)... Third-place in the 800m event at Big Sky Outdoor Championships... First-place in the mile at the 2018 Desert Heat Classic setting a PR in that event with a time of 1:52.80... Fifth-place finish in the 5000m at conference with a time of 14:23.47... First-place in the 5000m race at the Stanford Invite with a time of 13:49.75 setting a new PR... member of second-place 4x800 relay team at 2018 Baldy Castillo Invite

High School: Competed at Armijo High School under head coaches David Monk and Karl Wurzbach...Was a four-year letter winner in both track & field and cross country at the program...School recorder holder in the mile (4:02.64) and two mile (8:46.68) events...California DI State Champion in cross country in 2016...California DI State Champion in 1600m in 2017...

Personal: Born on April 10...Son of Silverio...Has two brothers, Silver and Yannick...Chose NAU because of the great coaching staff that really care about the athletes here...Enjoys hiking, swimming and make it to the beach during his free time

A member of the 2017 and 2018 NAU men's cross country National Championship teams. 2018 XC NCAA D1 All-American

Historical Player Information

  • 2018Freshman

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  • 2019Junior

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  • 2020Senior

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  • 2021Graduate Student

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