Arturo Sotomayor

Position:
Distance
Class:
Senior
Major:
Master's in Structural Geology
Hometown:
Roseville, Calif.
Prev School:
UCLA

Arturo Sotomayor -- Career and Season Statistics

Long Beach State Top 10 -- Outdoor 5000m (14:03.95, 2nd)
Long Beach State Top 10 -- Outdoor 1,500m (3:45.04; 4th)

2021 (Senior)
Outdoor: Set the school record in the 5000m. 14:03.95 at the Bryan Clay Invitational … Won the 800m and finished second in the 1500m at the Fullerton Spring Invite … Finished fifth in the 1500m at the Big West Championships (3:50.90) and was 18th in the 5000m (14:58.59) at the league meet.

Indoor: Season canceled due to COVID-19.

Prior to LBSU: Came to Long Beach State as a graduate transfer after spending four years at UCLA, where he was a consistent performer in the middle distances … A two-time indoor All-American in the distance medley relay ... A two-time regional qualifier in the 1500m, where he holds a career best of 3:42.60.

High School: A two-time state qualifier in the 800m for Roseville High School… Placed fifth at the CIF State Track & Field Championships with a time of 1:53.70 … Clocked a prep-best 1:51.54 to finish second at the Mt. SAC Relays … Ran a 1:53.05 at the USATF Junior Nationals to place 10th … Finished 18th as a junior at the state meet with a time of 1:54.78 … Helped the Roseville 4x400m relay team place sixth at the CIF State Championships … Holds the Roseville school record in the 800m, mile and 4x400m relay.

Personal: Pursuing a Master’s degree in Structural Geology.