Luis Silva

Height:
6-0
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Porter Ranch, CA
High School:
Granada HIlls HS
Prev School:
Moorpark College

Luis Silva TFRRS Page

CSUN - 2024 (Senior)
OUTDOOR: Silva competed in five meets ... set a PR in the 5000m with a time of 15:56.43 at the Vince O'Boyle Classic (3/29/24) ... recorded a PR as well in the 1500m with a time of 4:08.49 at the Ben Brown Invitational (3/8/24) ... finished seventh in the 1500m with a time of 4:16.73 at the UCLA Legends Invitational (4/13/24).

INDOOR: Did not compete in any meets.

CSUN - 2023 (Junior)
OUTDOOR: Entered the 1500m at the Beach Invitational and the UC Riverside Chris Rinne Twilight ... best-time in the 1500m was at the Beach (4:14.75) ... ran the 5000m at the Steve Scott Invitational, going 16:28.24.

INDOOR: Did not compete.

PRIOR TO CSUN
A member of the cross country and track and field teams at Moorpark College … helped Moorpark win the 2021 Western State Conference championship … posted a four-mile best time of 22:11 … 8000m best time was 29:00 … helped Moorpark College win the 2022 Western State Conference title ... best track times at Moorpark College were 2:12.34 in the 800m, 4:21 in the 1500m, 9:44.23 in the 3000m, and 16:37 in the 5000m … a 2022 Scholar Athlete.

HIGH SCHOOL
A 2020 graduate of Granada Hills High School … team won 2018 LA City Cross Country title … placed 21st CIF-LA City preliminaries and 34th at LA City Finals as a senior … prep bests were 10:37.4 in the two-mile, 17:30.0 in the 2.93 mile, and 16:07.5 in the three-mile ... qualified for the 2018 CIF Cross Country State Championships, running a 5000m prep-best 17:44.8 … finished 10th in the 3200m in the West League Finals as a junior … prep bests were 2:17.1 in the 800m, 4:51 in the 1600m, 5:15.13 in the mile, and 10:28.82 in the 3200m … given Coach’s Award in 2019 in cross country … a Honor Student.

PERSONAL
Son of Jose and Sonia Silva … favorites include the Los Angeles Lakers, Club America, Dallas Cowboys, Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Tara Strong, Spongebob Squarepants, Wreck it Ralph, Salmon, Wu-Tang Clan, Pharcyde, The Movement, Del the Funky Homosapien, Tupac, Maxi Priest, and Fandom.com … chose CSUN because he wanted to stay close to my home of Porter Ranch, along with being familiar with the coach and multiple teammates on the program, and because of my journalism major … says the greatest sports moment so far is being a member of the 2018 LA City XC Championship team and going to the state meet … says the best thing about being an athlete is meeting new people, exploring new places, and reaching new heights in abilities … says the toughest thing about being an athlete is enduring bad days in training and races along with constantly being busy with school and sports … says the best athlete he has competed against is Daniel Abdala … the most famous person he has met is Steve Scott ... the person in history he would like to meet is Kobe Bryant … would like to switch places for one day with Steph Curry…the two people he would like to have dinner with are Maxi Priest and Michael Franti … the best advice he has been given is be humble and honest but most importantly always cherish the memories you've created with those close to you … his advice to young people is keep exploring your interests and find a passion you know will help you out in the long run … his greatest heroes are his family … who have helped him so much throughout life, guiding me, caring for me, and helping me accept for who I am, they have stood up for him and have always been the first to be at his side whenever things have gone wrong, and have also helped me overcome early struggles in my life.

OUTDOOR CAREER BESTS

1500m	4:08.49	Ben Brown Invitational	3/8/24
5000m	15:56.43	Vince O'Boyle Classic	3/29/24

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