HIGHLIGHTS
» Best Placement: No. 11 at HPU Invitational (Oct. 8, 2022)
» 5K PR: 22:43.5 at Hawai‘i Hilo Invitational (Oct. 1, 2022)
» 6K PR: 26:57.0 at PacWest Championships (Oct. 26, 2019)
STUDENT IN STUDENT-ATHLETE
» 2023 (Spring) B.A. Psychology
» 2022-23 Hawai‘i Hilo Student-Athlete Academic Honors
» 2022-23 Hawai‘i Hilo SAAC President
» 2020-21 Athletics Directors Association Academic Achievement Award
» 2020-21 Academic All-PacWest Team
» 2019-20 Academic All-PacWest Team
2022 (Senior): Ran in all six meets. Highest placement of 11th at the [5K] HPU Invitational (Oct. 8). Set a 5K personal best of 22:43.5 at the Hawai‘i Hilo Invitational (Oct. 1). Finished No. 68 to help the Vulcans to a ninth-place finish at the [6K] PacWest Championships (Nov. 5).
2021: Did not compete.
2020-21 Spring (Sophomore*): Ran in all three meets with a best placement of 12th to help the Vulcans to a first-place finish at the [5K] HPU Invitational (Feb. 6). Had a best time of 25:01.7 at the [5K] PacWest Hawai‘i Challenge (Feb. 27).
2019 (Freshman): Ran in all six meets. Clocked a time of 22:53.0 for a 52nd placement as the Vulcans' second finisher at the [5K] Big Wave Invitational (Aug. 31). Had a highest placement of 15th (27:08.6) at the [6K] Hawai‘i Hilo Invitational (Oct. 12). Had a best time of 26:57.0 at the [6K] PacWest Championships (Oct. 26).
*Student-athletes were not charged with use of a season of eligibility for the 2020-21 academic year due to the COVID-19 pandemic
BEFORE HAWAI‘I HILO
» 2019 graduate of Kea‘au High School (Hawai‘i)
» Ran three seasons of varsity cross country for coach Greg Lm Ho
» Also participated in track & field and swimming
PERSONAL
» Born November 2001 in Gainesville, Florida
» Parents are Julieta Rivera and Soon Boo
» Has one sibling
» Aspires to be a psychologist
FAVORITES
» Hobbies: Sewing, Crafting
» Shows: This Is Us, Bones, Grand Hotel, American Dad, Nature, Bob's Burgers, The Last O.G.
» Movies: A Beautiful Mind, The Sound of Music, Anna and the King, Rat Race, Marvel Cinematic Universe
