2013 Men's Cross Country Roster
Biography
2013 Bettered his 8k time to 27:06.4 at the UC Riverside Invitational on September 14 ... Established a 6k time of 19:48.7 at the Highlander Invitational on October 19 ... Â
High School Four-year letter winner in track and field and three-year letter winner in cross country for coach Will Jacobsmeyer at La Sierra High School ... Helped the Eagles cross country team to the Inland Valley League Championship in 2011, and to the CIF team qualifers in 2009, 2010 and 2011 ... The track and field team won the league in 2011 and 2012 and were state champions in 2009 ... Captain of both teams as a junior and senior ... La Sierra High School and Riverside City record holder in the 800m run ... Two-time Athlete of the Year ... Riverside City Champion in the 800m and 1600m run as a sophomore, junior and senior ... Named All-League in the 1600m as a sophomore and senior ... Three-time All-Leauge selection in cross country including a first-team award as a senior ... Was a Riverside County First-Team selection for cross country as a junior ... Qualified for the CIF Cross Country Finals his final year ... Was a state qualifier in the 800m run for three seasons and a state finalist as as senior ... Three-time track team MVP and cross country team MVP ... Three-time member of the Principal's Honor Roll ... Class valedictorian ... Received the AP Scholar Award and the science department's most inspirational student award ... Member of the college club, National Honor Society, California Scholarship Federation, chess club, chemisty club, AVID club, and math league ... Did community service for Prime-Time Half-Time program, Corpus Christi Roman Catholic Church, and La Sierra High School Athletics bingo fundraiser ...
Personal Edgar Abraham Cobian is the son of Carlos and Elvia Cobian ... Majoring in chemical engineering with the career goal of working in that field ... Roots for Manchester United and Juventus and lists Lopez Lomong, David Rudisha and Steve Prefontaine as his favorite athletes ... Watches "Family Guy" and "Storage Wars" on television ... Enjoys reading the works of William Shakespeare and lists "Born to Run," "Sophies World" and "The Outliers" among his favorite books ... Favorite movies include "Fast Five," "The Amazing Spiderman" and "Stand and Deliver" ... Listens to Rise Against, Eminem, and of Monsters and Men ... Enjoys eating Mexican, Italian and Chinese food ... Hobbies include running and paintballing ... His most memorable sporting achievement was qualifying for the state meet as a sophomore in high school ... Is the first in his family to attend college ... Cites his parents and sister as his biggest athletics influences ...Â
Career Collegiate PerformancesÂ
| Meet | Date | Overall | Scoring | Team | Time | Dist |
| UC Riverside Invitational | Sept. 14, 2013 | 138 | - | 8 | 27:06.4 | 8k |
| Highlander Invitational | Oct. 19, 2013 | 58 | - | 8 | 19:48.7 | 6k |
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| UC Riverside Invitational | Sept. 15, 2012 | 132 | - | - | 27:49.5 | 8k |
Historical Player Information
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2013Redshirt Freshman
5'9"
