2009 Men's Track and Field Roster
Roster

Raul Lara
- Position:
- Distance
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Orange, CA
- High School:
- Orange HS
Big West
Named to the 2009 Big West Academic All-Conference team ... Finished 24th in the 5000m run at the 2006 Big West Championships and finished 29th in the 5000m at the 2009 event ... Had a 12th place finish in the 1500m run at the 2007 Championships ...
UC Riverside
Is a member of the 4x800m relay team that holds the men's UCR outdoor school record with a time of 7:34.19, set on April 27, 2007 ...
High School
Four-year letter winner in cross country at Orange HS under coaches David and Don Barnette … Golden West League Champions and CIF-Southern Section runner-up in 2002 and 2003 … Individual Century League champ in 2001 … All-Golden West League selection in 2002 and 2003 … Golden West League MVP in 2003 … All-CIF-SS selection in 2003 … Golden West League Athlete of the Year 2004 ...
Personal
Raul N. Lara is the son of Raul and Maria Lara ... Born in Mexico City, Mexico … Majoring in neuroscience … Roots for the Dallas Cowboys, Anaheim Angels and Los Angeles Lakers … Favorite athlete is Paula Radcliffe … Lists Nicolas Sparks and John Irving as his favorite authors … Enjoys eating burritos and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches … Watches Family Guy and the Simpsons … Listens to Dashboard Confessional … Hobbies include surfing, reading, and meeting new people … Considers his parents to be his biggest athletic influences ...
Named to the 2009 Big West Academic All-Conference team ... Finished 24th in the 5000m run at the 2006 Big West Championships and finished 29th in the 5000m at the 2009 event ... Had a 12th place finish in the 1500m run at the 2007 Championships ...
UC Riverside
Is a member of the 4x800m relay team that holds the men's UCR outdoor school record with a time of 7:34.19, set on April 27, 2007 ...
High School
Four-year letter winner in cross country at Orange HS under coaches David and Don Barnette … Golden West League Champions and CIF-Southern Section runner-up in 2002 and 2003 … Individual Century League champ in 2001 … All-Golden West League selection in 2002 and 2003 … Golden West League MVP in 2003 … All-CIF-SS selection in 2003 … Golden West League Athlete of the Year 2004 ...
Personal
Raul N. Lara is the son of Raul and Maria Lara ... Born in Mexico City, Mexico … Majoring in neuroscience … Roots for the Dallas Cowboys, Anaheim Angels and Los Angeles Lakers … Favorite athlete is Paula Radcliffe … Lists Nicolas Sparks and John Irving as his favorite authors … Enjoys eating burritos and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches … Watches Family Guy and the Simpsons … Listens to Dashboard Confessional … Hobbies include surfing, reading, and meeting new people … Considers his parents to be his biggest athletic influences ...
| 2009 Outdoor Top Marks | |||
| 800m | 1:55.78 | March 21, 2009 | Spring Break Classic |
| 1500m | 3:56.44 | April 17, 2009 | Mt Sac Relays |
| 3000m | 8:52.18 | February 28, 2009 | All Cal Challenge |
| 5000m | 14:52.93 | March 7, 20090 | Ben Brown Inv |
| 2008 Indoor Top Marks |
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| 3000m |
8:27.58 | February 16, 2008 |
U of Washington Inv |
| 2008 Outdoor Top Marks |
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| 1500m |
4:00.86 | April 18, 2008 |
Azusa Pacific Inv |
| 5000m |
14:39.45 | Aprli 4, 2008 |
Stanford Inv |
| 2007 Outdoor Top Marks |
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| 800m |
1:55.13 | March 24, 2007 |
UCI Collegiate |
| 1500m |
3:52.33 | April 13, 2007 |
Asuza Pacific Inv |
| 5000m |
14:49.94 | March 10, 2007 |
Ben Brown Inv |
| 2006 Indoor Top Marks |
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| 800m |
1:54.55 | February 11, 2006 |
Iowa State Inv |
| Mile |
4:10.09 | February 11, 2006 |
Iowa State Inv |
| 3000 |
8:24.59 | January 28, 2006 |
U of Washington Inv |
| 2006 Outdoor Top Marks |
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| 800m |
1:53.25 | April 22, 2006 |
UC San Diego Inv |
| 1500m | 3:52.15 | April 7, 2006 | UCLA Inv |
| 5000m | 14:27.43 | March 31, 2006 | Stanford Inv |
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