2010 Men's and Women's Cross Country/Track and Field Media Guide

TV, be around his family, staying active and doing track...His brother,
Luis, is one of the UA’s most accomplished athletes in history
in the long jump events…They will compete together
during the indoor season this year…
Came to UA thanks to the magnificent
coaching staff...Academic area of interest
is computer engineering.
PERSONAL BESTS
High Jump: 7-3; Triple Jump: 48-1
Luis Rivera-Morales
ALL-AMERICAN
Senior
Jumps
Agua Prieta, Mexico (Central Arizona
Community College)
Morales and Luis A. Rivera ... Hobbies
include listening to music, playing soccer
and playing the guitar ... Majoring in
engineering ... Previously attended
Central Arizona College before coming to
Arizona.
PERSONAL BESTS
Long Jump: 7.95m; Triple Jump: 15.97m
ARIZONA
2009: Had a breakout year for the Wildcats, especially during his
outdoor campaign…During the season, the only long jump event
that Rivera-Morales didn’t win in which he competed was the 2009
NCAA Outdoor Championship where he still earned All-American
honors with his sixth place finish…He was the conference champion
indoors and outdoors in both the long and triple jumps...Set the fourth
longest jump in UA history with his winning mark of 7.96m (26-1 ½),
also a career bestHis second best career mark was the 7.94m (26-0 ½)
mark he set at the National Championship meetIt was the first time
a UA long jumper had scored on the national level since 1984He also
set the UAs third biggest triple jump mark at 15.97m (52-4 ¾) at the
Mt. Sac RelaysIs the only UA athlete outside of 1964 Olympian Gayle
Hopkins to hold top-10 school marks in both long jump events…
2008: Clearly one of the top newcomers during the 2008 season…
Rivera began his UA career with a bang as he set an indoor stadium
record in his first meet as a Wildcat at the Blue and Orange Classic in
Idaho with his jump of 7.82m (25-8) in the long jump…Went on to
finish the indoor season with a ninth place finish at the NCAA National
Indoor Championships, jumping the same distance of 7.82m…
During the outdoor season, Rivera again competed in the NCAA
National Championships after finishing in fifth at the West Regional
Championships in the long jump with his mark of
7.54m (24-9)…Earned All-Conference honors in
both the long and triple jump events…
BEFORE ARIZONA
Central Arizona Community College: Was a member of
the their 2007 National Junior College Championship
men’s squad ... Won junior college national championship
in both the triple jump and the long jump.
PERSONAL
Luis Rivera-Morales ... Born 6-21-87, in
Agua Prieta, Mexico ... Son of Alejandra
NICK ROSS
Freshman
Jumps
Murietta, Calif. (Vista Murrieta High School)
HIGH SCHOOL
Vista Murrieta High School, Murietta, Calif.:
Competed at the California State Meet during junior and senior
seasons...Won the State Meet in the high jump in 2009 with a jump of
7-1...Was runner-up in 2008 with a height of 6-11...Achieved a personal
record of 7-3 at a Dual Meet against Chapparal - the second highest
jump among high school athletes on the year...Also during his senior
campaign, he cleared 50
feet in the triple jump
for the first time
at the Saddle-Up
Invitational...Finished
fifth in the state in
the event during his
senior year with a
mark of 47-9...High
Jump and Long
Jump champion
in the California
Interscholastic Federation
Championships...An all-state athlete in the long
jump as well...Competed at the Golden West Invitational
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