2024 Track & Field Roster
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Mireles, Michael
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Michael Mireles
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Thousand Oaks HS
- Hometown:
- Thousand Oaks, Calif.
Bio
TFRRS Profile
Career Honors
2024 Cross Country First Team All-Big Ten
2024 Cross Country All-West Region
Career Summary
Was the Bruins' top cross country performer on the men's side in 2024, earning All-Region and First Team All-Conference honors ... Graduated with a trio of times that made UCLA's all-time top-10 lists: No. 3 in the indoor mile (3:58.95), No. 3 in the indoor 3000m (7:54.82), and No. 4 in the outdoor 5000m (13:37.12).ย
2025 (Track & Field)
Competed in eight meets over the course of the season, five during outdoor season and three during indoor season ... Qualified for NCAA West Regionals in the 5000m, finishing 28th in that meet (13:54.45) ... Raced in the 5000m at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships, placing 17th (14:00.25) ... Won the 3000m (8:15.56) to help the Bruins to a dual meet win over crosstown rival USC on May 4 ... Set a PB in the 5000m (13:37.12) at the Stanford Invitational on April 4, which was good for No. 4 in program history ... Ran a PB of 3:43.79 in the 1500m at the Bob Larsen Distance Carnival on March 21 ... Raced in two events at the Indoor Big Ten Championships, finishing sixth in the 3000m (7:59.97) and 15th in the 5000m (14:05.52).
2024 (Cross Country)
Earned First Team All-Big Ten and All-West Region honors after his performances at the Big Ten Championships and NCAA West Regionals, respectively ... Was the runner-up in the men's 8k in UCLA's inaugural Big Ten Championships, posting a time of 22:55.0 at the Blue and Orange Course in Savoy, Ill. ... He followed that up with a 29:30.6 at Regionals in Colfax, Wash. ... Made his season debut at the Bill Dellinger Invite, leading UCLA and earning sixth place overall with a time of 23:04.8.
2024 (Track & Field)
Broke four minutes in the indoor mile at the University of Washington Invitational โฆ His 3:58.95 mark ranks second all-time in UCLAโs indoor record book โฆ Also competed in the 3000m event, recording a season-best 8:00.44 at the Boston College Eagle Elite in February โฆ Went on to run six races during the outdoor campaign โฆ Competed in the 1500m, 3000m and 5000m, capturing the top mark in each of those events for the Bruins โฆ Placed first in the 1500m against USC, running a season-best 3:47.01 against the Trojans โฆ Crossed in 8:45.72 for a first-place finish in the 3000m race at the USC Dual Meet โฆ Ran a season-best 13:49.30 in the 5000m at the Bryan Clay Invitational โฆ His mark landed eighth on UCLAโs all-time top 10 in the 5k event โฆ Had a podium finish in the 5k at the Pac-12 Championships, claiming second โฆ Placed 20th in the west region at the Arkansas-hosted NCAA meet.
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2023 (Cross Country)
Did not compete for the Bruins.
2023 (Track & Field)
Ran three indoor races for UCLA, all in the 3000m event โฆ Won his heat in the Husky Invite, running an 8:02.35 โฆ Ran one outdoor race at the Bob Larsen Distance Carnivalโฆ Finished the 1500m race in 3:50.75 for 10th at the meet.
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2022 (Cross Country)
The Bruinsโ top or second-best runner in four of his five appearances in 2022 โฆ Alongside Peter Herold and Ronan McMahon-Staggs, finished in the top 10 runners at the Bill Dellinger Invite (Herold โ 23:49.8, 5th; McMahon-Staggs โ 23:54.5, 8th; Mireles โ 23:54.9, 9th) โฆ The Bruins placed third as a team at Bill Dellinger โฆ Ran a season-best 23:35.5 at the Pac-12 Championships to finish 22nd in the Conference โฆ UCLAโs second scorer at the NCAA West Regional Championships, placing 30th in the west region by running a 29:09.4 in the 10,000-meter meet.
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2022 (Track & Field)
Did not compete for the Bruins.
2021 (Cross Country)
Did not compete this season.
2021 (Track & Field)
Did not compete for the Bruins in track this season.
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2020 (Cross Country)
Competed in three meets as a true freshman โฆ Won the menโs 8k on his debut at the Arizona Invitational, going 25:15.3 for the victory โฆ Finished seventh overall at the Dave Murray Invite, clocking an 8k time of 24:50.3 โฆ Capped his season with a 50th-place finish at the Pac-12 Championships, going 24:52.8 on the 8k course.
High School
1600m PR: 4:20.26 โฆ 3200m PR: 9:07.77 โฆ Qualified for the 2019 NXN Nike Cross Nationals and finished 25th overall with a 5k time of 15:36.6 โฆ Took third place at the 2019 CIF Southern Section Cross Country Finals and fourth at the State Meet โฆ Finished second in his lone 1600m race of the 2020 season, crossing with a personal-best time of 4:20.26 at the Thousand Oaks Invite โฆ Finished fourth at the 2019 CIF-SS Division 2 Finals in the 3200m (9:22.50) โฆ Went on to finish eighth at the SS Masters Meet with a huge PR of 9:07.77.
Career Honors
2024 Cross Country First Team All-Big Ten
2024 Cross Country All-West Region
Career Summary
Was the Bruins' top cross country performer on the men's side in 2024, earning All-Region and First Team All-Conference honors ... Graduated with a trio of times that made UCLA's all-time top-10 lists: No. 3 in the indoor mile (3:58.95), No. 3 in the indoor 3000m (7:54.82), and No. 4 in the outdoor 5000m (13:37.12).ย
2025 (Track & Field)
Competed in eight meets over the course of the season, five during outdoor season and three during indoor season ... Qualified for NCAA West Regionals in the 5000m, finishing 28th in that meet (13:54.45) ... Raced in the 5000m at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships, placing 17th (14:00.25) ... Won the 3000m (8:15.56) to help the Bruins to a dual meet win over crosstown rival USC on May 4 ... Set a PB in the 5000m (13:37.12) at the Stanford Invitational on April 4, which was good for No. 4 in program history ... Ran a PB of 3:43.79 in the 1500m at the Bob Larsen Distance Carnival on March 21 ... Raced in two events at the Indoor Big Ten Championships, finishing sixth in the 3000m (7:59.97) and 15th in the 5000m (14:05.52).
2024 (Cross Country)
Earned First Team All-Big Ten and All-West Region honors after his performances at the Big Ten Championships and NCAA West Regionals, respectively ... Was the runner-up in the men's 8k in UCLA's inaugural Big Ten Championships, posting a time of 22:55.0 at the Blue and Orange Course in Savoy, Ill. ... He followed that up with a 29:30.6 at Regionals in Colfax, Wash. ... Made his season debut at the Bill Dellinger Invite, leading UCLA and earning sixth place overall with a time of 23:04.8.
2024 (Track & Field)
Broke four minutes in the indoor mile at the University of Washington Invitational โฆ His 3:58.95 mark ranks second all-time in UCLAโs indoor record book โฆ Also competed in the 3000m event, recording a season-best 8:00.44 at the Boston College Eagle Elite in February โฆ Went on to run six races during the outdoor campaign โฆ Competed in the 1500m, 3000m and 5000m, capturing the top mark in each of those events for the Bruins โฆ Placed first in the 1500m against USC, running a season-best 3:47.01 against the Trojans โฆ Crossed in 8:45.72 for a first-place finish in the 3000m race at the USC Dual Meet โฆ Ran a season-best 13:49.30 in the 5000m at the Bryan Clay Invitational โฆ His mark landed eighth on UCLAโs all-time top 10 in the 5k event โฆ Had a podium finish in the 5k at the Pac-12 Championships, claiming second โฆ Placed 20th in the west region at the Arkansas-hosted NCAA meet.
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2023 (Cross Country)
Did not compete for the Bruins.
2023 (Track & Field)
Ran three indoor races for UCLA, all in the 3000m event โฆ Won his heat in the Husky Invite, running an 8:02.35 โฆ Ran one outdoor race at the Bob Larsen Distance Carnivalโฆ Finished the 1500m race in 3:50.75 for 10th at the meet.
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2022 (Cross Country)
The Bruinsโ top or second-best runner in four of his five appearances in 2022 โฆ Alongside Peter Herold and Ronan McMahon-Staggs, finished in the top 10 runners at the Bill Dellinger Invite (Herold โ 23:49.8, 5th; McMahon-Staggs โ 23:54.5, 8th; Mireles โ 23:54.9, 9th) โฆ The Bruins placed third as a team at Bill Dellinger โฆ Ran a season-best 23:35.5 at the Pac-12 Championships to finish 22nd in the Conference โฆ UCLAโs second scorer at the NCAA West Regional Championships, placing 30th in the west region by running a 29:09.4 in the 10,000-meter meet.
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2022 (Track & Field)
Did not compete for the Bruins.
2021 (Cross Country)
Did not compete this season.
2021 (Track & Field)
Did not compete for the Bruins in track this season.
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2020 (Cross Country)
Competed in three meets as a true freshman โฆ Won the menโs 8k on his debut at the Arizona Invitational, going 25:15.3 for the victory โฆ Finished seventh overall at the Dave Murray Invite, clocking an 8k time of 24:50.3 โฆ Capped his season with a 50th-place finish at the Pac-12 Championships, going 24:52.8 on the 8k course.
High School
1600m PR: 4:20.26 โฆ 3200m PR: 9:07.77 โฆ Qualified for the 2019 NXN Nike Cross Nationals and finished 25th overall with a 5k time of 15:36.6 โฆ Took third place at the 2019 CIF Southern Section Cross Country Finals and fourth at the State Meet โฆ Finished second in his lone 1600m race of the 2020 season, crossing with a personal-best time of 4:20.26 at the Thousand Oaks Invite โฆ Finished fourth at the 2019 CIF-SS Division 2 Finals in the 3200m (9:22.50) โฆ Went on to finish eighth at the SS Masters Meet with a huge PR of 9:07.77.
UCLA New Director of Track & Field: Joanna Hayes
Friday, June 21
UCLA New Director of Track & Field: Joanna Hayes
Friday, June 21
UCLA Track & Field Jim Bush Legends Invite (April 13, 2024)
Wednesday, April 17
powHER of the Pac: UCLA's Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Monday, June 27
