Cesar Arellano

Photo by: Pershelle Rohrer, BGSU Athletics

Photo by: Mallory Hiser, BGSU Athletics

Weight:
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Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Dublin, Ohio
High School:
Dublin

Years of Eligibility Remaining Including 2022: 1

2022:

Competed in all six races for the Falcons in 2022
Placed 46th in the Bobcat Invite, completing the 5K in 17:14.6
Posted his best finish of 2022 at the Mel Brodt Invite, finishing 15th with an 8K time of 26:33.5
Recorded a time of 25:29.3 in the Paul Short Run, placing 333rd overall
Placed 32nd at the Falcon Invite, running the 8K in 26:12.1
Finished 28th at the MAC Championship, recording his best 8K time of the season at 24:52.0
Notched his career best 10K time of 32:00.1 at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional, placing 90th overall

2021:

Competed in all six races in the 2021 season
Opened his season at the Mel Brodt Collegiate Invite 5K, where he placed 16^th with a time of 15:59.6
Placed 172^nd in the Spartan Invitational, running the 8K in 28:44.6
Set a personal best 8K time of 24:40.1 at the Live in Lou XC Classic, earning a third-place finish
Earned a top three finish for the second race in a row at the Falcon Invitational, placing second and crossing the finish line at 26:03.60
Finished 23^rd at the MAC Championships, completing the race in 25:23.2 to improve on his 2020 time by 1.1 seconds
Notched a personal best 10K time at the Great Lakes Regional, completing the race in 32:11.4 to finish 101st

2020:

Competed in the Falcon Invitational and MAC Championships 8K meets
Placed 35th at the Falcon Invitational
Finished 29th overall at the MAC Championships with a season-best time of 25:24.3

2019:

Competed in six races in the 2019 season
Opened his season at the Spartan Invitational 8K with a time of 26:33.4 and a finish of 64th
Set a personal best in the 8K at the Louisville XC Classic with a time of 24:43.2 and an overall placing of 60th
Placed 25th at the Bradley “Pink” Classic
Placed 17th overall at the MAC Championships, an improvement of 24 spots over his finish a year earlier

2018:

Competed in all seven races in the 2018 season
Finished in 8th place overall in his first collegiate race at the Toledo Rockets Invitational, setting the bar for his personal best in the 6K
Arellano competed in his first career 5K at the Mel Brodt Collegiate Opener, registering his first personal best in the event at 15:42.0
Finished in 35th overall at the John McNichols Invitational, which was his first collegiate 8K
Improved his 8K personal best at the Louisville Cross Country Classic with a time of 25:01.4 en route to a 55th overall finish
Placed in 53rd at the Bradley Pink Classic
Helped push the team to a second place finish at the MAC Championships, coming in 41st overall
Competed in his first collegiate 10K at the Great Lakes Regional, finishing in 84th overall with a time of 32:41.4

High School:

Attended Dublin Scioto High School
Earned eight varsity letters
Team captain for both cross country and track
All-Ohio

Personal:

Son of Cesar Arellano and Iliana Maya
Has a brother, Angel, and a sister, Abigail
Plans on majoring in Electronics and Computer Engineering Technology

Scholarship made possible by the Champions Circle gift of Ed DaGiau

PERSONAL BESTS
5K: 15:42.0, Mel Brodt Collegiate Opener (9/7/18)
6K: 19:00.7, Toledo Rockets Invitational (8/31/18)
8K: 24:40.1, Live in Lou XC Classic (10/2/21)
10K: 32:00.1, NCAA Great Lakes Regional (11/12/22)

CAREER FINISHES
2022 Results
Sept. 2 – Bobcat Invite (Ohio University Golf Course – Athens, OH) – 5K – 17:14.6 – 46th
Sept. 16 – Mel Brodt Collegiate Open (Bowling Green XC Course – Bowling Green, OH) – 8K – 26:33.5 – 15th
Sept. 30 – Paul Short Run (Lehigh Goodman Campus XC Course – Bethlehem, PA) – 8K – 25:29.3 – 333rd
Oct. 14 – Falcon Invite (Bowling Green XC Course – Bowling Green, OH) – 8K – 26:12.1 – 32nd
Oct. 29 – Mid-American Conference Championships (Ohio University Golf Course – Athens, OH) – 8K – 24:52.0 – 28th
Nov. 11 – NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championships (LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course – Terre Haute, IN) – 10K – 32:00.1 – 90th

2021 Results
Sept. 3 – Mel Brodt Collegiate Invite (BGXC Course – Bowling Green, OH) – 5K – 15:59.6 – 16th
Sept. 17 – Spartan Invitational (Forest Akers East Golf Course – East Lansing, MI) – 8K – 28:44.6 – 172nd
Oct. 2 – Live in Lou XC Classic (E.P. "Tom" Sawyer State Park – Louisville, KY) – 8K – 24:40.1 – 3rd
Oct. 16 – Falcon Invitational (BGXC Course – Bowling Green, OH) – 8K – 26:03.60 – 2nd
Oct. 30 – Mid-American Conference Championships (Eagle Crest Country Club – Ypsilanti, MI) – 8K – 25:23.2 – 23rd
Nov. 12 – NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championships (Angel Mounds Cross Country Course – Evansville, IN) – 10K – 32:11.4 – 101st

2020 Results
Nov. 7 – Falcon Invitational (BGXC Course – Bowling Green, OH) – 8K – 27:01.7 – 35th
Nov. 21 – Mid-American Conference Championship (BGXC Course – Bowling Green, OH) – 8K – 25:24.3 – 29th

2019 Results
Sep. 13 – Spartan Invitational (Forest Akers East Cross Country Course – East Lansing, MI) – 8K – 26:33.4 – 64th
Oct. 5 – Louisville XC Classic (E.P. “Tom” Sawyer State Park – Louisville, KY) – 8K – 24:43.2 – 60th
Oct. 18 – Bradley “Pink” Classic (Newman Golf Course - Peoria, IL) – 8K – 24:55.1 – 25th
Nov. 2 – Mid-American Conference Championships (DeKalb, IL) – 8K – 26:05.7 – 17th
Nov. 15 – NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Thomas Zimmer Cross Country Course – Verona, WI) – 10K – 33:14.6 – 128th

2018 Results
Aug. 31 - Toledo Rockets Invitational (Ottawa Park Golf Course - Toledo, OH) - 6K - 19:00.7 - 8th
Sept. 7 - Mel Brodt Collegiate Opener (Forest Creason Golf Course - Bowling Green, OH) - 5K - 15:42.0 - 5th
Sept. 15 - John McNichols Invitational (LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course - Terre Haute, IN) - 8K - 26:22.3 - 35th
Sept. 29 - Louisville Cross Country Classic (E.P. ‘Tom’ Sawyer State Park - Louisville, KY) - 8K - 25:01.4 - 55th
Oct. 12 - Bradley “Pink” Classic (Newman Golf Course - Peoria, IL) - 8K - 25:33.5 - 53rd
Oct. 27 - Mid-American Conference Championship (Ottawa Park Golf Course - Toledo, OH) - 8K - 25:49.3 - 41st
Nov. 9 - NCAA Great Lakes Regionals (LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country - Terre Haute, IN) - 10K - 32:41.4 - 84th