
Height: | 5-9 |
Year: | Junior |
Hometown: | Palmdale, Calif. |
High School: | Highland HS |
Position: | Distance |
UC Santa Barbara
2010
2009
Redshirt.
High School
Competed for Highland High School in the CIF Southern
Section...Was All-League from 2004-2008 and a CIF Champion in
2008...Held a personal best of 9:08 in the 3200m...Went to the
state meet in cross country as a freshman...Holds course records of
14:08 at Bell-Jeff and 15:26 at Kenny Staub...His time at Bell-Jeff
improved from 16:08 in his freshman season to 14:08 in his senior
season.
Personal
Acosta is majoring in Religious Studies...Hopes to become an fire
fighter and personal trainer...Says he enjoys collegiate track
because he is driven towards improvement by racing people who are
faster than him...Enjoys reading books and magazines to become more
knowledgeable...Enjoys cooking, racing and giving back to others
who have helped him in life..Lists Alpha Dog and
Forgetting Sarah Marshall among his favorite movies.
Collegiate Bests 3,000m - 8:39 (Westmont Quadrangular, 3/19/2011) 5,000m - 14:47 (Ben Brown Invitational, 4/5/2011) 10,000m - 31:50 (Big West Championships, 5/15/2010)