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| Height: | 5-9 |
| Year: | Senior |
| Hometown: | Aliso Viejo, Calif. |
| High School: | Santa Margarita Catholic HS |
| Position: | Distance |
UC Santa Barbara
2010
NCAA All-American
deRubia ran the 5000m at the Mt. SAC meet in 14:03.38 for third
place and third on the Gaucho all-time list...Won the 3000m
steeplechase on the first day of the Big West Championships by
running 8:52.57...Qualified for the 3000m steeplechase final by
breaking his own UCSB record with a time of 8:43.62 and finishing
fifth overall to advance to the NCAA finals...Earned All-American
status with a ninth place finish in the steeplechase with a time of
8:49.34 at the NCAA Championships...Placed 18th at the U.S. Track
and Field Championships with a time of 9:02.56 in the 3000m
steeplechase.
2009
Redshirted the 2009 season. Had unattached times of 8:55 in the
steeplechase, 14:12 in the 5000m, and 3:52 in the 1500m.
2008
Ran the steeplechase-5000m double at Conference, taking fourth in
the steeple at 9:14.41 and sixth in the 5000m at 15:21.34...Set a
personal best in the 5000m at the Stanford Invitational, running
14:38.37...Clocked his best steeplechase time at the Cal Poly dual
meet, where he ran a 9:13.60...Was third in the steeplchase at the
Cal Nevada Invitational, running 9:25.98.
2007
deRubira ran the 5000m at the Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Invitational in 14:43.61, which is unofficially a freshman school
record...Competed in the 5000m at the Big West Championships...Ran
the 1500m at the Claremont Classic with a time of 3:58.83...Posted
a time of 9:36.14 in the steeplechase at the Cal-Nevada meet, which
was good for second place in his heat and third place
overall...Took third in the 3000m at the Cal Poly dual meet.
High School
Another great recruit out of Santa Margarita High School (Michael
Powers, 2001 & Brandon von Guenthner, 1998) for the Gauchos,
deRubira was ranked 21st at 3200m in the state of California in
2006 with a 9:15.86, and 41st at 1600m with a 4:18.75. He won the
Orange Country Championship 3200m title, and at the Div. III
Southern Section Championships placed fourth in the 1600m and tied
for second at 3200m. He holds high school records in the 1600m and
3200m, and was part of the distance medley relay record-holding
squad.
Personal
Lettered not only in cross country and track & field, but also
in soccer at Santa Margarita...Majoring in environmental studies at
UCSB...Enjoys surfing, making art, and riding bicycles.
Collegiate Career Bests Steeplechase - 8:43.62 (NCAA Championships, 6/9/2010) 5000m - 14:03.38 (Mt. SAC, 4/16/2010) 1500m - 3:52.37 (Jim Bush Invitational, 6/6/2009)
