University of California, Santa Barbara

UC Santa Barbara

2022 Track & Field

• Competed in eight meets, advancing to NCAA West Regionals for the third time in his career
• Set new personal-record in the 800m (1:49.66) to claim a second straight silver medal at the Big West Championships
• Ended his year running a 1:50.18 in the 800m at the Regional Preliminaries
• Had a first place finish in the 1500m (3:48.70) at the Aztec Invitational
• Took second in the 1500m at the UCSB Invitational (3:48.93)
• Also claimed second in the 800m at the Steve Scott Invitational (1:50.23)

2021 Cross Country

• Did not compete

2021 Track & Field

• Ran either the 800m or 1500m in eight meets, culminating in a second place 800m finish (1:51.32) at the Big West Championships
• Also claimed first in the 800m at the Sound Running College Invite (1:50.85)
• Won the 1500m at the Cal Poly 4-Way (3:52.28)

2020 Cross Country 

• Redshirt season

2020 Track & Field 

• Redshirt season

2019 Cross Country 

• Did not compete

2019 Track & Field 

• Redshirt season

2018 Cross Country

• Redshirt season

2018 Track & Field 

• Competed in five meets for his freshman track campaign
• Started the season off with a dominating win at the Big West Challenge in the 800m, leading from the gun with a 1:51.98 clocking
• Set a personal best in the 800m just two weeks later at the Bryan Clay Invitational with a time of 1:50.10
• Came back a few hours later at the same meet to double up in the 1500m to clock another personal best with a time of 3:55.01
• Took first at the Cal Poly Dual in the 800m with a time of 1:52.35 and third in the 1500m with a time of 3:56.08
• Took home his first individual conference championship title in the 800m at the Big West Conference Championships, leading from the start and diving at the tape to win by just over 0.1 seconds in 1:51.04
• Finished up his incredible first year with two back to back 1:50 800m clockings at the NCAA West Regional Preliminary Round, one of them being a new personal best at 1:50.01

2017 Cross Country

• Ran four meets in the UCSB uniform for his first cross season
• Ran two early season meets unattached, but joined in on the action at the Bill Dellinger Invitational as the No. 5 scorer by running 25:08.1 for 85th place
• Came through again at the No. 5 scorer at the Big West Conference Championships where he would take 17th place in 25:07.3 and secure a 2nd place team finish for the Gauchos
• Finished his season with a 32:18.6 for 10k at the NCAA West Regional Meet to finish in 131st

Collegiate Bests

• 800m - 1:49.66 - 2022 Big West Championships
• 1500m - 3:48.70 - 2022 Aztec Invitational

Big West Championships
2022 - 800m, 2nd, 1:49.66
2021 - 800m, 2nd, 1:51.32
2018 - 800m, 1st, 1:51.04
2017 - 8K (XC), 17th, 25:07.3 

NCAA West Regional

• 2018 - 800m, 21st, 1:50.25
• 2017 - 10k, 131st, 32:18.6

Prep

• Graduated from Poway High School
• Was a three time CIF San Diego Section Champion in the 800m
• Also won the SDS Championships in the 1600m his senior year
• Coached by Bruce Jackson

Prep Bests

• 800m - 1:53.21
• 1600m - 4:14.91
• 3-Mile (XC) - 15:00.6

Personal

• Parents are Earl and Mariejane Chinn
• Majoring in Physics
• Goals are to stay healthy and run fast
• Hobbies include photography, basketball, and mountain biking
• Fun fact: had to run away from three Rotweilers during one of his runs