University of California, Santa Barbara

UC SANTA BARBARA

2023 Track & Field
Finished second in the 1500 in his collegiate track debut at the Westmont Classic (Mar. 25), posting a time of 3:55.16 … Ran his fastest 1500 of the season at the Fresno State Invite (Apr. 28-29), finishing 10th with a time of 3:52.09 … Posted his best 5k time of the season, 14:42.78, at the Bryan Clay Invitational (Apr. 13-15).

2022 Cross Country
Competed at six meets, including The Big West Championships and NCAA West Region Championships … Ran his fastest 8k of the season at the UCR Cross Country Invitational (Sept. 17), posting a time of 24:29.8 … Finished ninth in the 8k at the UCSB Lagoon Meet (Sept. 3) with a time of 25:47.3.

HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Patrick Henry High School in the Eastern League … Ran for Coach Andrew Myette and earned three varsity letters … Was 3x Eastern League Champion … D1 CIF San Diego Section Cross Country Champion … 2022 DI CIF San Diego Section 3200m Champion ... Finished eleventh in the 3200m at the 2022 CIF Track and Field State Championships.

PERSONAL
Preston was born on August 12, 2004 in San Diego … Grew up in San Diego … Son of Melissa Bowlds … Majoring in Biology at UC Santa Barbara … Would like to be an Anesthesiologist.