José Carlos Villarreal Peinado (born 10 May 1997) is a Mexican middle distance runner. He is the

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champion at 1500 meters.

Prep

He moved to the United States with his family at age 6, graduating from

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. He converted to middle distance running from the 400 meters. On his 17th birthday, he led his high school team to the

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Division 3 Track & Field state championship, winning the

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and

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(in record time). He was also state champion in cross country.

NCAA

Next, Victor Ortiz-Rivera, James Smith, Camron Herron, Carlos Villarreal won 2020

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Distance Medley Relay title representing the

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. Villarreal is a

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n in 1500 m earning it at 2019 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Austin, Texas and placed 4th in the mile at

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Professional

José Carlos Villarreal Peinado won 2021 Antelope Invitational 800 meters.Carlos Villarreal - University of Arizona alum - OAC

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Personal bests

Outdoor *

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– 1:46.70 (Tucson 2018) *

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– 3:37.22 (Azusa 2019) *

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– 3:58.64 (Los Angeles 2020) *

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– 8:42.84 (Tucson 2018) *

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– 14:07.05 (Palo Alto 2019) Indoor *

– 3:41.48 (New York 2020) *

– 3:56.77 (New York 2020)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Villarreal, Jose Carlos Living people 1997 births Mexican male middle-distance runners Sportspeople from Sonora People from Puerto Peñasco Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 Pan American Games Pan American Games gold medalists for Mexico Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Pan American Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field) Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games Arizona Wildcats men's track and field athletes