AWARDS
• Patriot League Academic Honor Roll (2019)
AS A SENIOR IN 2021-22
During his outdoor season, placed 10th in the 5000m at the MIT Sean Collier Invitational … Ran the 5000m at the UCONN Northeast Challenge … Competed in the 3000m at the Firar Invitational.
AS A JUNIOR IN 2020-21
During his outdoor season, finished third at the Army Twilight Meet in the 3000m steeplechase with a time of 9:59.62, a new personal best … Finished fifth in the 3000m steeplechase with a time of 10:33.55 vs. BC and UMass … During his indoor season, finished fifth in the 3000m run with a time of 9:06.74 vs. Holy Cross.
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2019-20
During the indoor season, competed in the 3000m run a the David Hemery Valentine Invite ind finished with a personal- best tie of 8:49.89 and in 66th place … Competed in the 5000m run at the John Thomas Terrier Classic and finished with a personal-best time of 15:39.68.
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2018-19
During his outdoor season, finished fourth in the 5,000 meter run at the MIT Sean Collier Invite with a personal-best time of 15:43.15 … Finished seventh in the 3,000 meter steeplechase at the Ocean State Invite with a personal-best time of 10:09.57 … Set a new 3,000 meter personal-best time at the UMass Lowell Invite with a time of 9:03.38 … During the indoor season, competed at the BU Bruce Lehane Invite and finished the 3,000 meter run with a personal-best time of 9:17.31.
BEFORE BOSTON UNIVERSITY
Ran three years of track and cross county at St. John Bosco High School ... Captained both the track and cross country teams as a senior and as a junior ... Won the team's Most Improved Award in track as a senior after he was a CIF SS finalist in the 3200m run and also earned All-Trinity League honors thanks to a second-place finish in the 3200m run ... During his senior year of cross country, he was named to the Press Telegram Dream Team and finished 35th at the state meet ... Earned 2017 All-Trinity League accolades after finishing fourth at the conference cross country meet ... Won the 2017 Sunny Hills/Wayne Walker Invitational and was named Most Valuable Runner ... As a junior, earned All-Trinity League honors in cross country after finishing 10th at the league meet ... Was named to the Press Telegram's Dream Team as a junior in cross country after he was both a sectional and state finalist.
PERSONAL
Born on Dec. 1, 1999 ... Son of Maria and Alvar de la Torre ... Has four siblings - Vinny, Alvar Jr., Nicole and Michelle ... Enrolled in the School of Hospitality with plans to major in hospitality administration.
