Andrés Arroyo

Andrés Arroyo

Personal information
Nationality	Puerto Rican American
Born	June 7, 1995 Unspecified, Puerto Rico
Sport
Sport	Track
Event(s)	800 meters, 1500 meters
College team	Florida
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	800 meters: 1:46.49[1] 1500 meters: 3:44.54[1]
Medal record Men’s athletics Competitor for  Puerto Rico Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in Athletics 2012 San Salvador 800 meters (U18) 2012 San Salvador 1500 meters (U18) 2014 Morelia 800 meters (U20)
Updated on May 16, 2015.

Andrés Arroyo (born June 7, 1995) is a Puerto Rican middle-distance track athlete who specializes in various events. He competed for Puerto Rico at the Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in Athletics in 2012 and 2014. He also appeared at the 2013 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, where he ran the junior men's race.

Running career

High school

Arroyo attended Colonial High School in Orlando, Florida. Before high school, he had aspired to become a baseball player, and in an attempt to improve his speed for baseball, he was rejected by his middle-school's track team.^[2] He and his family moved to the United States in 2004.^[2] A spell of two races in March–April 2013 garnered national attention for Arroyo, who ran 4:04.45 in a 1600-meter race and a 1:47.79 800 meter run at the 2013 Florida Relays.^[2] He was only one of six individuals in US high school history to run under 1:48 in the 800 meters.^[2]

Collegiate

Arroyo was recruited by University of Florida. He made his debut for the Gators track team on January 11, 2014, running 4:14.61 mile at that year's UAB Invitational in Birmingham, Alabama.^[3]

References

1. All-Athletics. "Profile of Andrés Arroyo".
2. Bloom, Marc. "Runner's World: Andres Arroyo Threatens High School 800 Record".
3. UF Track & Field Headline: Track & Field Closes Season-Opener in Birmingham With 13 Event Victories, 10 Meet Records - January 11, 2014