Thomas Dileo
Thomas Dileo

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Oakland, Calif.

High School:
Oakland HS '06

Height / Weight:
5-7½ / 124

Position:
Distance

Major:
Computer Engineering


2007: Ran 5,000 three times, posting season-best 15:11.92 at Cal-Nevada meet... Finished 10th (32:08.24) in 10,000 during Div. I Independent Championships.

CROSS COUNTRY: Competed five times as a sophomore in 2007, including Big West Conference and NCAA West Region championships... Was Aggies' top finisher at Stanford Invite, placing 32nd... Crossed as team's No. 2 runner at Washington and in West Regional... Earned All-Div. I Independent as a freshman in 2006, placing 8th at the championship meet... Finished among Aggie scorers in all four team meets he raced... Also was team's No. 3 finisher at Pacific Association Championships.

OAKLAND HS '06: Won Oakland Section cross country titles in each of his junior and senior seasons, helping team to section titles each year... Placed 23rd at CIF state meet as a senior... Qualified for state track championships in 3,200 as a senior, finishing 19th... Won both 800 and 3,200 titles at section meet, and added third-place showing in 1,600... Captured three straight Oakland Athletic League championships in the two-mile... Set school record of 9:25.07 in that event at Piedmont Distance Festival.

PERSONAL: Born in Oakland, Calif.... Majoring in computer engineering... Parents are Joe Dileo and Sally Nguyen... Older sister, Sharine Nguyen, also attends UC Davis... Proudest personal accomplishment was setting Oakland HS record in 3,200.