Eric Talbert
Eric Talbert
Year: So
Hometown: Simi Valley, CA
High School: Royal High School

 

2022
Placed 129th at the NCAA West Region Championships with a time of 27:59.6… Placed 49th at the SCIAC Championships with a time of 27:11.0… Top 8k finish was 28th at the Vanguard Invitational with a time of 27:54.7… Fastest time of the year was 26:22.5 at the Highlander Invitational.

2021 (Cross Country)
Competed in six meets… Placed 102nd at the SCIAC Championships with 28:19.3… Placed 131st at the NCAA West Region Championships with 28:28.7… Best finish was 65th at the UCR Invitational with 27:14.0… Faester time was at the UCR Invitational.

Royal High School ‘21
Competed for cross country, track & field, and soccer in the Coastal Canyon league… Individual achievements include Soccer: Most improved player, Track & Field: Above & Beyond Award and varsity letter, and Cross Country: JV Most Valuable Runner and varsity letter… Team achievements include Track & Field: Champions (freshman and sophomore year), Cross Country: Runner-up team for CIF Southern Section & placed 7th overall at State (junior year) and won league (senior)… Achieved a GPA higher than a 4.0, section leader for the trumpets (first chair) in Royal's Wind Ensemble, and obtained a Certificate of Excellence under Royal's English Department…

Personal
Hometown is Simi Valley, California… Parents are Wade and Danielle… Has two siblings: Christian and Miles… Chose Cal Lutheran because “The opportunities that were presented to me on campus. Another reason I chose Cal Lutheran was because of the tight-knit community that I was introduced to when touring schools. Along with Cal Lutheran being a local school, going to Cal Lutheran was an opportunity that I couldn't pass up.”… Majoring in business… Volunteered as an alter server at St. Peter Church.