MSU Athletics

Prior to MSU
Hartnell College sophomore Juan Gutierrez III will return to the NCAA level of competition this fall after signing his National Letter of Intent to attend Minot State University in Minot, North Dakota...  Attended San Jose State and competed for one year for the Spartans before enrolling at Hartnell College... Was the third Panther finisher at this year's CCCAA State Cross Country Championship placing 57th (21:52) in his first community college championship... 10th overall at the Modesto Pirate Invitational, 22nd at the Santa Ana Brubuker Invitational, and 45th at the Norcal Preview Meet at Toro Park... Overall winner in the1500 meters at the Wildcat cup in 4:07.25 and in the 800 meters (2:00.16)... A former San Benito High School standout, he will become the third Hartnell College to attend the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference school joining current team members Nick Merillana and Nina Arias.

At SJSU
Competed in three races... Best time came at the San Francisco Invitational (9/3) with a 27:21.0... Top finish, 18th place, was at the Santa Clara Duel (10/15).

High School
A 2016 graduate of San Benito High School in Hollister, Calif... Competed in cross country, track (coach Jess Morales) and wrestling (coach Bryan Decarli) for four years…earned All-Monterey Bay-Gabilan Division honors in 2014 & 2015…best times include 1600m (4:19) and 800m (1:58.9).... Senior of the Year in Track. 

Personal
Undeclared on a major...enjoys ultimate Frisbee and exploring in his spare time…hopes to pursue a career as a firefighter after graduation... More about Juan: "I am 22 years old... At the age of four I started competing year-round so competing is all I know"... "I'm a mama's boy so that means my mom was trying to convince me to go to school closer to home and on my free time I like to make funny videos and go to raves."