Noah Contreras
- position Distance
- class Graduate Student
- Hometown Sylmar, Calif.
- High school Kennedy HS
- Previous School Cal State Northridge
- position Distance
- class Graduate Student
- Hometown Sylmar, Calif.
- High school Kennedy HS
- Previous School Cal State Northridge
Noah Contreras Bio
Career Honors and Recognition
2021 Big West Academic All-Conference
Previous School(s)
Cal State Northridge
2024
Indoor
Competed in three meets at Cal State Northridge … Finished fourth in the DMR at the MPSF Championships with a time of 10:15.86 … Took fifth place in the 800m with a time of 1:52.60 at the MPSF Championships … Took home a fourth place spot in the 600m at the Howie Ryan Invitational, running 1:13.61.
Outdoor
Did not compete during the outdoor season.
2023
Indoor
Posted the eighth fastest 800m indoor in program history at the time, doing so at the MPSF Championships, running 1:52.98 … Dropped his career best in the mile at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic, clocking 4:28.81 … Ran 1:21.31 in the 600m at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Invitational.
Outdoor
Tied with Ezekial Glass (2012) for the fourth-fastest 800m time in school history, 1:50.10 when he finished third at the Mt. SAC Relays … Won the 800m at the UC Riverside Chris Rinne Twilight (1:50.75) … Was second in the 800m at the season-opening USCB Invitational (1:50.30) … Finished fifth in the 800m at the Big West Championships (1:50.43) … Was fifth in the 800m at the Steve Scott Invitational (1:51.63) … Lowered his career best in the 1500m to 3:51.12 with an 11th-place finish at the UCLA Bob Larsen Distance Carnival.
2022
Indoor
Did not compete during the indoor season.
Outdoor
Reset his personal best in the 800m when he finished with a season-best third place finish at the University of California Brutus Hamilton Invitational in a time of 1:53.54 … Won the 800m in the season opening Cal Poly Open … Ran 1:55.26 in the 800m prelims at the Big West Championship … Was fourth in the 800m and 1500m at the CSUN Invitational … Placed fourth in the 1500m at the Azusa Pacific Franson Classic … Lowered his personal best in the 1500m to 3:53.36 as he placed fifth at the USCB Invitational.
2021
Indoor
Did not compete.
Outdoor
Ran a career best 3:56.96 to finish sixth at the UC Riverside Distance Invitational … Posted a season-best second place finish in the 1500m at both the CSUN Red & Black Invitational and the Triton Invitational … Place fourth in the 800m during the Red & Black Invitational … Was fifth in both the 800m and the 1500m at the Matador Invitational on April 23 … Finished 15th in the 1500m at the Big West Championship … Was named Academic All-Conference.
2020
Indoor
Saw action in the mile run at three meets, recording a season-best 10th place finish at the NAU Tune Up on Feb. 21, running 4:43.59 … Lowered his season best time in the mile to 4:29.35 to place 28th.
Outdoor
Finished ninth in the 800m (1:58.03) in his lone appearance of the season, running at the San Diego Collegiate Challenge.
Pre- South Carolina
High School
2019 graduate of Kennedy High School where he was a member of the cross country team, soccer team and the track & field squad.
Personal
Son of Efrain and Alicia Contreras … Sister, Nicole, was a member of the CSUN Cross Country and Track & Field teams.
Personal Records
Indoor
| 600m | 1:13.61 (2/9/24) |
| 800m | 1:52.60 (2/26/24) |
| Mile | 4:28.81 (2/4/23) |
Outdoor
| 800m | 1:50.10 (4/14/23) |
| 1500m | 3:51.12 (3/24/23) |
