University of Detroit Mercy Athletics

2010 Cross Country: Opened with his Cass-Benton best of 21:09 for 15th at the Running Fit-Detroit Titan Invite... Ran his best at National Catholics taking 58th (26:34)... 8k PR time of 26:21 at Horizon League meet (32nd / 29 place improvement)... Placed 162nd at NCAA Great Lakes Regional (33:54).

2010 Outdoor: Opened season with 1500m PR time of 4:07.58... Horizon League finishes of 14th in 10,000m (33:29.65) and 18th in 5000m (15:59.06)... Best 5000m time came at Oregon (15:28.79).

2010 Indoor: Runner-up at the Don Wright Team challenge with 3000m PR of 8:52.94... Lowered PR to 8:46.61 the next week at Grand Valley... Returned to Grand Valley for 5000m PR of 15:22.77... Set a PR in the mile (4:27.58) at Silverston Invite... 11th place finish at Horizon League meet in the 3000m (8:53.11).

2009 Cross Country: Opened season at the Running-Fit Detroit Titan Invite with a 21:57 for Cass-Benton PR…8k PR of 26:30 at Louisville…86th at HL championship.

Outdoor: Either ran a PR or won in all races until last race of season…Opened with PR 1500m (4:11) carry in 4x1500m at Raleigh Relays and then ran 4:09.44 in open 1500m for PR…Won 3000m at Detroit Track & Field Classic (9:19.10)…Double PR’s at Bucknell in 5000m (15:50.33) and 1500m (4:08.13)…Won 3000m vs Oakland (9:02.64) and then next day lowered 5000m PR at EMU to 15:32.60, just 2 seconds off Titan Top 10…Ended season finishing 16th in HL’s 10,000m in 32:48.56, a PR by 1:19, earning his first Titan Top 10 at fifth and then 32nd in 5000m (15:52.97).

Indoor: Ran PR's in 6-of-8 races on the season…Opened with 5000m PR (15:56.85) at Notre Dame…Mile PR at EMU Quad of 4:29.37…5000m PR of 15:50.65 at Akron…3000m PR of 8:59.34 for 19th at Horizon League meet.

2008 Cross Country: Dropped 8k PR by over 1 minute at Louisville running 26:34…Fifth man on 19th place NCAA regional team, team best since 1998 with his 169th 35:54 10k run…63rd place at Horizon League.

Outdoor: Made 10,000m debut at Horizon Leagues running 34:07.48 for 13th and then came back with 5000m PR of 15:57.95 for 16th.

Indoor: Broke 16 in the 5000m for first time at Horizon Leagues taking 15:59.63 and then was 17th in 3000m with PR of 9:09.73…Anchor of UDM rookie distance medley record of 10:44.60 with PR 4:35 split.

2007 Cross Country: Competed in all the varsity races…Season best was NCAA Regional finishing 166th running 35:00 for 10k…8k PR of 27:48 at Falcon Invitational…61st at Horizon League.

High School: Michigan D2 cross country state qualifier in 2006 and D2 track state qualifier in 3200m in 2006 and ‘07. 

Personal: Son of Lori and Lewis Ayala... Majoring in education... Holds a GPA of 3.603... Student-teaching this semester at Sterling Heights High School. 

Career Marks
3000m - 8:46.61 - #9 Titan 
5000m - 15:22.77 - #9 Titan
10,000m - 32:48.56 - #7 Titan
XC 8k - 26:21