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Updated: June 28, 2016

2016 Indoor: Ran the mile at the ACC Championships … Recorded a season-best mile time of 4:07.72 in the mile at the Virginia Tech Challenge … Member of the winning DMR team at the Camel City Invite … Finished eighth in the 3,000-meter run at the Virginia Tech Invite with a time of 8:46. 49.

2015 Cross Country: Came in second overall and first among scorers at the Hokie Open with a time of 18:34.70 … Was 11th overall at the Wake Forest Invitational with a time of 25:19.76 … Finished 96th at the Princeton Inter-Regional Invitational with a time of 26:00.4 … Came in 46th overall at the VT Alumni Invite with a time of 25:51.67.

2015 Outdoor: Set a new personal record in the 800-meter run at the Virginia Challenge with a time of 1:52.93 ... Competed in the ACC Championships in the 1,500-meter race.

2015 Indoor: Posted a personal best of 4:03.51 in the preliminaries of the ACC mile before ultimately finishing in 10th place at the final ... Achieved a personal best in the 3000 at the Hokie Invitational with a time of 8:15.34.

2014 Cross Country: Posted career bests in both the 8k and 10k distances ... Finished in 40th at the ACC Championships with a time of 24:28.60, a career best in the 8k ... Ran to a 65th place finish at the NCAA Regional with a time of 31:44.80, a personal best in the 10k.

2014 Outdoor: Finished in seventh place at the ACC Championships in the 1500-meter race with a time of 3:51.73 ... Recorded a personal best in the 1500 at the Payton Jordan Invitational with a time of 3:46.5.

2014 Indoor: Ran a career-best time of 2:26.52 in the 1000-meter race at the Virginia Tech Invitational ... Posted a personal best in the mile at the Alex Wilson Invitational with a time of 4:10.44 ...Ran as a part of the fourth place distance medley relay team at the ACC Championships.

2013 Cross Country: Competed in five meets for the Hokies ... Finished in first place at the Hokie Open ... Earned top 15 finishes at both the VT Alumni Invite and the Mountaineer Open ... Achieved a personal best in the 8k distance at the Virginia/Panorama Farms Invitational after a 54th place finish (24:57.40).

2013 Outdoor: Finished 12th in the 1,500 meters at the ACC Championship after qualifying for the finals with a time of 3:53.07 ... Qualified for the NCAA East Preliminary Round in the 1,500 meters after clocking a time of 3:46.24 at the Virginia Challenge ... Posted a time of 14:44.42 in the 5,000 meters at the Raleigh Relays.

2013 Indoor: Ran a season best mile at the VT Elite Meet (4:15.62) ... Clocked a time of 8:30.45 in the 3,000 meters at the Hokie Invitational.

2012 Cross Country: Competed in four meets, including one as an unattached runner … Best time of the season in the 8k came at Pre-Nationals as he crossed the line at 25:50.4.

2012 Outdoor: Clocked a season best time in the 800 meters at the Wolfpack Last Chance Meet (1:53.48) … Posted a season best 1500 meter time of 4:00.10 at the Colonial Relays.

2012 Indoor: Redshirted … Competed unattached in the mile (4:19.93).

2011 Cross Country: Did not compete.

High School: Earned three letters in cross country, indoor and outdoor track at Potomac Falls High School … Three-time All-District and two-time All-Region pick in cross country … Named honorable mention All-Met in cross country … Two-time All-District selection in indoor track … District champion and All-Region in indoor 800m … Virginia AA State Champion in the outdoor 1,600m run in 2011 … Three-time All-District pick and two-time regional champion in outdoor 1,600m … Named Potomac Falls H.S. Athlete of the Year … Honor roll student.

Personal: Born on June 21, 1993 in Santiago, Chile … Son of Gonzalo Peralta and Paulina Escobar … Has three siblings … Major is civil engineering.