Joins the Bearcats as a freshman this season ... Competed in cross country and track and field all four years at Sonoma Academy in California ... Was a captain in both sports as a senior ... Named the Coastal Mountain Conference Cross Country Runner of the Year in 2013 and chosen Second Team All-Empire ... Is the school record holder in track and field in the 1,600-meter run and the 3,200-meter run ... Took several A.P. courses ... Son of Bill and Kathy Loftus.