2025 USC Track & Field Roster
Roster

Kennie Arriola
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Dana Point, Calif.
- High School:
- JSerra Catholic High
2025: Appeared in three meets for the Trojans across the indoor and outdoor seasons, competing in the 800m and 1500m.
2024: Competed in five outdoor meets during the season...Ran his 800m personal best of 1:54.05 to place 14th at the Mt. SAC Relays on April 19...Placed third with a time of 3:56.53 in the 1500m at the Trojan Invitational on March 23...Competed in one indoor meet, running a 4:18.55 in the one-mile race at the Ken Shannon Last Chance Meet on March 24.
HIGH SCHOOL: 2021 graduate of JSerra Catholic High School in San Juan Capistrano, Calif....Achieved PRs of 1:57.33 in the 800m and 4:13 in the 1600m races.
PERSONAL: Born on January 1, 2003…Parents are Ingrid and Kennie Arriola, and he has one brother, Anthony…Hobbies include golfing, cycling, and fishing…Favorite food is spaghetti and meatballs…Lists his sports hero as Hicham El Guerrouj because it was inspiring to see him overcome failure and adversity to win gold at the 2004 Athens Games…Someday he would like to travel to Iceland…Majoring in Mechanical Engineering at USC.
CAREER BESTS: 800m – 1:54.05 1500m– 3:55.92
2024: Competed in five outdoor meets during the season...Ran his 800m personal best of 1:54.05 to place 14th at the Mt. SAC Relays on April 19...Placed third with a time of 3:56.53 in the 1500m at the Trojan Invitational on March 23...Competed in one indoor meet, running a 4:18.55 in the one-mile race at the Ken Shannon Last Chance Meet on March 24.
2023: Competed in his first four meets as a Trojan during the outdoor season...Ran a personal best of 1:54.60 in the 800m at the USC-UCLA Dual Meet on April 30....Ran a career-best 3:55.92 in the 1500m race at the Aztec Invitational on March 25, third among Trojan runners during the 2023 season.
2022: Was injured and did not compete.HIGH SCHOOL: 2021 graduate of JSerra Catholic High School in San Juan Capistrano, Calif....Achieved PRs of 1:57.33 in the 800m and 4:13 in the 1600m races.
PERSONAL: Born on January 1, 2003…Parents are Ingrid and Kennie Arriola, and he has one brother, Anthony…Hobbies include golfing, cycling, and fishing…Favorite food is spaghetti and meatballs…Lists his sports hero as Hicham El Guerrouj because it was inspiring to see him overcome failure and adversity to win gold at the 2004 Athens Games…Someday he would like to travel to Iceland…Majoring in Mechanical Engineering at USC.
CAREER BESTS: 800m – 1:54.05 1500m– 3:55.92
USC Track & Field - 2025 NCAA Outdoor Championships: Day 4 Highlights (6/14/25)
Saturday, June 14
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Friday, June 13
USC Track & Field - 2025 NCAA Outdoor Championships: Day 2 Highlights (6/12/25)
Thursday, June 12
USC Track & Field - 2025 NCAA Outdoor Championships: Day 1 Highlights (6/11/25)
Wednesday, June 11