Luis Grijalva

[2] Born in Guatemala, he attended Armijo High School in Fairfield, California,[3] where he was a state champion in cross country and track.

[3] His senior year, Grijalva signed a letter of intent to compete for Northern Arizona University (NAU), beginning in fall 2017.

[9] In June 2021, Grijalva turned professional after securing a sponsorship deal with shoe company HOKA ONE ONE, and he remained in Flagstaff, Arizona to continue training under his college coach, Mike Smith.

Grijalva competed internationally in June over 3000 m on the Diamond League, running to a time of 7:38.67 and a sixth-place finish in Stockholm, Sweden.

[16] Grijalva competed in several European races during June and July, including at the Golden Gala Pietro Mennea meet in Italy.

He placed 4th for the second time in the 5000 m of a global championship, just 0.22 second shy of bronze medalist Jacob Krop of Kenya.

[19] In March, Grijalva competed at the The TEN in San Juan Capistrano, setting a new Guatemalan national record of 27:26.02.

[23] In October, it was announced that he had signed up for the inaugural season of the Michael Johnson founded Grand Slam Track.

Grijalva competes in the NCAA in 2018
Grijalva competes in the 5000m at the 2023 World Athletics Championship in Budapest, Hungary.