Tuhia he haere tonu mo tenei irava - I tiimata ia i te 2012 me tana mētara matua tuatahi, i riro i a ia te parahi i te 2012 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics
i mua noa atu i tana hoa whenua pakeke a Iván López. I riro ia hei kaitakaro whakamutunga i raro i te 20 i te 2012 World Junior Championships i Athletics, ka mutu te tuawhitu i muri i te rekoata rangatahi a motu mo te 3:43.16 meneti i nga tohu. I neke atu ia ki tetahi atu waahanga pakeke mo te 2012 South American Under-23 Championships i roto i te Athletics ka mau ki te mētara parahi, i patua i tenei wa e López, me te Argentine Federico Bruno.