Soratos attended Salinas High School in Salinas, California. He was known to have been a runner of small stature. As a senior in high school, Soratos recorded a personal best 1600 meter time of 4:23.26.
He was not subsequently recruited to a track program, and continued his post-high school running career voluntarily.
Born in Salinas, California, he first took up competitive running at Salinas High School. He then ran at Hartnell College, after which he was recruited to Montana State University. After running several races at high altitude, Soratos ran his first sub-4 minute mile in 2015, and went on to emerge as one of the fastest collegiate runners in the United States.
On June 25, 2015, he became a professional runner when he signed a contract to be sponsored by Adidas.
High school Collegiate At Hartnell, Soratos pursued a high-mileage training program which at one point involved running 80 miles per week. In his sophomore year at Hartnell, Soratos recorded 3:47 in the 1500 meters, and subsequently transferred to Montana State University at the insisting of Moscow State University coach Lyle Weese, who was once a standout Hartnell runner in his youth.
In one of Moscow State University"s home meets, on January 16, 2015, Soratos ran a 4:05 indoor mile, which the National Collegiate Athletic Association converted to a 3:56 result due to Bozeman"s altitude of approximately 4,400 feet above sea level lieutenant was the first race in which Soratos wore his Sonic the Hedgehog long socks, which attracted much attention in the sport.
Commentary from enthusiasts and experts alike were overwhelmingly skeptical of the National Collegiate Athletic Association-converted result.
However, the following month, Soratos garnered national attention when he ran the indoor mile of at the 2015 University of Washington Huskey Classic, whose venue was much closer to sea level, with a time of 3:55.27. The result automatically put Soratos in first place in the collegiate men"s national leaderboard for the indoor mile, and also meant qualification for the National Collegiate Athletic Association DI Indoor Track and Field Championships. At the 2015 National Collegiate Athletic Association DI Indoor T&F Championships, Soratos placed second in an extraordinary indoor mile finals race behind Edward Cheserek, during which Soratos, after running the first three laps at approximately 64 seconds per 400 meters, exploded into the lead after the third lap with a 53.36 second 400-meter split in the middle of the mile race.
Although Soratos finished behind Cheserek, a running website, Letsrun.com, called the race "a mid-race surge for the ages" in reference to Cristian"s mid-race burst.
Professional On the morning of June 25, 2015, Soratos signed with Adidas, and later in the same day ran in the men"s 1500 meters of the 2015 United States of America Outdoor T&F Championships, where he finished 24th overall. On September 9, 2015, Soratos ran Hoka One One"s Long Island Mile in New York in a time of 3:58.70, placing fourth overall.
