Estrada attended Alisal High School (Salinas, California), for which he competed in track. In cross country he qualified three times for states, and in the outdoor track season he finished fourth in the 3200-meter, recording a high school personal-best time of 9:04.80.
He competed in the 10,000 metres at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London for Mexico. After some confusion about his eligibility after becoming a United States. citizen, he was excluded from the United States. Olympic trials even though it was later known that Estrada was misinformed on his eligibility possibilities. Estrada resides in Flagstaff, Arizona.
He became eligible to represent the United States internationally in May 2014.
High school
Collegiate
Estrada was recruited by Northern Arizona, where he decided to major in Spanish for secondary education. In his sophomore year with Northern Arizona University, one of his lungs collapsed, and Estrada"s career was brought into question.
Estrada ran National Collegiate Athletic Association regional qualifying 10K time at the Payton Jordan Stanford Cardinal Invitational (28:4019) & National Collegiate Athletic Association regional qualifying 5K (13:4935) in the 5K at the Mountain. SAC Relays. In his junior year, Estrada opened outdoor season with the third-fastest 1,500m time in NAU history at the Mountain.
SAC Relays when he crossed the finish line in 3:41.80.
At the 2011 National Collegiate Athletic Association Indoor Championships, finished fourth overall in a NAU indoor-record time of 13:29.01 for first All-America award on the track. Redshirt year, Estrada ran a personal-best time in the 10K (27:3290) at the Payton Jordan Invitational as an unattached athlete to punch his ticket to London. Competed in front of 80,000 fans at London"s Olympic Stadium on August 4 in the Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics, finishing 21st in a time of 28:36.19.
In his senior year, Estrada finished in third place in the 5000-meter race at the 2013 National Collegiate Athletic Association D1 Outdoor T&F Championships.
Estrada earned his eighth and ninth All-America honors at the National Collegiate Athletic Association Indoor Championships in record fashion with a runner-up finish in the 5,000m (13:3024), the second-fastest all time indoors at NAU, and a fourth-place mark in the 3,000 meters (7:4953), the third-fastest in NAU history. Estrada capped his year at the International Association of Athletics Federations 2013 World Championships in Athletics where he finished 25th in the 5000 meters semi-final while representing Mexico.
Post-collegiate
Diego Estrada is an Asics sponsored runner and coached by Joe Vigil, known for his spell with Adams State and coaching Pat Porter. = 2014-2015 Diego Estrada finished 1st at 2014 United States of America Road 5k Championships Watch the 2014 men"s 5k.
As of June 26, 2015
Diego finished 8th in the 10,000 metres in 28:36.06 at 2015 United States of America Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
Diego came back to place 15th in 14:07.51 in the 5000 metres at 2015 United States of America Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Diego Estrada finished on the podium in Providence, Rhode Island at United States of America Road 5 km championships on September 20 in 14:22. Diego"s half marathon is 2015 United States leader.
Diego is ranked second nationally in the 10,000m.
