2019 Women's Track & Field Roster

Mathew Maciel
Jesica Gonzalez
Jesica Gonzalez

Jennifer Zapata

Jennifer Zapata

  • Position:
    Distance
  • Height:
    5-2
  • Class:
    Redshirt Senior
  • Highschool:
    Los Fresnos High School
  • Hometown:
    Los Fresnos, TX

Summary

Biography

2019 Outdoor Track & Field (Redshirt Senior): Best 5,000-meter run of season was 18:39.59 at WAC Championships (5/10) … Best 1,500-meter run was 4:46.75 at Beach Invitational (4/19) … PRed in 3,000-meter steeplechase with time of 10:47.03 at Bryan Clay Invitational (4/17).

2018 Cross Country (Redshirt Senior): Competed in five meets ... Earned All-WAC Second Team honors by finishing 14th with a PR and fifth-fastest 6k in program history of 21:27.0 at the WAC Championships (10/27).
Date Event Race Time Race Rank Program Rank
Aug. 31 Aggie Opener 4.1k 14:48.9 4-of-55
Sept. 22 Texas A&M Invitational 6k 22:28.0 14-of-117
Oct. 13 Arturo Barrio Invitational 6k 21:48.7 38-of-215 12.
Oct. 27 WAC Championships 6k 21:27.0 14-of-70 5.
Nov. 9 NCAA South Central Regional 6k 22:04.4 41-of-154 17.

2018 Outdoor Track & Field (Senior): Redshirted the season.

2018 Indoor Track & Field (Senior): Competed in four meets … finished in 10th place in the 5,000-meter run at the Western Athletic Conference Championships after crossing the finish line with a time of 18:27.99 while posting a 17th place finish in the 3,000-meter run with a time of 10:36.58 … finished in 59th place in the 5,000-meter run at the Husky Classic with a time of 17:30.57 while also posting a time of 10:04.99 in the 3,000-meter run to finish in 86th place … posted a second place finish in the 3,000-meter run at the Texas Tech Open after posting a time of 10:18.80 while also helping her distance medley relay team to a fifth place finish with a time of 12:37.94 … won the 5,000-meter run at the Ted Nelson Invitational after crossing the finish line with a time of 18:16.76.

2017 Cross Country (Senior): Redshirted the season.

2017 Outdoor Track & Field (Junior): Competed in eight meets … earned Second Team All-WAC honors in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Western Athletic Conference Outdoor Championships after finishing in sixth place with a time of 11:29.46 while also finishing in ninth place in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 17:54.84 … finished in ninth place in the 1,500-meter run at the Bobcat Classic with a time of 4:48.71 … recorded a season best time of 4:43.44 in the 1,500-meter run at the Beach Invitational to finish in 54thplace … posted a season best time of 10:53.18 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Mt. SAC Relays to finish in 30thplace … helped her distance medley relay team to a 16thplace at the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays after they finished with a time of 12:20.50 … posted a second place finish in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Victor Lopez Classic after finishing with a time of 10:53.64 … won the 2,000-meter steeplechase at the Islander Open after crossing the finish line with a time of 7:18.94 … won the 1,500-meter run at the Valley Classic Collegiate Meet after finishing with a time of 4:50.14.

2017 Indoor Track & Field (Junior): Competed in four meets … was crowned Western Athletic Conference champion in the 3,000-meter run at the WAC Indoor Championships after finishing with a time of 7:18.94 … posted a sixth place finish in the 3,000-meter run at the Cowboys Classic II after finishing with a time of 10:05.50 … finished in sixth place in the 3,000-meter run at the Houston Invitational after posting a time of 10:16.17 … posted a seventh place finish in the mile run at the Aggie Team Invitational after crossing the finish line with a time of 5:23.55.

2016 Cross Country (Junior): Competed in six meets … posted a 37th place finish at the NCAA South Central Regional Championships after finishing the 6,000-meter race with a time of 21:47.2 … earned All-WAC Second Team honors after finishing in eighth place at the WAC Championships with a time of 18:30.70 in the 6,000-meter race … posted a second place finish at the UIW Invitational after finishing the 6,000-meter race with a time of 22:04.5 … finished in 31st at the Chile Pepper Festival after finishing the 5,000-meter race with a time of 17:59.96 … led the team with an eighth place finish at the Texas Invitational after finishing the 3,000-meter race with a time of 11:11.22 … finished in 13th place at the RGV Duals after finishing with a time of 12:56.

2016 Outdoor Track & Field (Sophomore): Competed in four meets … posted a sixth place finish in the 5,000-meter run at the Western Athletic Conference Outdoor Championships after finishing with a time of 17:50.28 while also finishing in seventh place in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 11:34.78 … finished in fourth place in the 5,000-meter run at the Bobcat Classic after finishing with a time of 18:12.69 … helped her distance medley relay team to a 10th place finish at the Texas Relays after they finished with a time of 12:40.62 … posted a 20th place finish in the 5,000-meter run at the Victor Lopez Classic after crossing the finish line with a time of 18:24.39.

2016 Indoor Track & Field (Sophomore): Competed in four meets … posted a 10th place finish in the mile run with a time of 5:23.32 at the Western Athletic Conference Indoor Championships after qualifying for the finals with a 10th place finish in the preliminaries with a time of 5:11.81 and also finished in 13th place in the 3,000-meter run with a time of 10:32.72 while also helping her distance medley relay team to a fifth place finish with a time of 12:32.68 … posted a third place finish in the 3,000-meter run at the Howie Ryan Invitational after finishing with a time of 10:28.94 while also helping her distance medley relay team to a second place finish with a time of 12:30.05 … finished in 14th place in the mile run at the Houston Invitational after finishing with a time of 5:11.02 while also helping her distance medley relay team to a seventh place finish with a time of 12:36.19 … opened the indoor season with a second place finish in the 1,200-meter run at the Battle of the Palms after finishing with a time of 3:48.90 and also added a third place finish in the mile run with a time of 5:21.00 while finishing in fourth in the 3,000-meter run with a time of 11:02.90.

2015 Cross Country (Sophomore): Competed in six meets … Set the program record in the 6K after finishing with a time of 21:15.2 at the NCAA South Central Regional Championships where she finished in 45th … finished 18th at the Western Athletic Conference Cross Country Championships after posting a time of 18:59.2 in the 5K race … posted a 55th place finish at the Crimson Classic after finishing with a time of 18:11.4 … recorded best finish of the season at the UIW Invitational after finishing in second place with a time of 22:07.8 in the 6K race … finished in 55th at the Texas A&M Invitational after posting a time of 22:08.3 in the 6K race … opened the season with a 17th place finish at the Rice Invitational where she posted a time of 17:18.6.
 
2015 Outdoor Track & Field (Freshman): Competed in seven meets … finished in fifth place in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Western Athletic Conference Outdoor Championships after finishing with a time of 11:48.98 while also finishing in seventh place in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 18:15.26 … finished in 20th place in the 1,500-meter run at the J. Fred Duckett Twilight after finishing with a time of 4:49.46 … finished in 23rd place in the 1,500-meter run at the Beach Invitational after finishing with a time of 4:51.72 … finished in 43rd in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Bryan Clay Invitational with a time of 11:42.09 … posted a second place finish at the Victor Lopez Classic in the 3,000-meter steeplechase after posting a time of 11:02.98, which is the fastest in program history … posted a fifth place finish in the 5,000-meter run at the Bobcat Invitational after posting a time of 17:45.14 … posted a second place finish at the Islander Open in the 1,500-meter run after finishing with a time of 4:49.68 while also finishing in fourth place in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:26.34.

2015 Indoor Track & Field (Freshman): Competed in four meets … posted a time of 5:43.65 in the preliminary round of the mile run at the Western Athletic Conference Indoor Championships as she finished in 15 place while also finishing in 20th place in the 3,000-meter run with a time of 11:21.60 and she also helped her distance medley relay team to a fourth place finish with a time of 13:08.42 … finished in 12th place in the mile run at the Houston Tune Up with a time of 5:19.02 … posted a pair of sixth place finishes at the Masked Rider Open in the 1,000-meter run with a time of 3:09.18 and in the mile run with a time of 5:15.04 … recorded a third place finish in the mile run at the Texas A&M 13-Team Invitational with a time of 5:19.05 while also finishing in 11th in the 3,000-meter run with a time of 10:37.92.

2014 Cross Country (Freshman): Competed in five races … finished in 86th at the South Central Regional Championships with a time of 22:39.3 in the 6K race … posted a 17th place finish at the WAC Championships with a time of 18:40 in the 5K race … recorded a time of 23:31.2 at the UIW Invitational to finish in 10th place in the 6K race … posted an eighth place finish at the Islanders Splash with a time of 18:40.7 in the 5K race … finished in 52nd place at the Texas A&M Invitational with a time of 15:44.3 in the 4K race. 

Los Fresnos High School: Finished 45 at the UIL 5A Cross Country Meet in 2013 ... career-best times are: 5:11.13 in the 1,600-meter run and 11:27.56 in the 3,200-meter run.

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  • 2015Freshman

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  • 2016Sophomore

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  • 2019Redshirt Senior

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