Accolades
2021 WAC Outdoor 10,000-Meter Run First Team
2021 WAC Outdoor 5,000-Meter Run First Team
2020 WAC Indoor 3,000-Meter Champion
2020 WAC Indoor 5,000-Meter Champion
2020 WAC Indoor 3,000-Meter Run First Team
2020 WAC Indoor 5,000-Meter Run First Team
2019 Cross Country All-South Central Region
2019 All-WAC Cross Country First Team
2018-19 UTRGV Male Student-Athlete of the Year
2019 WAC Indoor 5,000-Meter Run Champion
2019 WAC Indoor 3,000-Meter Run First Team
2019 WAC Indoor 5,000-Meter Run First Team
2018 Cross Country All-South Central Region
2018 WAC Cross Country Freshman of the Year
2018 All-WAC Cross Country First Team
2017-18 UTRGV Male Rookie of the Year
2018 WAC Outdoor Track & Field Freshman of the Year
2018 WAC Outdoor 5,000-Meter Run Champion
2018 WAC Outdoor 10,000-Meter Run First Team
2018 WAC Outdoor 5,000-Meter Run First Team
2018 WAC Indoor Track & Field Freshman of the Year
2018 WAC Indoor 3,000-Meter Champion
2018 WAC Indoor 5,000-Meter Champion
2018 WAC Indoor 3,000-Meter Run First Team
2018 WAC Indoor 5,000-Meter Run First Team
2021 Cross Country (Junior): Competed in five meets … Earned a first-place finish at the UIW Cross Country Twilight, running 6,000-meters in 18:23.5 … Placed third at the UIW Cross Country Invitational with a 24:32.8 five-mile run … Recorded a team-best 14
th place finish at the WAC Cross Country Championships with a time of 24:25.4 … Finished 17
that the NCAA Division I South Central Region Cross Country Championships, running 10,000-meters in 31:21.3
2021 Outdoor Track & Field (Redshirt Sophomore): Earned bronze medals and All-WAC First Team honors in the 5,000 and 10,000-meter runs with a PR time of 14:29.96 and a season-best time of 30:47.51, respectively, at the WAC Championships (5/13-14) … Finished third in three other 5,000-meters races with times of 14:32.71 at the J Fred Duckett Twilight (4/24), 14:47.44 at the UIW Invitational (4/9) and 14:47.79 at the Victor Lopez Classic (3/27).
2021 Indoor Track & Field (Senior): Team did not compete due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2020-21 Cross Country (Junior): Ran the 8K in a time of 25:35.10 to finish 20
th at WAC Championships (2/27) … Placed eighth in the 8K with a time of 25:05 at UIW Invitational (1/29).
2020 Outdoor Track & Field (Redshirt Sophomore): Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2020 Indoor Track & Field (Junior): Won third 5,000-meter run WAC Championship with time fo 14:37.96, the fourth-best in program history, and second 3,000-meter run WAC Championship with time of 8:25.95, the sixth-best in program history (2/28-29) … Ran what was then the fifth-best 5,000-meter run in program history with time of 14:52.15 at Valentine Invitational (2/15) … Ran fifth-best 3,000-meter run in program history with time of 8:26.64 at Houston G5-Super 22 Invitational (2/1) … PRed in mile run with time of 4:19.51 at Aggie Invitational (1/25) … Won 3,000-meter run with time of 8:33.02, then the seventh-fastest in program history, at the Ted Nelson Invitational (1/17).
| Date |
Meet |
Event |
Time |
Rank |
Program Rank |
| Jan. 17 |
Ted Nelson Invitational |
3,000-Meter Run |
8:33.02 |
1-of-27 |
9 |
| Jan. 25 |
Aggie Invitational |
Mile Run |
4:19.51 |
8-of-19 |
|
| Jan. 25 |
Aggie Invitational |
3,000-Meter Run |
8:36.66 |
4-of-14 |
|
| Feb. 1 |
Houston Invitational |
3,000-Meter Run |
8:26.64 |
3-of-37 |
6 |
| Feb. 15 |
David Hemery Valentine Invitational |
5,000-Meter Run |
15:52.15 |
66-of-108 |
|
| Feb. 28 |
WAC Championships |
5,000-Meter Run |
14:37.96 |
1-of-10 |
4 |
| Feb. 28 |
WAC Championships |
3,000-Meter Run |
8:25.95 |
1-of-19 |
5 |
2019 Cross Country (Sophomore): Became program's first runner to qualify for NCAA Championships in back-to-back seasons since 2002-03 (11/23) … Earned All-South Central Region honors by finishing sixth at NCAA Regional with personal record 10k time of 30:12.2, the sixth-fastest in program history (11/15) … Earned All-WAC First Team honors by finishing runner-up at the WAC Championships with an 8K time of 24:58.7 (11/2) … Broke program record in 8K with time of 24:41.2 at Arturo Barrios Invitational (10/19) … Earned WAC Athlete of the Week honors after finishing 11
th at 31
st Annual Chile Pepper Festival with 8K time of 24:09.3, the fifth-fastest in program history (10/5) … Won Texas A&M Invitational with 8K time of 24:36.9, the 11
th-fastest in program history (9/13) … Earned WAC Athlete of the Week honors by winning the UIW opener with 6K time of 18:17.9, the fourth-fastest in program history (8/30).
| Date |
Event |
Race |
Time |
Race Rank |
Program Rank |
| Aug. 30 |
UIW Opener |
6K |
18:17.9 |
1-of-68 |
4. |
| Sep. 13 |
Texas A&M Invitational |
8K |
24:36.9 |
1-of-52 |
11. |
| Oct. 5 |
31st Annual Chile Pepper Festival |
8K |
24:09.3 |
11-of-304 |
5. |
| Oct. 19 |
Arturo Barrios Invitational |
8K |
24:41.2 |
4-of-226 |
1. |
| Nov. 2 |
WAC Championships |
8K |
24:58.7 |
2-of-62 |
|
| Nov. 15 |
NCAA South Central Regional |
10K |
30:12.2 |
6-of-156 |
6. |
| Nov. 23 |
NCAA Championship |
10K |
32:14.8 |
134-of-249 |
|
2019 Outdoor Track & Field (Sophomore): Redshirted the season.
2019 Indoor Track & Field (Sophomore): Won WAC Championship in 5,000-meter run for second year in a row while earning silver in 3,000-meter run (2/22-23).
| Date |
Meet |
Event |
Time |
Race Rank |
Program Rank |
| Jan. 11 |
Ted Nelson Invitational |
3,000m |
8:24.29 |
2-of-27 |
4. |
| Jan. 25 |
Houston Invitational |
DMR |
10:09.8 |
3-of-6 |
2. |
| Feb. 8 |
Husky Classic |
5,000m |
14:25.11 |
49-of-70 |
2. |
| Feb. 22 |
WAC Championships |
5,000m |
14:40.15 |
1-of-10 |
4. |
| Feb. 23 |
WAC Championships |
3,000m |
8:28.27 |
2-of-26 |
5. |
2018 Cross Country (Freshman): Ranked No. 9 freshman in the NCAA ... Became program's first NCAA Championship's qualifier since 2005 by finishing second at NCAA South Central Regional and earning All-Region honors (11/9) ... Earned WAC Freshman of the Year and All-WAC First Team honors by finishing third at the WAC Championships (10/27) ... Earned two WAC Athlete of the Week awards ... Won first-career race (8/31).
| Date |
Event |
Race |
Time |
Race Rank |
Program Rank |
| Aug. 31 |
Aggie Opener |
6k |
18:34.9 |
1-of-54 |
5. |
| Sept. 22 |
Texas A&M Invitational |
8k |
23:51.8 |
2-of-118 |
2. |
| Oct. 13 |
Arturo Barrio Invitational |
8k |
24:26.2 |
5-of-224 |
6. |
| Oct. 27 |
WAC Championships |
8k |
24:21.4 |
3-of-62 |
5. |
| Nov. 9 |
NCAA South Central Regional |
10k |
31:40.4 |
2-of-167 |
|
| Nov. 17 |
NCAA Championships |
10k |
31:24.7 |
184-of-252 |
|
2018 Outdoor Track & Field (Freshman): Competed in six meets … posted four top-two finishes … finished in 31
st place in the 10,000-meter run at the NCAA West Preliminary Round after finishing with a time of 30:02.54 … was named Western Athletic Conference Outdoor Freshman of the Year after winning the 5,000-meter run at the WAC Outdoor Championships with a time of 14:54.45 while also finishing in second in the 10,000-meter run with a time of 31:46.10 … won the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Tom Tellez Invitational after finishing with a time of 9:27.03 … finished in second place in the 1,500-meter run after finishing with a time of 4:00.13 … finished in 20
th place in the 10,000-meter run at the Raleigh Relays after finishing with a season best time of 29:36.39.
2018 Indoor Track & Field (Freshman): Competed in three meets … was named WAC Indoor Freshman of the Year after winning the 3,000-meter run at the Western Athletic Conference Indoor Championships with a time of 8:28.40 and also winning the 5,000-meter run with a time of 14:35.03 … finished in 31
st place in the 5,000-meter run at the Husky Classic after finishing with a season best time of 14:10.32 while also posting a season best time of 8:24.17 in the 3,000-meter run to finish in 76
th … won the 3,000-meter run at the Texas Tech Open after crossing the finish line with a time of 8:24.87.
