2016 Men's Cross Country Roster
Biography
2016 Finished 13th in the Nevada Twilight Classic on September 4 ... Ran a season best 8k at the Capital Cross Challenge with a time of 25:21 ... Finished the season at the Big West Conference Championship ...
2015 ...
2014 Established a 5k time of 16:20 at the Nevada Twilight Classic on August 29 ... Bettered his 8k time to 24:44.4 at the Big West Championship on November 1 ... Improved his 6k time to 18:02.1 at the Highlander Invitational on October 18 ... Ran 31:22.0 as his best 10k time at the NCAA West Regional on November 14 ...
2013 Ran in five races for the Highlanders, finishing second on the team two times ...
High School Letter winner in cross country and track for Coaches Jason Guven and Ray Medina ... Named cross country team MVP four consecutive years and track & field team MVP three times ... Earned All-Northern California Honorable Mention in 2010 ... Named San Jose Mercury News Athlete of the Year as a senior ... Earned East Side Union High School District Board of Trustee's and Superintendents Recognition in 2013 ... Was the cross country central coast section champion in 2010 and track & field central coast section champion in the 1600m in 2013 ... Finished in sixth place in the 800m and second place in the 1600m at the CIF state championship in 2013 ...
Personal Miguel Angel Vasquez Jr. is the son of Miguel Vasquez Sr. and Clara Vasquez ... Has yet to declare a major ... Considers Jim Ryun and Mo Farah to be his favorite athletes ... Enjoys socializing with friends and eating immense quantities of pizza ... Hobbies include playing soccer and laser tag ... Watches "How I Met Your Mother," "NCIS" and "Man vs Wild" on television ... His most memorable sporting achievement is his silver medal, second-place finish in the 1600m at the Calfornia state meet with a time of 4:08 ... Is the first in his family to attend college ... Cites his parents and high school coaches as his biggest athletics influences ...
Career Collegiate Performances
| Meet |
Date |
Overall |
Scoring |
Team |
Time |
Dist |
| 2016 |
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| Nevada Twilight Classic |
Sept. 2, 2016 |
13 |
|
3 |
17:02 |
5k |
| Capital Cross Challenge |
Oct. 1, 2016 |
78 |
44 |
4 |
25:21 |
5k |
| Big West Championship |
Oct. 29, 2016 |
44 |
42 |
4 |
26:56 |
8k |
| 2014 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Nevada Twilight Classic |
Aug. 29, 2014 |
8 |
8 |
4 |
16:20 |
5k |
| UC Riverside Invitational |
Sept. 13, 2014 |
117 |
- |
9 |
26:24.4 |
8k |
| Stanford Invitational |
Sept. 27, 2014 |
72 |
43 |
2 |
24:57 |
8k |
| Highlander Invitational |
Oct. 18, 2014 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
18:02.1 |
6k |
| Big West Championship |
Nov. 1, 2014 |
15 |
15 |
2 |
24:44.4 |
8k |
| NCAA West Regional |
Nov. 14, 2014 |
99 |
98 |
3 |
31:22.0 |
10k |
| 2013 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| UC Riverside Invitational |
Sept. 14, 2013 |
46 |
42 |
4 |
25:44.7 |
8k |
| Sac State Inter-Regional Jamboree |
Oct. 4, 2013 |
86 |
70 |
5 |
25:42 |
8k |
| Highlander Invitational |
Oct. 19, 2013 |
21 |
15 |
2 |
18:31.2 |
6k |
| Big West Championship |
Nov. 2, 2013 |
41 |
36 |
2 |
27:42.1 |
8k |
| NCAA West Regional |
Nov. 15, 2013 |
146 |
142 |
4 |
32:56 |
10k |
Historical Player Information
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2013Freshman
5'7"
127 lbs
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2014Sophomore
5'7"
127 lbs
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