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2018 Cross Country Roster

Sharon Ellman
Sharon Ellman
Sharon Ellman

Michael Guerrero

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Mission, Texas
  • High School La Joya

Biography

PERFORMANCE LIST

2017-18: Won the 2018 Sun Belt Conference indoor title in the 5000 meters with a time of 14:41.01 ... Placed fourth in the 3000m at the league meet (8:23.17) ... His 5000m clocking of 14:26.44 at the Husky Classic ranks second in school history ... Sat out the cross country and outdoor seasons as a redshirt.

2016-17: Led the Mavericks to the "triple crown" Sun Belt title ... Won both the 5000m (14:41.56) and the 10,000m (30:14.62) at the SBC Outdoor Championships at Maverick Stadium ... Grabbed the third fastest outdoor 5000m time in school history (14:21.86) at the Mt. SAC Relays ... Netted the No. 2 UTA time in the 10,000m with a 29:45.02 at the San Francisco State Distance Carnival ... Was the runner up in both the 3000m (8:20.43) and 5000m (14:30.86) at the 2017 SBC Indoor Championships ... Reached the NCAA Cross Country Championships, as he and teammate Craig Lautenslager became the first UTA runners to qualify for the meet since 1998 ... Placed ninth in the 10k at the NCAA South Central Regional with a 30:32.5 ... Named All-South Central Region ... Placed fourth in the 8k at the Sun Belt Conference Cross Country Championshops (24:37.6) to earn first-team All-SBC accolades.

2015-16: Was the team's top finisher at four cross country meets on the year ... Was injured and unable to compete at the Sun Belt Conference Cross Country Championships ... Had top-10 placements at the Bear Twilight Invitational, Gerald Richey Invitational and Longhorn Invitational ... Placed third in two events at the 2016 SBC Indoor Championships ... Ran an 8:25.30 in the 3000m and a 14:44.42 in the 5000m at the league meet ... Was the runner-up in the 5000 meters and took fourth in the 10000 meters at the Sun Belt Outdoor Championships ... Had a clocking of 14:41.34 in the 5000m and ran a 30:53.60 in the 10000m ... Set a school record in the 10000m at the Mt. SAC Relays, crossing the tape in a time of 29:52.45.

2014-15: Earned second-team All-Sun Belt Conference accolades in cross country ... Placed eighth at the league meet with an 8k time of 24:59.7 ... Came in 34th at the NCAA South Central Regional, finishing the 10k with a clocking of 30:43.6 ... Had top-10 finishes at both the Bear Twilight Invitational (10th) and UTA Season Opener (7th) ... Scored points in a pair of events, the 3000m and 5000m, at the Sun Belt Conference Indoor Championships ... Placed seventh in both the 3k (8:32.29) and the 5k (14:44.00) at the league meet ... Won the 5000 meters at the Texas A&M Invitational (14:56.67) ... Placed in the top five in two individual events at the Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Championships ... Took fourth in the 5k (14:43.31) and fifth in the 10k (31.08.65) at the league meet to give the Mavericks nine team points ... Ran a season-best 5000m time (14:36.59) at the Texas Relays ... Placed 13th at the Mt. SAC Relays in the 10,000m  (30:24.31).

BEFORE UTA: Qualified for the state cross country meet in 2012 and 2013 ... Was a four-time regional qualifier in cross country ... Won the district cross country title as a senior after finishing as runner up his sophomore and junior years ... Was the cross country regional runner up in 2013 and finished sixth at the state meet ... Placed 11th at the NIKE South Regional and took 25th in the Footlocker Regional ... Was an area qualifier in the 1600m and 3200m as a junior and senior ... Qualified for regionals in the 1600m and 3200m as a senior and in the 3200m as a sophomore ... Was the district champion and area champion in the 3200m in 2014 ... Was a district runner up in the 3200m as a junior and in the 1600m as a senior ... Had a personal-best cross country 5k time of 15:16 ... Posted a 1600m time of 4:20, a 3200m clocking of 9:22 and a 5000m time of 15:01.

PERSONAL: Is the son of Lisa and Tino Guerrero ... Is a kinesiology major ... Graduated in the top 10 percent in his graduating class.