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Donovan Torres - Cross Country - University of New Mexico Lobos Athletics

Donovan Torres

Hometown

Lubbock, Texas

Previous School

Coronado HS

2014-15
2014 XC:
Raced twice … took 110th overall (eighth on the team) at the Notre Dame Invitational … No. 6 finisher for the Lobos at the NCAA Mountain Regional Championships, placing 63rd overall.
2015 Indoors & Outdoors: Did not compete.

2013-14
2013 Cross Country:
Competed at every single meet on the Lobos’ schedule … ran unattached at the Lobo Invitational to open the season, placing 54th … raced the JV race at the Notre Dame Invitational, placing ninth on the 5-mile course in 26:15 … at the Wisconsin Invitational, placed 162nd with a time of 24:40 over 8K … was 30th at the Mountain West Championships (25:18.06) … took 58th at the NCAA Mountain Region Championships (30:59.7) before placing 223rd at the NCAA Championships (32:34.6).
2014 Indoors: Competed at three meets, running a 4:22.76* time in the mile at the Don Kirby Elite Invitational and a time of 15:18.58* in the 5000 at the Mountain West Indoor Championships.
2014 Outdoors: Saw action at three meets … opened with a time of 30:21.92 in the 10000 meters at the Mt. SAC Relays, placing third in his section … placed seventh in the 5000 at the Brutus Hamilton Open with a time of 14:42.89.

2012-13
2012 XC:
Ran five times for the Lobos, including all three postseason meets … opened at the Notre Dame Invitational, placing 92nd with a 24:57 time over the 5-mile course … raced to a 24:51 time at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational, placing 214th … claimed 17th at the Mountain West Championships, finishing 17th with a 25:01.38 time … his time of 31:45.9 took 52nd at the NCAA Mountain Regional Championships … scored at the NCAA Championships with his 223rd-place time of 32:06.6.
2013 Indoors: Competed at the Don Kirby Elite Invitational, placing ninth in the 3000-meter run with a time of 8:54.74*.
2013 Outdoors: Raced at the Don Kirby Tailwind Invitational, finishing the 1500-meter run in 4:09.41* to place 18th.

2011-12
2011 XC:
Competed unattached at two meets, the Lobo Invitational (34th, 26:50.6) and the Kachina Classic (11th, 26:21).
2012 Indoors & Outdoors: Redshirted

HIGH SCHOOL
Lettered in both cross country and track and field for four years for coach Mike Meeks at Coronado High School … district champion four years in a row … named a state qualifier his last three years in high school … holds his school record in the 1600m (4:24), the 3200m (9:25), the 3 mile (14:43), the 5K (14:55) … Foot Locker Finalist in 2010 … named to the All-Academic Team all four years of high school.

PERSONAL
Son of Joe and Donna Torres … has two siblings, Ryan and Kennedi … his father Joe played basketball at Adams State College and his uncle Greg Zamora ran track and cross country at Lubbock Christian College … favorite athlete is Steve Prefontaine … hobbies include fishing, hunting and basketball … majoring in exercise science.

PERSONAL BESTS

Indoor
3,000 meters: 8:54.74*

Outdoor
1,500 meters: 4:09.41*
10,000 meters: 30:21.92

* indicates a performance that has been adjusted based on the NCAA altitude conversion protocol