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Jesus Mendoza - Cross Country - University of New Mexico Lobos Athletics

Jesus Mendoza

Hometown

Albuquerque, N.M.

Previous School

New Mexico Highlands

2016-17
2016 XC:
Competed at all five meets the Lobos competed at … Finished as the team’s top runner at the Lobo Invitational, running a ninth-place time of 15:53 … Ran as New Mexico’s No. 2 runner at three straight meets: the Notre Dame Invitational (105th overall, time of 24:57.2), the Wisconsin Invitational (10th in open race, 25:15.7) and the Mountain West Championships (28th overall, 25:00.10) … Placed 50th at the NCAA Mountain Regionals, finishing with a time of 32:15.80 to place fourth on the team.
2017 Indoor: Finished fifth in the mile at the New Mexico Team Invitational with a 4:20.79 time … ran a PR after finishing the 3K in 8:39.56 for an eight-place finish at the Don Kirby Invitational.

2015-16
2015 XC:
Saw action at three meets … ran a the Notre Dame Invitational, finishing in 26:00.1 and 150th … competed at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational, running 25:25.9 (213th) … finished 54th at the Mountain West Championships with a time of 29:23.78.
2016 Indoors
: Saw action at two meets … ran the 3000 at both the New Mexico Team Invitational (13th place, 8:43.74*) and the Don Kirby Elite Invitational (ninth, 8:39.43*).
2016 Outdoors: Did not compete.

2014-15
2014 XC:
Competed once, running unattached at the Lobo Invitational. 
2015 Indoors
: Did not compete.
2015 Outdoors: Saw action at three meets … opened with an eighth-place time of 3:57.78* in the 1500 at the Don Kirby Tailwind Invitational … ran 30:13.80 in the 10,000 at the Mt. SAC Relays … also ran the 5,000 and 10,000 at the Mountain West Outdoor Championships.

NEW MEXICO HIGHLANDS
Transfer from New Mexico Highlands University in Las Vegas, N.M., where there is no men’s track & field team … in cross country,  placed 98th at the NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships, 38th at the NCAA Division II South Central Region Championships and 35th at the RMAC Championships.

HIGH SCHOOL
2012 graduate of Rio Rancho High School in Albuquerque … placed 13th in the 1,600-meter run at the 2012 Richard Harper Invitational with a high-school best of 4:36.47 … fifth in the 3,200 at the 2012 Clovis Wildcat Relays with PR of 10:07.04 … claimed an eighth-place finish at the 2011 New Mexico Cross Country State Championships, covering the three-mile course in 16:42.60 … ran at the Nike Cross Nationals Southwest Regional his junior and senior years, placing 201st in 2010 and 170th in 2011.

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