2017-18
2017 XC: Saw action at two meets … made his season debut at the Mountain West Championships, scoring at UNM’s No. 4 with a 25th-place time of 24:45.75 over the 8K course … placed 87th overall (sixth on the team) at the NCAA Mountain Regionals, running 32:44.7.
2018 Indoors: Ran in four meets during the season… placed fourth in the 3000 at the New Mexico Classic (8.22.15*)… competed in the Mountain West Champions in the 5000 where he finished in tenth place (14:40.20*).
2018 Outdoors: Competed in four meets… placed third in the 3000 at the Don Kirby Tailwind Open with a time of 8:40.63*… ran in the 10,000 at the Mountain West Championships and finished 11th (31:44.76).
2016-17
2016 XC: Competed at four meets, scoring twice … opened with a 13th-place run of 16:12 at the Lobo Invitational, placing second on the team … scored at the Notre Dame Invitational, running 25:33.8 for 153rd overall and fifth on the team … placed 36th (25:51.7) in the open race at the Wisconsin Invitational … finished 50th at the Mountain West Championships
2017 Indoor: Saw action at three meets … opened his season at the New Mexico Classic, placing seventh in the 3,000-meter run with a time of 8:38.78* … almost scored in the 5,000 at the Mountain West Championships, placing ninth with a time of 14:56.82*
2017 Outdoor: Competed at one meet, placing fourth in the 3,000-meter run at the Don Kirby Tailwind Open (8:41.91*)
2015-16
2015 XC: Redshirt season
2016 Indoor & Outdoor: Did not compete
HIGH SCHOOL
Lettered in cross country and track & field at Belen High School for his father, Joseph Garcia … was All-State in cross country in 2013 … three-time all-state in the 3200-meter run (2013-15) and two-time all-state in the 1600 (2014-15) … all-state in the 1600 sprint medley (2014) and the 800 (2015) … Junior Olympic Cross-Country All-American in 2013 … had high school PRs of 9:45.36 in the 3200 and 4:27.65 in the 1600 … valedictorian, part of National Honors Society and three-time academic letterman.
PERSONAL
Parents are Joseph and Georgia Garcia … has two brothers, Joseph and Joshua, who ran cross country at UNM and New Mexico Highlands, respectively … favorite athlete is Chipper Jones.
* indicates a performance that has been adjusted based on the NCAA altitude conversion protocol