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2018-19 Men's Track and Field Roster

Scott Slarks
Hank Griggs
Scott Slarks
Scott Slarks
Scott Slarks

Cruz Chavez

Cruz Chavez

  • Position:
    Distance
  • Ht./Wt.:
    6-2 / 155
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Kaufman, Texas
  • Highschool:
    Kaufman HS
  • Prev School:
    Kaufman HS
  • Major:
    Business Administration

Summary

Biography

2019 (Outdoor): Set a personal and season best in the 1500-meter run, finishing with a time of 4:14.04 at the Great American Conference Championships ... Ran a season best in the 5000-meter run, finishing with a time of 16:36.54 at the Wendy's/PSU Invitational ... Earned a fifth-place finish in the 800-meter run at the Wendy's/PSU Invitational with a time of 2:00.74 ...
 
2018-19 (Indoor): Set a personal and season best in the mile, finishing with a time of 4:42.34 at the 4th Annual Indoor Gorilla Classic … Set a personal and season best in the 3000-meter run, finishing with a time of 9:46.83 at the Pittsburg State Invitational ... Earned a 10th-place finish in the mile at the Great American Conference Championships with a time of 4:48.67 ...

2018 (XC): Competed in six events on the season … Had a best finish of sixth on the season among team runners … Averaged a 5.50 finish among team runners … Had an overall best finish of 33rd on the season … Averaged a finish among all competitors of 118.00 … Ran a season best 8K time of 27:11.8 and averaged a time of 27:42.1 in 8K events for the season … Heartland Conference Fall 2018 President's Honor Roll … Heartland Conference Spring 2019 President's Honor Roll …

2018 (Outdoor): Ran a season best in the 1500-meter run, finishing with a time of 4:16.57 at the Great American Conference Championships ... Ran a season best in the 5000-meter run, finishing with a time of 16:43.02 at the MSSU Bill Williams/Bob Laptad Invite ... Earned a 10th-place finish in the 800-meter run at the MSSU Bill Williams/Bob Laptad Invite with a time of 2:00.10 ...
 
2017-18 (Indoor): Ran a season best in the mile, finishing with a time of 4:43.35 at the Pittsburg State Invitational …
 
2017 (XC): Competed in three events in cross country in his junior season on College Hill...Ran a season-best time of 27:28.7 at the Heartland Conference Championships on Oct. 21, 2017 in Wichita, Kan...Placed 35th overall at the UCO Land Run with a time of 21:53.98 on Sept. 2, 2017...
 
2017 (Outdoor): Set a personal and season best in the 5000-meter run, finishing with a time of 16:21.96 at the MSSU Bill Williams/Bob Laptad Invite ... Set a personal and season best in the 800-meter run, finishing with a time of 1:58.49 at the MSSU Bill Williams/Bob Laptad Invite ... Ran a season best in the 1500-meter run, finishing with a time of 4:15.51 at the Wendy's/PSU Invitational ... Earned an eighth-place finish in the 800-meter run at the Oklahoma Baptist Early Outdoor Invite with a time of 2:10.04 ... Earned a ninth-place finish in the 800-meter run at the Great American Conference Championships with a time of 2:01.11 ... Member of relay team that earned a fifth-place finish in the 4x400-meter relay at the Wendy's/PSU Invitational with a time of 3:34.43 ...
 
2016-17 (Indoor): Ran a season best in the mile, finishing with a time of 4:46.10 at the 2nd Annual Indoor Gorilla Classic …
 
2016 (XC): Ran in all five regular season events for cross country during his sophomore season in the navy and red...Peaked at the end of the season with a personal-best time of 27:22.3 in the 8k at the Heartland Conference Championships on Oct. 22, 2016...Placed in the top 50 in the league championships, his third top 50 finish in the 2016 season.
 
2016 (Outdoor): Set a personal and season best in the 3000-meter steeplechase, finishing with a time of 10:48.35 at the SBU Bearcat Invite ... Ran a season best in the 1500-meter run, finishing with a time of 4:24.97 at the Great American Conference Championships ... Earned a 21-place finish in the 800-meter run at the Great American Conference Championships with a time of 2:04.98 ... Earned a seventh-place finish in the 3000-meter steeplechase at the Wendy's/PSU Invitational with a time of 10:55.16 ...
 
2015-16 (Indoor): Ran a season best in the mile, finishing with a time of 5:04.72 at the Pittsburg State Invitational …

2015 (XC): Raced in all five cross country meets in his first collegiate season ... Posted his top time of the year in an 8k at the OBU Invitational running 29:19.15 ... Named to the 2015-16 Heartland Conference Academic All-Conference President's Honor Roll in the fall semester and landed on the Commissioner's Honor Roll in the spring.
 
Prep: Came to RSU from Kaufman High School where he was a state qualifier under the guidance of head coach Denver Stone ... A member of the Lions' team that won a regional championship during his senior season ... In 2014, was part of the second-fastest 4x800 relay team in KHS history ... Personal-best times as a prep runner were 4:52 (mile), 10:39 (two mile), 17:00 (three mile), and 17:30 (5k).
 
Personal: Son of Pete Chavez and Christy Corrillo ... Chose RSU because "it gave me a great opportunity for a new chapter in life" ... Joined his older sister, Mia, a member of the RSU women's cross country and track and field teams, on the Hill.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Freshman

    Distance
    6'2" 155 lbs
  • 2016-17Sophomore

    Distance
    6'2" 155 lbs
  • 2017-18Junior

    Distance
    6'2" 155 lbs
  • 2018-19Senior

    Distance
    6'2" 155 lbs