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Tarleton State University Athletics

2018 Cross Country Roster

Esmeralda Fuentes

  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Buda, TX

Biography

Junior (2018)
Named to Lone Star All-Conference Performers List…Placed 42nd at the NCAA South Central Regional Championship with a time of 23:17.4…Finished in third place at the LSC Championship (23:05.3)…Competed in the East Texas Shootout, where she took second with a time of 22:36:4…Named Lone Star Conference Female Runner of the Week…Helped lead team to a second place finish at the LSC Championship.

Sophomore (2017-18):
Cross Country – Was named the LSC Cross Country Runner of the Year … Finished in 21st place at the NCAA South Central Regional Championship with a time of 22:03.7 … Took 2nd place at the LSC Championship (22:06.8) … Competed in four total meets including her top finish with 1st place at the Aggieland Open (18:30.9) … Was apart of the 1st place team at the LSC Championship … Advanced to the NCAA South Central Regional Championship … Was named LSC Co-female runner of the Week.

Freshman (2016):
Ran cross country and track and field for Tarleton … Competed in six meets for Tarleton in which she earned three top-10 finishes … Her best time in the 5k came at the Bob Gravett Invitational where she ran a 19:48.1. Also competed in six meets for the TexAnn track and field team … Her best time in the 1500-meter run came at the Lone Star Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships when she finished with a time of 4:49.74. 

Hays High School:
Lettered all four years in cross country and track for coach Traci Hightower and was named a captain … Won a district championship in cross country in 2015 … Was a district champion in the 1600m in track in 2015 and disctric champion in the 1600m and 3200m in 2016 … Named all-state in cross country in 2015 … Selected to run in the Texas Top 40 Mile for track in 2016.
 
Personal:
Is a 2016 graduate of Hays High School in Buda, Texas… Is the daughter of Myrna and Hector Fuentes … Has three siblings, Tony, Hector and Alex … Born on September 1, 1998.

Historical Player Information

  • 2016Freshman

  • 2017Sophomore

  • 2018Junior