Tarleton State University Athletics

TRRFS

Tarleton State Career Rankings
- Ranks ninth in the 3000 Steeplechase (9:59.13)

Junior (2024-25)
Cross Country - Competed in three meets ... Named Academic All-WAC ... Broke personal record in the 8k at the Arturo Barrios Invitational clocking in at 26:24.5 ... Best finish came at TCU John McKenzie Invite where he placed 42nd in the 5K.
Track and Field - Ran five meets in the outdoor slate competing in the 1500 and 3000 Steeplechase ... Named Academic All-WAC for the outdoor season ... Ran the 9th fastest time in program history in the 3000 steeplechase finishing second at the SMU Invitational in 9:59.13 ... Set a new personal best in the 1500 at the Joe Gilliespie Invitational finishing in third in 3:59.25.

Sophomore (2023-24)
Cross Country - Competed in two meets ... Named Academic All-WAC after fall semester ... Season best time came at the Texas A&M Invitational running 27:52.9 in the 8K race (Sept. 15). 
Track and Field - Participated in five meets competing in the 800, 1500 or 3K ... Named Academic All-WAC following spring semester ... Made collegiate debut in the 3K at the UTA Invitational finishing in 14th in 9:14.75 ... Best finish of the season came at the Joe Gillespie Invitational finishing in sixth in the 1500 in 4:13.08.

Freshman (2022-23)
Cross Country - Raced in two meets ... Finished a season-best 32nd at the Gerald Richey UTA invitational & UIL Regional Preview (Sept. 10) in his first collegiate race ... Finished 80th at the Texas A&M Invitational in his first collegiate 8K.
Track and Field - Raced in six meets competing in the 800, 1500 or mile ... Named Academic All-WAC after first full year ... Turned in season and career best time of 1:57.12 to finish seventh in the 800 at the Oliver Jackson Twilight (Apr. 27) ... Finished eighth in the 1500 at the UTA Invitational with a time of 4:06.01 to set a season and career best.

Vista Ridge High School
Lettered three years in cross country and track and field coached by Matt Buchhorn … Finished 19^th in the state in the Texas UIL 6A state meet in the 1600m run with a time of 4:20 … Vista Ridge Ranger of the Year for the cross country team in 2022.

Personal 
2022 graduate of Vista Ridge HS in Cedar Park, Texas ... Son of Art and Sonia Alfaro … Has one brother, Nick … Majoring in management… Born on April 7.