Career Accolades
Ranks on Tarleton’s all-time top-10 record book in six events … Is second in school history in the indoor 3,000m (8:39.20) and outdoor 5,000m (14:36.20), third in the mile (4:17.36) and the 10,000m (32:07.45), sixth in the 1,5000m (3:54.60) and seventh in the indoor 5,000m (15:38.88) … Four-time recipient of Academic All-WAC recognition.
Junior (2022)
Outdoor: Raced at six meets … Boasted Tarleton’s top time in the 1,500m (3:54.60), 3,000m (8:34.76) and 5,000m (14:36.20) … Finished 16th in the 5,000m at the WAC Outdoor Championships … Tallied five combined top-10 finishes during the regular season … Notched his first collegiate victory when he won the 3,000m in 8:34.76 at the Baylor Invitational … Finished fourth and came within two seconds of breaking Tarleton’s outdoor 5,000m school record in 14:36.20 at the North Texas Classic … Notched a 1,500m personal record (3:54.60) and placed fifth at the SFA Invite … Opened the outdoor season with a lifetime 800m personal record of 1:58.73 at the ACU Wes Kittley Invitational … Closed the regular season with a third-place finish in the 1,500m at the UTA Invitational.
Indoor: Competed at three meets … Was Tarleton’s No. 1 performer in the mile and 3,000m … Placed 14th in the 3,000m and 16th in the mile at the WAC Indoor Championships … Also helped Tarleton’s distance medley relay finish sixth with a time of 10:37.70 … Began the 2022 campaign by finishing third in the mile at the Corky Classic … Took seventh place in the 3,000m and led Tarleton’s distance medley relay team to an eighth-place finish at the Texas Tech Open and Multi.
Sophomore (2021)
Finished 10th and set a personal record in the 10k (32:07.45) at the WAC Outdoor Championships … Came within 16 seconds of breaking Tarleton’s outdoor record in the event … Notched a season personal record and finished fourth in the 1,500m at the North Texas Classic with a time of 3:56.11 … Crossed the finish line seventh in the 5k in 15:00.43 at the UTA Invitational to set a season personal record … Tallied fifth place finishes in the 1,500m at the UTA Invitational and Joe Gillespie Invitational.
Freshman (2020)
Helped the Texans’ distance medley relay team take second (10:16.97) at the Lone Star Conference Championships … Also placed fourth in the 3,000m and sixth in the 1,600m … Finished third in the 1,600m (4:17.36) at the Pittsburg State Invitational … Was Tarleton’s top athlete in the 1,600m and 3,000m (8:39.32) … Ran the 5,000m and came in third (15:38.88) at the Corky Classic.
Industrial High School
Earned four varsity letters apiece in cross country and track and field … Won three individual UIL Track and Field State Championships … Set personal records in the 800m (1:58), 1,600 (4:20) and 3,200m (9:34) … Named Team MVP and recognized as a distinguished scholar.
Personal
2019 graduate of Industrial HS in Vanderbilt, TX … Son of Leonardo and Agustina Baez ... Had two brothers, Leonardo Jr and Alan, and four sisters: Maricela, Crisna, Belem, and Cielo ... Majoring in mechanical engineering ... Born on Dec. 15.
