2012 OUTDOOR TRACK (FRESHMAN): Clocked the fourth fastest time in school history in the 10k at the Southland Conference Championships (5/11) with a new personal-best time of 31:58.03 … clocked a time of 32:01.49 in the 10k at the Victor Lopez Rice Classic (3/23) … finished the 3k with a time of 8:44.42 at Texas Invitational (4/12).

2012 INDOOR TRACK (FRESHMAN): Competed in the 3k at the Jeff Davis Bank McNeese Indoor Meet (2/3) and finished ninth with a time of 8:54.70.

2011 CROSS COUNTRY (FRESHMAN): Teamed up at UTPA Bronc Relays (9/2) with Patrick Kimeli to win the meet with a time of 37:36 … finished 14^th at the Rice Invite (9/16) with a time of 17:22 in the men’s 5k … finished second place at the Islander Splash (9/23) in the 8k with a time of 26:19 … posted a personal-best in the 8k run with a time of 26:06.9 at the Grass Routes Grand Prix (9/30) … finished 30^th at the Southland Conference Championships (10/31) with a time of 26:22.5 in the men’s 8k.

HIGH SCHOOL: Ran for head coach Gilbert Carreon at Juarez-Lincoln High School in La Joya, Texas … during his senior season in cross country he was regional runner-up, state runner-up and finished in third place at regionals for track … state runner-up in track for the two-mile … named First Team All-District and All-State … earned MVP honors … holds the school record in the two mile with a time of 9:16, the one mile with a time of 4:21 and the 5k with a time of 14:58.

PERSONAL: Born Angel Banda on Jan. 25, 1993, in La Joya, Texas … parents are Victor and Maria Banda … has six siblings ... major is kinesiology