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2017 Cross Country Roster

Liz Romo

  • Height 5-3
  • Class Senior
  • High School Del Rio HS
  • Hometown Del Rio, Texas

Biography

TOP PERFORMANCES (XC)
5K: 19:18.4
6K: 22:20.28

TOP PERFORMANCES (OUTDOOR)
800m: 2:33.01
1500m: 4:55.73
3000m: 10:37.84
5000m: 17:59.46
10,000m: 38:26.44

TOP PERFORMANCES (INDOOR)
Mile: 5:23.13
3000m: 10:21.84
5000m: 18:10.41

JUNIOR (OUTDOOR 2017): Three top-three finishes on the season, took 10th or better in all but one event on the year... finished third in the 1500m at both the Islander Open Collegiate Meet (3/11) and the Valley Classic (3/3) running respective times of 5:01.08 and 4:56.03... took 10th in the Southland Conference Championship 10,000m (5/14)... raced to sixth in her first 800m (2:33.01) during the Valley Classic.

JUNIOR (INDOOR 2016-17): Won the Aggie Team Invitational 5000m (1/13) with a time of 18:10.86... 10:26.58 in the 3000m was good for fourth in the Dunamis Sports Group College Classic (2/9)... three top-10 finishes on the season.

JUNIOR (XC 2016): Third place finish in the Islander Splash (9/16) with a time of 19:44.6... 22:22.4 was good for fifth overall in the UIW Invitational Dual Meet (10/8)... fastest 6K took place at the Southland Conference Championship (22:20.8).

SOPHOMORE (OUTDOOR 2016): 18:04.55 pace in the J Fred Duckett-Rice Twilight (4/16) claimed first place... took second at the Islander Collegiate Open (3/12) with an 18:43.27 in the 5000m... grabbed third in the UTSA Roadrunner Invitational 3000m (10:44.03).

SOPHOMORE (INDOOR 2015-16): Finished 15th in the 3000m (10:21.84) and 16th in the 5000m (18:38.85) at the Southland Conference Championship.

SOPHOMORE (XC 2015): Placed second among dual runners at the Islanders Splash (9/25), posting a time of 19:15.9 in the 3.1 Mile... ran fastest 6K of the season (22:36.7) at the UIW Invitational (10/10) for a seventh place finish.

FRESHMAN (OUTDOOR 2015): Won the 4000m (14:38.80) at the Islander Open Spring Break Meet (3/13)... took third at the Victor Lopez Classic (4/4) with a 38:29.00 in the 10,000m... ran a career-best 1500m (4:55.73) at the Islander Open Spring Break Meet... grabbed five top-five finishes over the course of the outdoor season.

FRESHMAN (INDOOR 2014-15): Part of a DMR squad that took fourth in the Howie Ryan Invitational and Multi's (12:33.20)... top individual finish of seventh at the Houston Indoor Open (1/9) Mile (5:23.13) 

FRESHMAN (XC 2014): Ran fastest 5K of the season at the Islander Splash (9/26) with a time of 19:18.4... top performance came at the Southland Conference Championship, as she completed the 6K in 23:14.4.

PRIOR TO TEXAS A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI (DEL RIO HS): Played soccer and ran cross country at Del Rio High School for coach Ric Smith... placed 21st at the 5A State meet, 10th at the regional meet and second in district... was named First Team All-District and Runner of the Year in 2013... owns the school record in the 1600 meter event at 5:22.

PERSONAL: Born Mar. 27, 1996 in Bradenton, Fla... daughter of Elizabeth and Miguel Romo... has one sibling... majoring in criminal justice.

Historical Player Information

  • 2014Freshman

    Distance
  • 2015Sophomore

    Distance
  • 2016Junior

  • 2017Senior

    5'3"