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2022 Men's Cross Country Roster

Eric Mason
Edward Jacobs Jr

Oticio Herrera

  • Position Distance
  • Ht./Wt. - /
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Murrieta, Calif.
  • High School Vista Murrieta
  • Prev School Johnson & Wales (Colo.)

Biography

  • 2022 Athletic Director's Honor Roll, spring semester
  • 2021 Academic All-RMAC honor roll (cross country)
  • 2021-22 Student-Athlete Advisory Committee representative
  • 2020 Athletic Director's Honor Roll, fall semester
College Bests
INDOOR OUTDOOR    XC
800 2:05.21
Mile 4:40.02 1500 4.11.47
3000 9:50.35
5000 16:08.55 5000 16:01.76
8K 25:53.5
10K 32:59.7

2022-23 Indoor Track & Field: Competed in one event, the season-opening UCCS Pre-Holiday Invitational, finishing seventh in the mile in 4 minutes, 43.26 seconds.

2022 Cross Country: Finished 90th at the Division II South Central Regionals on Nov. 19 after running 10 kilometers in 34 minutes, 14.8 seconds. ... At the RMAC Championships on Nov. 5, placed 57th with a time of 26:56.6 over 8K. ... Finished 58th at the UCCS Open on Oct. 21, running 8K in 28:04.6. ... Placed 28th at the Roadrunners Invitational on Sept. 17, running the 7.8-kilometer course in 24:59.7.

2022 Outdoor Track & Field: Ran a personal-best 1500 meters of 4 minutes, 11.47 seconds to place 11th at the Air Force Twilight Open on May 6. ... Finished ninth in the 5000 in 16:19.25, and ran a personal-best 1500 of 4:21.30 for 38th place, at the CU Invitational on April 8 and 9. ... Knocked 59 seconds off his personal best in the 5000 at the Maverick Invitational on April 2, finishing 15th in 16:01.76. ... Opened the season March 19 at the CSU-Pueblo Early Bird and ran a personal-best 2:05.21 in the 800, good for 32nd place.

2021-22 Indoor Track & Field: Ran a personal best in the 5000 at the Mines Twilight on Feb. 19, finishing ninth in 16:08.55. ... Shaved 20 seconds of his previous best in the mile at the Mines Winter Classic on Feb. 5, placing ninth in 4:40.02. ... Made his season debut at the Mountain Lion Open on Jan. 28 and finished fifth in the 5000 in 16:12.36.

2021 Cross Country: At the South Central Regional on Nov. 6, ran 10 kilometers in 32 minutes, 59.7 seconds to finish 95th. ... Finished 90th at the RMAC Championships on Oct. 23 after running 8K in 28:30.2. ... Made it four straight races with a personal best, running 8K in 25:53.5 to finish 105th at the Alabama-Huntsville Invitational on Oct. 9. ... Registered a personal best over 8K for the third straight ace while finishing 41st at the Roadrunners Invitational in 26:47.4. ... Finished 13th and improved upon his personal best at the Ted Castaneda Classic on Sept. 11 with an 8K time of 27:00.4. ... Opened the season with a personal-best 8K time of 27:46.4 to finish 39 at the UCCS Rust Buster on Sept. 4.

2021 Outdoor Track & Field: Placed ninth in the 1500 at the Kit Mayer Classic on April 18, running 4:28.05. ... Finished 20th in the 5000 at the Maverick Multi & Open on April 10 with a time of 17:16.58. ... Turned in a personal-best 5000 of 17:00.44 to place 44th at the Spank Blasing Invitational on March 27. ... Ran a personal-best 1500 of 4:26.62 to place 43rd at the CSU-Pueblo Early Bird on March 20.

2020-21 Indoor Track & Field: Placed fourth in the 3000 with a personal-best 3000 meters time of 9 minutes, 50.35 seconds at the Mines Front Range Invitational #4 on Feb. 20. ... Finished fifth in the mile in a triangular at Western Colorado on Jan. 30, running 5:00.43.

2020 Cross Country: At the RMAC Championships on Oct. 24, ran eight kilometers in 28 minutes, 5.0 seconds to place 77th. ... Ran an 8K personal best of 27:49.8 to place 56th at the Maverick Invitational on Oct. 10. ... Made his MSU Denver debut at the UCCS Open on Sept. 18, finishing 45th after running 8K in 29:59.8.

Before MSU Denver: Competed as a freshman during the 2019-20 season at Johnson & Wales (Colo.). ... Ran a season-best time of 16 minutes, 26.37 seconds in the 5,000 meters to place 33rd at the Bearcat Open on Feb. 7. ... Placed sixth with a season-best 3,000 time of 9:40.93 at the Wichita State College Invitational on Jan. 31. ... Finished fourth in the 5,000 at the Scott Nisely Memorial on Jan. 18 with a time of 16:26.72. ... Ran a season-best mile time of 5:00.54 to place 34th at the Potts Open on Jan. 11, 2020, finishing 34th in the event at the University of Colorado. ... Did not compete in cross country.

High School: Vista Murrieta High School, class of 2019. ... Ran a personal-best 1,600 time of 4:34.94 at the APU Distance Meet of Champions on March 23, 2019. ... Had a PR in the 3,200 with a time of 9:55.05 in the Asics Laguna Beach Trophy Invitational on March 16, 2019. ... Top 800 time of 2:05.52 came in a dual with Temecula on March 28, 2019. ... In cross country, placed 30th in the Southwestern League Finals on Oct. 31, 2018, running three miles in 17:20.3. ... As a junior, ran a 2.93-mile time of 17:36.0 for 82nd place at the Mt. SAC Cross Country Invitational on Oct. 21, 2017. ... Had a 5K personal-record time of 17:43.2 at the Nike Portland meet on Sept. 30. ... Set his three-mile PR at the Southwestern League Meet on Sept. 27, finishing 18th in 16:10.0. ... Finished fourth at the Riverside Showcase with a 2.25-mile time of 12:10.5 on Sept. 2.

Historical Player Information

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  • 2022Junior

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