- 2024 Academic All-RMAC honor roll (outdoor track & field)
- 2023-24 CSC Academic All-District
- 2023-24 Academic All-RMAC honor roll (indoor track & field)
- 2023 Athletic Director's Honor Roll, fall semester
- 2023 Academic All-RMAC honor roll (cross country)
College Bests
| XC |
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INDOOR |
|
OUTDOOR |
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|
|
800 |
1:57.86 |
800 |
1:55.50 |
| 8K |
27:56.6 |
|
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1500 |
4:08.19 |
2024 Outdoor: Finished 16th in the 800 meters at the RMAC Championships on April 27, running a personal-best 1 minute, 55.50 seconds which converted for altitude to 1:54.94 and ranked 22nd on the final RMAC performance list for the season. ... Also ran the anchor leg on the eighth-place 4x400 relay on April 28 at the RMAC Championships. ... Clocked 1:56.63 in the 800 on April 12 at the Bryan Clay Invitational. ... Ran the 800 in 1:57.34 for 23rd place at the March 23 Spank Blasing Invitational.
2023-24 Indoor: At the RMAC Championships on Feb. 24, finished 16th in the 800 meters in 1 minute, 59.06 seconds. ... His second-place 800 time of 1:59.48 on Feb. 17 at the Mines Pre-Conference meet, converted for altitude and track size to 1:56.04, represented a seson best and put him 24th in the event on the final RMAC performance list. ... Placed fourth in the 800 at the Air Force Last Chance in 1:58.79. ... Ran the 800 in a personal-best raw time of 1:57.86 to place 52nd on Feb. 10 at the Gorilla Classic.
2023 Cross Country: Ran in four races. ... At the Oct. 21 RMAC Championships, finished 116th after running eight kilometers in 29 minutes, 35.5 seconds. ... Was 40th at the Sept. 30 Ted Castaneda Classic, running 8K in 29:23.3. ... Placed 68th at the Sept. 16 Roadrunners Invitational with an 8K personal-best time of 27:56.6. ... At the season-opening UCCS Rust Buster on Sept. 2, finished 56th with an 8K clocking of 29:20.9.
2023 Outdoor: Capped his true freshman season with a personal-best 800 meters time of 1 minute, 55.84 seconds to finish 12th at the RMAC Championships on April 29. ... Hit another personal best in the 800 with a 1:56.58 clocking at the Bryan Clay Invitational on April 15, placing 107th. ... Finished seventh in the 800 at the Cal State Los Angeles Twilight with a time of 1:58.73 on April 13. ... Turned in his best 800 to date -- 1:57.45 -- to place eighth at the CSU Pueblo Open on April 1. ... At the Spank Blasing Invitational on March 24-25, where he was 14th in the 800 (2:00.35) and ran on the fourth-place 4x400 relay. ... Made his MSU Denver outdoor debut at the CSU Pueblo Early Bird on March 17-18, finishing ninth in the 800 in 1:58.88 while also running on the sixth-place 4x400 relay.
2022-23 Indoor: At the RMAC Championships from Feb. 24-25, finished 15th in the 800 meters in 2 minutes, 0.80 seconds and also ran legs on the eighth-place distance medley relay and the ninth-place 4x400 relay. ... Finished fourth in the 800 in 1:59.98 at the Air Force Collegiate Open on Feb. 17. ... Broke two minutes in the 800 for the first time as a collegian at 1:58.76, good for 55th place at the Gorilla Classic on Feb. 11. ... Solid second-place finish in the 800 in 2:00.94 at the Mines Winter Classic & Multi on Feb. 4. ... Placed eighth in the 800 in 2:02.14 and ran a leg on the winning 4x400 relay (3:34.31) at the Mountain Lion Open on Jan. 28. ... Made his MSU Denver indoor debut Jan. 21 at the UCCS Invitational, finishing eighth in the 800 in 2:04.34 while also running a leg on the third-place 4x400 relay (3:29.88).
2022 Cross Country: Finished 111th at the RMAC Championships on Nov. 5, running 8 kilometers in 29 minutes, 22.3 seconds. ... Ran his 8K personal best of 28:01.5 to place 67th at the Ted Castaneda Classic on Oct. 1. ... Finished 87th at the Roadrunners Invitational on Sept. 17, clocking 26:57.6 over the 7.8 K course. ... Made his MSU Denver debut at the season-opening UCCS Rust Buster on Sept. 3, placing 69th after running 8K in 29:39.0.
High School: Personal bests included 52.21 seconds in the 400 meters, 2:05.44 in the 800 and 5:01.47 in the 1600. ... Ran on sixth-place 4x800 relay at the 2021 Class 5A State Championships. ... Competed in cross country and finished 31st at the 2021 PPAC League Championships. ... Coached by Jeremy Strom. ... Two-time Academic All-State honoree.
Personal: Born Elijah Sidney Garcia in Colorado Springs, Colo. ... Birthday is Feb. 4. ... Son of Manuel and Billy Jo (JoAnn) Garcia. ... Has a sister, Abrianna. ... Majoring in business management.
