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2017 Cross Country Roster

Emilio Vasquez

  • Height 5-10
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Tucson, Ariz.
  • High School Catalina Foothills High School

Biography

Indoors:
Mile: 4:27.38 (UW Invitational 1/28/17)
Outdoors:
800-meter: 1:58.29 (Duel in the Desert 4/28/17)
 
2017
Indoors: Competed in one mile event … Tabbed a career mark of 4:27.38 at the UW Invitational …
Outdoors: Competed in a pair of 800-meter events … Tabbed a career time go 1:58.29 at the Duel in the Desert …

2016 (XC): In his first season with the Wildcats Vasquez had a nice season, never finishing outside the top-five on the team in all five of his meets this season. Vasquez kicked off his season with a 21st-place finish in the George Kyte Classic, followed by an 11th-place finish in the Dave Murray Invitational. Vasquez went to place 72nd overall in the Pac-12 Championships while also adding Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention to his list of accolades.

HIGH SCHOOL: A four-time letterwinner in cross country and track & field at Catalina Foothills High School in Tucson, Ariz. … Was the state champion in 2014 in the 800m and anchored both the 2013 and 2014 4x800m state championship teams … Was a second-team All-State selection in the 800m during his senior season … Was a three-time honorable mention All-State selection three times in track and cross country … A two-time USATF junior Olympic All-American in the 1500m in 2012 and 2013.

PERSONAL: The son of Albert and Blanca Vasquez … The Tucson, Ariz. native has one brother, Albert and one sister, Jackie … He plans to study philosophy and law.

Historical Player Information

  • 2015Freshman

    5'10"
  • 2016Sophomore

    5'10"
  • 2017Junior

    5'10"
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