2013 Cross Country Roster
Roster
Brian Barraza
- Position:
- Distance
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- El Paso, Texas
- High School:
- Franklin HS
AWARDS / HONORS
• 2017 NCAA Cross Country Championship Qualifier
• 2017 American Athletic Conference Runner Up
• 2017 All-American Athletic Conference
• 2015 NCAA Cross Country Championship Qualifier
• 2015 All-American Athletic Conference
• 2014 NCAA Cross Country Championship Qualifier
• 2014 All-American Athletic Conference
• American Athletic Conference Athlete of the Week - Oct. 3, 2017
• American Athletic Conference Athlete of the Week - Sept. 3, 2015
• 2013 All-American Athletic Conference Team
REDSHIRT SENIOR (2017)
Became the first Cougar in program history to qualify for three separate NCAA Cross Country Championships, finishing the 2017 version in 61st after running the 10K in 30:19.4...Finished as the runner up at the NCAA South Central Regional, taking second in the 10K in 29:51.5...Garnered Houston's highest-ever finish at The American Cross Country Championships, when he took silver in the 8K in 25:06.0 to earn All-American Athletic Conference honors for the third time in his career...Finished 10th at the adidas DI Pre Nationals with a time of 23:22.1 in the 8K...Named American Athletic Conference Athlete of the Week after opening the season with a win at the Texas A&M Invitational after running 23:51.4 in the 8,000-meter race.
SENIOR (2016)
Missed the 2016 cross country season due to redshirt.
JUNIOR (2015)
Earned All-American Athletic Conference honors for his fourth place finish at The American Championships where he ran the 8K in 23:45.01 to finish fourth...Landed a top-25 finish at the Pre-National meet after running a 25th place 23:42.4...Picked up his second consecutive victory of the season when he won the Texas A&M Invitational finishing the 8K in 23:28.5...Opened his 2015 season with a win in the 5.5K at the Rice Invitational in 18:33.72
SOPHOMORE (2014)
Barraza became the first Cougar since 2011 to qualify for the NCAA Cross Country National Championships after posting a fourth place finish at the NCAA South Central Regional (29:41.5; 10K)...Barraza finished fourth at the American Athletic Conference Cross Country Championships in Tulsa, Okla., after running the 8K in 24:53...Runner up at the 2014 Islander Splash Cross Country Meet after running the 8K in 25:17.7...Posted the top-score among collegiate athletes at the 39th Annual Justin F. Cooper Memorial Rice Invitational when he ran the 5K in 16:57
FRESHMAN (2013)
Barraza competed in all six meets for the Cougar men's team... He won the first meet of his collegiate career during the Baylor's Twilight Invitational (6K) with a time of 18:19.9... Barraza finished in the top five at the Rice Invitational (3rd - 16:50), Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islander Splash (2nd - 26:36.4), and the inaugural American Athletic Conference championships (5th - 23:36.60)... Ended the season with the South Central Regional 10K, finishing 28th with a time of 31:10.8.
HIGH SCHOOL
Ran for coach Jesse Aguilar at El Paso Franklin High School...Holds school record in the 1600m, 3200m, Three mile, and 5K...Helped team win the 2011 and 2012 District Champions title.
PERSONAL
Brian Barraza...Born May 5, 1995 in El Paso, TX...Son of Pete and Paula Barraza... Has a sister, Andrea.
