2016-17 Track and Field Roster
Roster
Maria Gonzales
- Height:
- 5-2
- Class:
- Redshirt
- High School:
- Pope John XXIII High School
- Hometown:
- Houston, Texas
2017-18 (Senior)
Indoor: Competed in five meets for the Cougars in the 2017-18 season…Posted personal-best times in each of the 3,000- and 5,000-meter runs at the American Indoor Championships, running 10:15.23 and 17:55.27, respectively…Set a career-best in the mile at the Howie Ryan Invitational, when she finished seventh in 5:12.83…Tabbed two top-10 finishes during her senior season.
Outdoor: Competed in seven meets during the outdoor slate…Tallied a personal-best of 11:35.84 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase to finish fifth at the LSU Invitational…Ran 18:05.14 to pick up a third-place finish and a personal record in the 5,000-meter run at the J. Fred Duckett Twilight Meet…Took gold in the 3,000-meter run at the Texas Invitational, posted a personal-best time of 10:31.50…Opened her season with personal record run of 4:47.72 to finish second in the 1,500-meter run at the Cougar Spring Break Invitational…Finished inside the top-3 three times during her senior campaign.
2016-17 (Junior)
Indoor: Competed in four indoor meets for the Cougars...Took 10th in the mile and the 3,000-meter run at the Howie Ryan Invitational in 5:34.41 and 11:09.28, respectively...Set a season-best of 19:07.86 in the 5,000-meter run at the Charlie Thomas Invitational.
Outdoor: Did not compete during the outdoor season.
2015-16 (Sophomore)
Indoor Competed in four meets during the indoor season...Placed 10th in the 5000m at the Charlie Thomas Invitational with a personal best 18:52.95...Won the 5000m at the Leonard Hilton Memorial Invitational in 19:15.94.
Outdoor: Set a new personal best in the 3000m at the Baylor Invitational where she finished in 10:43.21...Ran her first 10,000m run of her outdoor career at the Victor Lopez Classic, finishing in 40:06.20.
2014-15 (Redshirt Freshman)
Indoor: Posted a new personal record of 5:32.00 in the mile run at the Texas A&M Aggie Invitational...Finished in 5:39.50 in the mile event at the Leonard Hilton Memorial Invitational...Made her collegiate debut at the Houston Indoor Opener when she ran a 5:35.98 to place 18th in the mile.
Outdoor: Competed in three meets for Houston during the outdoor season running the 3000m and 5000m...Set a personal best in the 5K with a 19:10.79 at the Victor Lopez Classic on April 4...Ran the 3000m in 11:09.14 to set a personal best and finish 14th at the Longhorn Invitational.
2013-14 (Freshman)
Indoor/Outdoor: Redshirted entire season.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Pope John XXIII High School in Katy, Texas... Multisport athlete competing in cross country, track and field, swimming and soccer... Named cross country MVP 2009-12, track MVP (2013) and received the Student-Athlete award... Academically was named to the National Honors Society and in the top 10 percent of her class... Volunteered with the National Art Honors Society and Special Recreation Services (SRS).
PERSONAL
Born Sept. 30, 1994 in Houston... Daughter of John and Hilda Gonzales, both University of Houston alumni... Her mother swam for the Houston swim team... Has a brother, John Paul (17)... Majoring in Psychology (Pre-Med) and hopes to become an Anesthesiologist or Orthopedic Surgeon... Hobbies include triathlons and competed in the Ironman Triathlon at 18 years old.
