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2019 Cross Country Roster

Alison Esparza

  • Class SR
  • Highschool Carroll Senior
  • Hometown Southlake, Texas

Biography

HONORS:
2017-18 AAC All-Academic Team

Personal Records
4K: 14:33.2
5K: 18:13
6K: 22:14.1

2017 (So.): Finished 43rd at the NCAA South Central Regional (6K) in 21:14.1...Finished 27th in American Athletic Conference Championship (6K) in 22:36.1... Finished 252nd in the Pre-National Invitational (6K) in Louisville, Kentucky with a time of 22:58.3...  Placed 52nd with a time of 19:09.3 at Virginia/Panorama Farms Invitational (5K)... One of five Mustangs to finish in the top five (4th) at the Gerald Rickey Invitational (5K) in 18:30.4... Finished 22nd at Bear Twilight Invitational (4K) in 14:33.2.

2016 (Fr.): Finished 38th at the American Athletic Conference Championship (6K) with a personal best time of 22:21.7…Placed 88th at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational (6K) with a time of 22:54.4…Finished 74th at the Virginia/Panorama Farms Invitational (5K) with a time of 19:09.8…Recorded a ninth-place finish at the Gerald Richey Invitational (5K) with a time of 18:34.7…Placed 16th at the Bear Twilight Invitational (4K) with a time of 14:37.3.

Prep: Is a two-year letterwinner under head coach Justin Leonard at Carroll Senior High School in Southlake, Texas…Finished sixth in the 3200m (10:40) at the 2016 University Interscholastic League (UIL) 6A Track & Field State Championship…Placed second with a personal-best time of 10:36 in the 3200m at the UIL 6A Region I meet…Finished 19th overall at the 2016 UIL 6A Cross Country State Championship (19:45) to help lead the team to a runner-up finish…member of Nike Cross Country National South Regional championship team (Carroll XC)…Named First Team Academic All-State…member of National Honor Society and National Society of High School Scholars…Graduated Magna Cum Laude.

Personal: Alison Katelin Esparza… Born September of 1997… Parents are Ismael and Lisa… Has three siblings, two brothers and a sister… Anticipates majoring in music therapy.

Historical Player Information

  • 2016FR

    4'11"
  • 2017SO

    4'11"
  • 2018JR

  • 2019SR