SMU Athletics

HONORS
2017-18 AAC All-Academic Team

Indoor Personal Records:
Mile: 5:07
3000m: 10:03.84
5000m: 17:26.34

Outdoor Personal Records:
800m: 2:26.21
1500m: 4:45.16
3000m: 10:25.51
5000m: 17:17.16
10,000m: 37:35.96
3000m Steeple: 10:57.98

2018 (So.): Indoor: Finished 22nd (18:00.49) in the 5000m and 18th (10:03.84) in the 3000m at the American Athletic Conference Indoor Championships... Finished 29th in the 5000m (17:42.14) and 26th in the 3000m (10:06.99) at the Music City Challenge...Placed sixth in the 3000m (10:28.40) and second in the 5000m (17:26.34) at the Houston Invitational...Finished 14th in mile run (5:30.73) and 10th in 3000m (10:52.50) at Raider Invitational...Finished 31st in the mile run (5:21.85) at Arkansas Invitational... Outdoor: Ran 10,000m (37:53.50), 3,000m steeplechase (10:59.24) and 5,000m (18:35.20) at American Conference Championships... Finished 9th (4:45.16) in 1500m at Bobcat Classic... Ran the 3000m steeplechase in 11:10.73 and the 5000-meter in a personal best 17:17.16 at Mt. SAC Relays... One of two Mustangs in top 25 in 3,000m steeplechase at San Francisco State Distance Carnival, earning 19th in 10:57.98... Won the 3000m steeplechase in a personal best 11:02.94 at Arkansas Spring Invitational... Finished 11th in the 1500m (4:46.39) and 10th in the 3000m (10:25.51) at the TCU Invitational, setting personal bests in both events.

2017 (Fr.): Indoor: Finished 29th in the 5000m (18:14.38) and 36th in the 3000m (10:18.80) at the American Athletic Conference Championship…Placed 24th in the 5000m (17:51.45) and 26th in the 3000m (10:12.43) at the Music City Challenge…Finished fifth in the 3000m (10:29.22) at the J.D. Martin Invitational…Placed 22nd in the mile (5:35.66) at the New Mexico Cherry & Silver Invitational…Outdoor: Placed 16th in the 10,000m (38:50.00) and 41st in the 5000m (18:40.07) at the American Athletic Conference Championship…Finished third in the 3000m steeplechase (11:55.88) at the Michael Johnson Invitational…Placed 23rd in the 10,000m (37:35.96) and 43rd in the 1500m (4:57.55) at the Mt. SAC Relays…Recorded a 15th place finish in the 5000m (18:05.32) at the Bobcat Invitational…Placed sixth in the 3000m steeplechase (11:36.01) and 34th in the 800m (2:26.21) at the Bobby Lane Invitational…Finished 13th in both the 1500m (4:56.61) and the 3000m (10:45.04) at the TCU Invitational.
 
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.