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2017 Cross Country Roster

Erik Williams, Photography by Erik
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Erik Williams, Photography by Erik
Erik Williams, Photography by Erik

Evelyn Chavez

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Porter, Texas
  • Highschool Porter HS

Biography

2015 Outdoor SLC Freshman of the year
2015 Outdoor Champion (10,000)
2015 Outdoor All-SLC First team (10,000)
2015 Outdoor All-SLC Second Team (5,000)
2015 Indoor All-SLC Third Team (5,000)
2014 XC All-SLC Second team
 
2015 Outdoor Season
• Southland Conference Freshman of the year.
• Southland Conference champion in the 10,000-meter run and runner-up in the 5000-meter run, netting her first- and second-team honors, respectively.
• Championship time in the 10K was 37:11.04 and runner-up time in the 5K was 17:37.78.
• Season-best time in the 5K of 16:58.47 at the Bryan Clay Invitational (9th) and placed 14th at the San Francisco State Distance Carnival.
• Best time of the year in the 1500-meter run was 4:31.76 at the J. Fred Duckett-Rice Twilight, finished sixth.
• Also ran the 1500 at the Texas Relays with a 4:41.61 time and ninth place finish. 
 
2015 Indoor Season
• Third-team All-Southland Conference honoree in the 5000-meter run with a 17:10.04 third place finish at the SLC Championships, the only time she ran the 5K.
• Took fifth at the league championships in the 3000-meter run with a time of 9:54.22, also her season-best in the event.
• Finished fourth at the UAB Vulcan Invite on a 9:57.39 in the 3K and second at the Texas A&M 13-Team Invitational (10:00.95).
• Took the crown at the UAB Green and Gold Invite in the mile run after a 5:01.11 time, season best, took second to open the Houston Indoor Opener with a run of 5:06.31.
• Ran the 800m, once, at the Howie Ryan Invitational and finished 14th on a 2:20.76 time.
 
2014 Cross Country
• Grabbed All-Southland Conference honors after a 10th place finish at the Southland Conference Championships with a 21:18.9 time, also a season high in the 6K.
• Finished 53rd at the NCAA Division I South Central Regional, also 6K, on a 21:48.7 run.
• At the ISU Pre-National Invitational, she put up a time of 22:10.0.
• Ran the 5K at the Chile Pepper Cross Country Festival in 17:22.8 and took 25th.
• Opened the season with a 14:48.5 run at the Texas A&M Invitational, a 4.1K.
 
High School
• Ran personal-best time of 10:39.79 over two miles to place second at 2014 New Balance Indoor National Championships
• Finish second in both the 1,600 and 3,200 meter runs at 4A state championships
• Also came in second at the state championships in cross country
• Holds personal best times of 2:18:58 and 4:55.15 in the 800 and 1,600 meter runs ... Earned spot on THSCA Academic All-State team
• Also named a U.S. Achievement National Honor Student.
 
Personal
• Born Evelyn J. Chavez on March 8, 1996, in Midland, Texas
• Daughter of Boris and Norma Chavez.
 

Historical Player Information

  • 2014Freshman

  • 2015Sophomore

    5'3"
  • 2016Junior

    5'3"
  • 2017Senior

    5'3"
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