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2013 Men's Cross Country Roster

Marcos Mora

  • Height 5-6
  • Weight 130
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Converse, TX
  • Highschool Wagner

Biography

2013 (Junior): At the TLU Invitational, Mora took first place after running 3.25 miles in 16:03.98. His fastest 8K time of the year was a 27:09.8 at the SLC Championship, which placed him 41st. Mora was named the TXRunning.com DI Runner of the week in the first week of the season.

20:01.34 – Alamo City Opener 6K – 5th – Aug. 31
16:03.98 – TLU Invitational 3.25 M – 1st – Sep. 7
27:00.2 – UND Catholic Championships 5M – 53rd – Sep. 20
27:34.03 – Cowboy Jamboree 8K – 83rd – Sep. 28
30:01.30 – UIW Cardinal Invitational 8K – 61st – Oct. 12
27:09.8 – SLC Championship 8K – 41st – Nov. 1

2012 (Sophomore): Mora lead the team with a first place finish and season best run of 26:28 at the UIW Invitational. He finished third in the Alamo City 6K after running a time of 20.07 and at the Lone Star Conference meet he ran a time of 26:33 to take 25th place. He was named to the LSC Commissioner's Honor Roll.

20:07 – Alamo City 6K – 3rd – Aug. 31
26:44.98 – Southern Stampede 8K – 48th – Sep. 15
27:34.61 – OK State 8K – 38th – Sep. 29
26:28.0 – UIW 8K – 1st – Oct. 6
26:33 – LSC 8K – 25th – Oct. 20
35:55 – NCAA Regional 10K – 77th – Nov. 3


2011 (Freshman): Mora opened his UIW career by leading the team at the Baylor Twilight 6K with a time of 19:35.6 to take 13th place overall. He finished in ninth place at the UIW Invitational running a time of 28:37.8. His fastest 8K time of the year was a 27:09.87 at the Oklahoma State Invitational in Stillwater, OK. He was named to the LSC Commissioner's Honor Roll.

19:35.6 – Baylor 6K – 13th – Sep. 1
28:00.52 – Texas Tech 8K – 41st – Sep. 16
27:09.87 – OK State 8K – 43rd – Oct. 1
28:37.8 – UIW 8K – 9th – Oct. 8
28:58 – LSC 8K – 71st – Oct. 22

High School: Mora was on the track and cross country teams at Wagner High School. He was a four-time individual district champion, twice in the 1600 meters, once in the 3200 meters and once in cross country. He led the cross country team to a district and Region 4-5A title. He was a three-time Regional qualifier in both track and cross country. He owns school records in the 1500 meters, 1600 meters, 3200 meters, three miles and 5,000 meters. He graduated with a 3.84 GPA.

Personal: Mora is the son of Pete and Charlene Mora and is studying business with a minor in kinesiology. He has a twin brother, Mario, who is also on the UIW track and cross country teams. He has two other siblings; Gina and Moises.

Historical Player Information

  • 2011Freshman

    0 lbs
  • 2012Sophomore

    5'6" 130 lbs
  • 2013Junior

    5'6" 130 lbs