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2001 XC: ASU's top finisher at the Canyon West Classic (fifth, 18:24)...placed 46th at the UC Irvine Invitational (19:50.5)...
also competed in the Furman Invitational (25:14, 139th) and the Pac-10 open race (24:38, 25th)...earned Pac-10 All-Academic honorable mention honors.
2001 Outdoor: Set a personal-best in the 1500m (4:42.38), placing 13th at the Sun Angel Classic...competed in a total of four 1500m races ...placed seventh in only 800m race (2:22.03) at the Sun Angel Classic... 2001 Indoor: Recorded an indoor season-best 2:21.77 in the 800m at the UA/NAU Double Dual (sixth)...2000 XC: Redshirted.
Pepperdine: Competed in cross country during the '98, '99 seasons at Pepperdine in Malibu, Calif....placed 34th at the conference meet in '98 as team's No. two runner...18th-place finish at '99 West Coast Conference Championships led team to runner-up finish...'98-'99 scholar athlete.
High School: 1998 graduate of Mountain Pointe High School in Phoenix...earned four letters in track, three in cross country and one in swimming...'97 Tempe all-city champion in the 800m...'95 Tempe all-city champion in the 100 fly...four-time scholar-athlete...member of 5A state champion 4x800m relay team which also set a state record...track team was state runner-up in '97 and `98...in '97, qualified for the USA Track and Field Junior Olympics in the 800m and 1,500m as a member of the Arizona Heat Track Club.
Personal: Majoring in exercise science...parents are Maximiliano and Cynthia Baca...has two siblings, Evelyn (18) and Roman (17)...born Aug. 28, 1980, in Holbrook, Ariz.
Personal Bests: 800 - 2:21.47, 1500 - 4:42.38.
