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2022 Women's Cross Country Roster

Mike Ezekiel
Mike Ezekiel
Caitlin Bela
Caitlin Bela
Joe Fisher
Mike Ezekiel

Jazmin Chacon

  • Class Junior
  • High School El Paso Socorro H.S.
  • Hometown El Paso, Texas

Biography

2022 Track and Field (Sophomore):
Second Team All-Conference ... Broke the school's outdoor 5K record alongside her sister Janeth with a time of 18:19.77 at the ACU Wes Kittley Invitational and is now the sole possessor of the record ... Also broke the indoor 3K record with a time of 10:40.93 at the Pittsburg State Indoor Gorilla Classic ... Shattered the school's indoor mile record at Texas Tech with a time of 5:22.04 ... Scored four times at the conference meet with four podium finishes to score 30 points ... Earned silver in the 800, 1500 and 10K and third place in the 5K ... Set new personal records in three straight meets (5K at Wes Kittley Invite, 800 at Texas State Bobcat Invitational, 1500 at East Texas Invitational) ... Two-time ASC Women's Track Athlete of the Week (Feb. 15, Feb. 22) ... Seven podium finishes on the season.

Fall 2021 Cross Country (Sophomore):
Individual Medalist at the 2022 ASC Championship in Clarksville, Arkansas, winning the meet with a time of 23:17.2 ... Became the first individual champion at McMurry since 2011 ... Led McMurry to its first ASC team championships since 2006 with a first place finish ... ASC Runner of the Year ... First team all-conference ... Four time ASC Runner of the Week (Sept. 7, Sept. 21, Oct. 5, Oct. 19) ... Broke the school's 6K record with a time of 22:52.6 at the Bill Libby Invitational in Abilene ... Went on to record three of the school's top four 6K times in history ... Also broke the school's 5K record twice with a time of 18:31 at the Missouri Southern Stampede and a time of 18:49 at the Chile Pepper Festival hosted by the University of Arkansas ... Won the 2022 Cross Country War Hawk of the Year Award and was a nominee for the 2022 Bev Ball Award at the Wally Awards, given to the top overall female athlete at McMurry. 

2021 Track and Field (Freshman):
Second Team All-Conference ... Academic All-Conference ... Broke the women's 5000m school record with a time of 19:07.07 at the Wes Kittley Invite at ACU, now held by her sister Janeth at 19:03.14 ... Had three podium finishes at the ASC Championships, finishing second place in the women's 10K and women's 5K while placing third in the women's 1500 to score 22 points ... Second team all-conference ... Two personal bests at the ASC Championships (10K and 1500) ... Also had a collegiate best in the 800 at the 2021 War Hawks Classic with a time of 2:31.78 ... Five podium finishes on the season.

Spring 2021 Cross Country (Freshman):
First team all-conference ... ASC Runner of the Week on January 25, 2021 ... Academic All-Conference ... Competed in four meets and earned a podium finish in all four meets ... Had three third place finishes and one second place finish ... Ran a 5K time of 20:32.8 in her collegiate debut to finish second place ... Ran a personal best 6K time of 23:51.3 at the Bill Libby Invitational to finish third ... Also finished third behind her sister, Janeth, at the ASC Championships to secure two of the top three spots in the race and earn all-conference honors.

High School:
Prepped at Socorro High School in El Paso, Texas ... Ran cross country for Coach Jeffrey Barros ... Captained the girl's cross country team as a junior and senior, earning all-district and all-city both years ... Was a regional finalist as a junior and senior ... Finished as the third-best cross country runner in El Paso in 2020 ... Was part of the Socorro Early Program and received an associate's degree from El Paso Community College ... Graduated high school in 2020.

Personal:
Born on May 24, 2002 in El Paso, Texas ... Daughter of Patricia Tellez ... Her twin sister, Janeth, is also a member of the McMurry cross country and track teams ... Majoring in exercise science and human performance.

WATCH: "A Walk With The War Hawks" featuring Jazmin Chacon

Cross Country Personal Best Marks

Event Mark
4K (XC) 15:54.8
5K (XC) 18:31.1
6K (XC) 22:52.6

Complete Cross Country Results

Date Meet Event Mark Place
   Nov 12, 2022 NCAA Division III West Region Cross Country Championships 6k 23:17.7 45th
   Oct 29, 2022 ASC Conference Championship 3.73M 23:33.7 3rd
   Oct 15, 2022 Lewis & Clark XC Invite 6k 23:18.2 53rd
   Oct 1, 2022 UIW Cross Country Invitational (Colleges) 6k 23:31.8 16th
   Sep 17, 2022 Southwestern Showdown 6k 24:26.3 8th
   Sep 2, 2022 Big Country XC Festival 4k 15:54.8 28th
   Nov 13, 2021 NCAA Division III West Region Cross Country Championships 6k 23:12.8 24th
   Oct 30, 2021 American Southwest Conference 6k 23:17.2 1st
   Oct 16, 2021 Bill Libby Invitational 6k 22:52.6 1st
   Oct 1, 2021 Chile Pepper XC Festival 5k 18:49.5 4th
   Sep 18, 2021 Missouri Southern Stampede 5k 18:31.1 2nd
   Sep 4, 2021 LeTourneau Nicole Leman Invite 5k 19:52.7 1st
   Mar 3, 2021 ASC Cross Country Championships 6k 23:58.7 3rd
   Feb 6, 2021 Bill Libby Invitational 6k 23:56.6 3rd
   Jan 30, 2021 Concordia Invitational 6k 24:16.2 3rd
   Jan 23, 2021 University of St. Thomas Celt XC Invite 5k 20:32.8 2nd

Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21Freshman

  • 2021Sophomore

  • 2022Junior