UCCS Athletics

Career Times

2024 XC: Competed in three meets ... Placed 30th overall on October 11th at the 2024 Colorado Springs XC Open with a time of 26:14.3.  

2024 OUTDOOR: Competed in six meets … Recorded a season-best time of 15:11.64 in the 5,000m at the Spank Blasing Invitational … Clocked a season-best time of 4:07.87 in the 1500m at the Kit Mayer Classic … Notched a season-best time of 9:24.12 in the 3,000m Steeplechase at the Loper Twilight … Finished tenth overall in the 3,000m Steeplechase at the RMAC Outdoor Championships with a time of 9:37.83.

2023-24 INDOOR: Did not compete.

2023 XC: Did not compete.

HIGH SCHOOL: 2023 graduate of Alamosa High School ... Finished 7th at the 3A state cross country meet ... Owns a PR time of 16:11 in the 5k, 15:00 in the 3-mile, 9:00 in the 3k, 9:48 in the 3200m and 4:36 in the 1600m ... Three-sport student-athlete ... All-conference performer in cross country and track & field ... 3A all-state first team ... Distance Runner of the Year ... Colorado MileSplit Athlete of the Year ... High school team finished third at the state cross country meet ... Won the regional meet three years in a row.

PERSONAL: Parents are Kristaly and Carlos Higareda