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2026 Men's Cross Country Roster

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Mateo Herrera

  • Height 5-7
  • Weight 125
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Rio Rancho, N.M.
  • High School Rio Rancho
  • Major Exercise Science

Biography

Career Times 

2026 OUTDOOR:
Competed in three meets … Clocked a season-best time of 15:29.16 in the 5,000m at the Chuck Haering Classic … Raced to a 15th place finish in the 10,000m at the RMAC Outdoor Championships with a season-best time of 32:05.91.

2025-26 INDOOR: Competed in two meets … Recorded a season-best time of 9:12.45 in the 3,000m at the Colorado Classic … Notched a season-best time of 16:06.64 at the Colorado Running Company Mountain Lion Open.

2025 XC: Competed in one meet… Recorded a season and personal best time of 25:57.3 in the 8,000k at the Monument Valley Park Open Race.

HIGH SCHOOL: 2025 graduate of Rio Rancho High School ... Posted PR times in the 800m (2:00), 1600m (4:23), 3200m (9:25) and 5k (15:18) ... 3x Cross Country All District 1-5A (2022, 2023, 2024 … 2x NMAA All State (2023, 2024) … 3x Track All District 1-5A (2022, 2023, 2024) … 2023 3200m District 1-5A Runner Up … 2024 3200m District 1-5A Champion… NMAA All State Track (2023, 2025) ... 2x Albuquerque Metro Cross Country Champions (2022,2023) … 3x District 1-5A Cross Country Champions (2022, 2023, 2024) … 3x NMAA 5A State Cross Country Champions (2022, 2023, 2024) … 2024 Nike Desert Twilight Runner Up … 2023 NXR Southwest All-Region … 2024 NXR Southwest 5th Place Finish All-Region
2024 Track District 1-5A Runner Up … 2024 NMAA State Track Runner Up ... Rio Rancho High School Honor Roll (2021-2022, 2022-2023, 2023-2024, 2024-2025) ... Cross Country Academic All-District 1-5A (2022, 2023, 2024)

PERSONAL: Parents are Matthew Herrera and Larissa Alarid-Martinez

Historical Player Information

  • 2025Freshman

    5'7" 125 lbs
  • 2026Sophomore

    5'7" 125 lbs
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