Bio

As a Sophomore: Participated in two events…Earned a 34th place finish at the UT Early Bird Classic (9/2) with a time of 21:21, and 78th at the USF Invitational (9/9).

As a Freshman:  Participated in four events…Earned a 12th place finish at the UT Early Bird Classic (9/3)…Had an eigth place finish at the Florida Tech Invite (9/11) with a time of 26:48.32…Also competed at the Gator (9/18) and  Lehigh Invites (10/1).

High School: Ran for coach Mark Altimari at Robinson High School…Placed eighth at state championships as a senior...All-Western Hillsborough County…Runner of the Year (2008)…Perseverance award (2008)…Captain’s award (2007)…Only runner in Robinson High School history to run sub-17 in a 5K multiple times in a season...Two-time state medalist...Part of six school records at RHS...Selected to run in senior all-star race...Set personal bests in 5K (15:58.07), 1,600 (4:29.02) and 3,200 (9:46.12)...Graduated with a 4.91 GPA and 12th in class.

Personal: Member of National Honor Society…Two-time Spanish Student of the Year…Volunteered at Metropolitan Ministries…Son of David and Robin Garcia…Sport management major…Birthdate: 6/22/92.