MINERS

Solomon Gardea
 Solomon Gardea

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
El Paso, Texas
High School:
Chapin High School

11/12/2011

Kimaiyo Claims Crown at 2011 NCAA Mountain Region

All-American Risper Kimaiyo became the first woman in program history to claim back-to-back titles with a time of 20:35 at the 2011 NCAA Cross Country Mountain Regional in Provo, Utah on Saturday.

11/10/2011

Cross Country Heads to NCAA Mountain Regional

Reigning Mountain Regional champion Risper Kimaiyo will look to defend her titles on Saturday, Nov. 13 when the UTEP men's and women's cross country teams take the field in Provo, Utah for the 2011 Mountain Regional Championships.

10/31/2011

Chirchir Claims Crown at C-USA Cross Country Championships

Junior Justice Chirchir ran away with the individual title at the 2011 Conference USA Cross Country Championships at the Wildcat Golf Club in Houston, Texas.

10/28/2011

Miners Travel to Houston for C-USA Championship

Reigning conference champions Risper Kimaiyo and Elkana Rotich will look to defend their titles on Monday, Oct. 31 when the UTEP men's and women's cross country teams take the field in Houston, Texas for the 2011 Conference USA Cross Country Championships.

10/16/2011

Kimaiyo Claims Crown at Pre-Nationals

Junior Risper Kimaiyo clocked in the top time of the day in the women's 6K taking first place for the second consecutive year at the 2011 Pre-National Invitational in Terre Haute, Ind. on Sunday.

2011 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team

2011 (Junior): Earned All-Conference USA Second Team honors with a time of 24:30 in the 8K race and finished 12th overall ... clocked in a time of 25:26 at the Pre-National meet ... took sixth place at the Kachina Classic with a time of 26:01.1 ... crossed the finish line fifth at the Lori Fitzgerald meet and posted a time of 21:45.7 in the 7K.

2010 (Sophomore): Garnered Conference USA Second Team honors with a 13th place at the conference championships clocking in at 24:25 ... best finish of the season was a sixth place at the Lori Fitzgerald Invitational with a time of 21:20 ... ran to an 18th-place finish at the Kachina Classic with a time of 26:19 ... opened the season with a 29th place with a time of 26:05 at the Lobo Invitational ... finished 55th at the NCAA Mountain Regional, 31:30 ... ran a 25:54 at the Notre Dame Invitational and 25:43 at Prenationals.

2009 (Freshman): Finished 31st at Lobo Invitational with a time of 27:03.85 ... 16th at Lori FitzGerald Invitational with a time of 21:59.0 ... 19th at Kachina Classic with a time of 27:35.6 ... 80th at Bill Dellinger Invitational with a time of 25:59.40 ... 188th at Pre-National Invitational with a time of 26:09.9 ... placed 37th at C-USA Championships with a time of 26:53.1 ... 98th at Mountain Region Championships clocking in with a time of 33:29.1.

High School: Garnered cross country all-state honors as a senior ... named to the all-region and all-city teams in 2008 and 2007 ... tabbed an all-city selection as a sophomore.

Personal: Son of Jesus and Mary Gardea ... majoring in mechanical engineering ... has two sisters, Amy and Tina ... born July 12, 1991 in El Paso, Texas.
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