2023 Cross Country Roster

Juan Diaz

  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Los Teques, Venezuela
  • High School Colegio Jesus de Nazaret
  • Prev School Colegio Jesus de Nazaret

Biography

2022 XC (Junior): Posted career-best 10K time of 32:00.3 with 158th place at NCAA D-II Cross Country Championship … also ran to career-best 5K time (24:44.6) at the D-II Pre-Nationals meet.

2019-20:
Outdoor (Redshirted):
Season canceled due to Covid-19.
Indoor (M-Redshirt): Medical redshirt. 
XC (R-Sophomore): During cross country Diaz raced at the Wyoming Invite, Mountaineer/Cowboy Invite, and the Chile Pepper XC Festival, setting personal bests in both the 5k and 8k. 
5k - 16:12.5 - Wyoming Invite - 40th
8k - 25:06.2 - Chile Pepper XC Festival - 61st

2018-19:
Outdoor (R-Freshman):
Competed in the 1,500 meter and 5,000 meter... Set personal bests in both events running 4:04.87 in the 1,500m and 15:25.24 in the 5,000m.
Indoor (R-Freshman): Competed in the mile and 3000 meter. 
mile: 4.37.34 The Power Five
3000: 9.04.81 Colorado Invitational 2019
XC (Freshman): At the Lewis Crossover he set a PR of 25:58.4 in the 8k...Has his best finish of 18th at the Mountaineer-Cowboy Open.

2017-18: 
Outdoor (Redshirted): Redshirted
Indoor (Redshirted): Redshirted
XC: Mid-Term Transfer 

High School: Ran track and field for Colegio "Jesus de Nazaret" in Los Teques, Venezuela... Venezuelan Junior National Champion in the 3,000m (9:06.13) in 2015... Junior National Champion in the 5,000 meters (15:25.60) in 2016...Personal bests of 3:57.52 in 1,500m, 8:48.7 in 3,000m, and 15:15 in 5,000m

Why Western? My father, Juan Diaz, ran at Western and was a National Champion under Coach Vandenbusche. I came to Western to follow his legacy. 

TFRRS Profile 

Historical Player Information

  • 2018Freshman

  • 2019Sophomore

  • 2020Redshirt Sophomore

  • 2022Junior

  • 2023Graduate Student