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2011 Women's Cross Country Roster

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Brissia Montalvo

  • Height 5-6
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown El Paso, Texas
  • Prev School Del Valle HS (El Paso CC)

Biography

The Montalvo File
Parents: Jose and Teresa Montalvo
Birthday: Sep. 18, 1989
Major: Mathematics
Honors
USTFCCCA All America (XC)
2011

USTFCCCA All-South Central Region (XC)
2010, 2011
USTFCCCA All-South Central Region (TF)
2012
LSC Runner of the Year
2011
All-Lone Star Conference (XC)
2010, 2011
24 Strong Teammate of the Year
2011-12
LSC Runner of the Week (XC)
9/9/10, 9/30/10, 9/15/11
At Midwestern State

Track Personal Bests
1500-Meter Run:
4:39.90 -- West Texas A&M Open (4/28/12)
3000-Meter Steeplechase: 10:41.04 -- 2012 West Coast Invitational (5/12/12)

Cross Country Personal Bests
4,000 Meters:
14:51.68 -- MSU Stempede (9/2/10)
5,000 Meters: 18:08.88 -- Missouri Southern Stampede (9/18/10)
6,000 Meters: 21:40.00 -- LSC Championship (10/22/11)

Senior (2012 -- Outdoor Track)
- competed in eight meets earning USTFCCCA All-South Central Region honors in the 3,000-meter Steeplechase.
- became the first MSU runner to qualify for the NCAA Division II Championships in the 3,000-meter Steeplechase.
- advanced to the Steeplechase finals running an 11:20.69 to finish 11th in NCAA Division II.
- battled through a foot injury throughout the season still posting the nation's 15th-best 3,000-meter Steeplechase time of 10:41.04 at the 2012 West Coast Invitational on May 12, 2012 in Salem, Ore.
- became the first MSU track athlete to medal in the LSC Championship taking the silver in the 3,000-meter Steeplechase with a time of 11:00.70 on May 4, 2012 in Commerce, Texas.
- also posted a provisional qualifying time in the 1,500-meter run with an altitude corrected time of 4:39.90 taking the gold at the West Texas A&M Open on April 28, 2012.
- placed fifth against an elite Division I 3,000-meter Steeplechase field at the 33rd Sun Angel Classic in Tempe, Ariz. with a time of 10:55.33 on April 5, 2012.
- took bronze in the 3,000-meter Steeplechase against another Division I laden field with a time of 10:58.30 at the illustrous Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays in Austin on March 28, 2012.
Date Meet Event Time Place
3/2/12 West Texas A&M Classic 1500 4:51.30 2nd
3/24/12 UTA Bobby Lane Invitational 3000S 11:05.20 4th
3/28/12 2012 Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays 3000S 10:58.30 3rd
4/5/12 33rd Sun Angel Classic 3000S 10:55.33 5th
4/28/12 West Texas A&M Open 1500 4:39.90 1st
5/3/12 LSC Championships 3000S 11:00.70 2nd
5/12/12 2012 West Coast Invitational 3000S 10:41.04 3rd
5/24/12 NCAA II Outdoor Championships (P) 3000S 11:20.32 8th
5/25/12 NCAA II Outdoor Championships (F) 3000S 11:20.69 11th
  
Senior (2011 -- Cross Country)
- competed in seven meets becoming just the second MSU runner to earn USTFCCCA All-America honors as the Lone Star Conference Runner of the Year.
- led the Mustangs to a fourth consecutive LSC championship, their first South Central Region title and 11th-place showing at the NCAA Division II Championships.
- clocked four of the top five 6K times in program history during a prolific season.
- became just the second MSU runner to take top individual medalist honors at the LSC Championships setting a school 6K record with a time of 21:40.00 on Oct. 22, 2011 in San Angelo.
- earned USTFCCCA all-region honors nothing the third-best 6k time in school history finishing third with a time of 21:49.30 at the South Central Regionals on Nov. 5, 2011 in Wichita Falls.
- locked up USTFCCCA All-America accolades with the school fifth-best 6K time at the NCAA II Championships on Nov. 19, 2011 in Spokane, Wash. plowing through the snow covered course in 22:06.90.
- logged school's fourth-best 6K time finishing as runner-up in the MSU Cross Country Carnival with a time of 22:06.40 on Oct. 8, 2011.
- named LSC Runner of the Week after taking top individual medalist honors in the 5K Cameron Aggie Showdown with a time of 18:47.00 on Sep. 10, 2011.
Date Meet Distance Time Overall / Team
9/10/11 Cameron Aggie Showdown 5K 18:47.00 1 / 1
9/21/11 Dual Meet vs. West Texas A&M 5K 19:08.05 2 / 2
9/30/11 Grass Routes Grand Prix 6K 23:12.70 23 / 1
10/8/11 MSU Cross Country Carnival 6K 22:06.40 2 / 1
10/22/11 LSC Championships 6K 21:40.00 1 / 1
11/5/11 NCAA II South Central Regionals 6K 21:49.30 3 / 1
11/19/11 NCAA II Championships 6K 22:06.90 27 / 1
   
Junior (2010 -- Cross Country)
- key to Midwestern State's banner season as the Mustangs earned a second NCAA Division II Championship berth and a third consecutive Lone Star Conference championship as the team claimed wins in five meets.
- earned USTFCCCA all-region honors after finishing seventh in the NCAA Division II South Central Regional with a season best 6K time of 22:42.15 in Warrensburg, Mo. on Nov. 20, 2010.
- gained all-conference acclaim finishing as runner-up in the Lone Star Conference Championships with a time of 16:19.77 on the shortened 4.5-kilometer course in Abilene, Texas on Nov. 6, 2010.
- finished 100th at the NCAA Division II Championships at Tom Sawyer Park in Louisville, Ky. with a 6K time of 23:27.20 on Dec. 4, 2010.
- claimed top individual honors at the MSU Cross Country Carnival finishing the 6K course in 22:54.00 on Oct. 16, 2010.
- finished fourth in the College Division of the Oklahoma State Cowboy Jamboree completing the 5K loop in 18:52.93 on Sep. 25, 2010.
- took a third-place showing in season opening MSU Cross Country Stampede finishing the 4K course in 14:51.68 on Sep. 2, 2010.
- named Lone Star Conference Runner of the Week after finishing third in the MSU Cross Country Stampede posting a school 4K record of 14:51.68.
- garnered Lone Star Conference Runner of the Week recognition after finishing fourth at the Oklahoma State Cowboy Jamboree finishing the 4K course in 18:52.93.
Date Meet Distance Time Overall / Team
9/2/10 MSU Stampede 4K 14:51.68 3 / --
9/18/10 Missouri Southern Stampede 5K 18:08.88 18 / 2
9/25/10 Oklahoma State Cowboy Jamboree 5K 18:52.93 4 / 1
10/16/10 MSU Cross Country Carnival 6K 22:54.00 1 / 1
10/23/10 East Central Tiger Chase 5K 20:28.00 9 / 4
11/6/10 LSC Championships 4.5K 16:19.77 2 / 1
11/20/10 NCAA II South Central Regional 6K 22:42.15 7 / 1
12/4/10 NCAA II Championships 6K 23:27.20 100 / 3
  
At El Paso Community College

Sophomore (2009)

- earned all-American and all-region accolades after helping Tejanas to a fifth-place showing in the NJCAA Cross Country Championships on Nov. 14, 2009 in Peoria, Ill.
- placed 17th at the national meet with a 6K time of 19:02 and claimed three Top 10 finishes for EPCC.
- finished eighth in the NJCAA Half Marathon Classic with a time of 1:29.51 on Nov. 21, 2009 in Overland Park, Kan.

At UTEP

Freshman (2008)

- was second Miner to cross the finish line in three of the four meets in which she competed.
- finished seventh in the Lobo Invitational.
- fourth at the Lori Fitzgerald Invitational to help UTEP take the team title.
- 74th at the Mountain Region Championship in Ogden, Utah.
- 94th at the Bill Dellinger Invitational.

At Del Valle High School
- four-year letter winner in cross country and track & field for coaches Daniel Jasso and Valerie Hairston at Del Valle High School in El Paso, Texas.
- garnered all-state accolades in each of her prep seasons for cross country and in 2004 and 2007 in track & field.
- led Conquistadores to a Texas Class 5A state championship in 2004 and finished as silver medalists in 2005.
- holds district records for 800-, 1,600- and 3,200-meter runs.
- earned three letters as a guard on the basketball floor.

 

Historical Player Information

  • 2010Junior

    5'6"
  • 2011Senior

    5'6"