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2025 Women's Cross Country Roster

Dwain Linden

Jazira Perez

  • Height 5-2
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Odessa, Texas
  • Prev School Odessa HS

Biography

At Midwestern State

Academic Awards

Dean's Honor Roll (2): 2024 (S), 2025 (S)
LSC Commissioner's Honor Roll (3): 2023 (F), 2024 (S), 2025 (S)

Cross Country Personal Bests

6,000 Meters: 24:22.05 -- LSC Championship (10/25/25)
5,000 Meters: 19:32.48 -- DBU Old Glory Gallop (10/11/25)
4,000 Meters: 15:34.20 -- Mustang Derby (9/11/25)

At Odessa High School

a four-year varsity letter winner for coaches Ricky Santiago and Monica Tavarez at Odessa (Texas) High School... UIL Class 6A Area qualifier in the 800-meter run as a senior in 2023, placing seventh with a season-best time of 2:29.29... helped 4x400-meter relay squad to a fifth-place showing in the UIL Class 6A Area meet for Districts 1 and 2 as a senior in 2023... placed second in the 1,600-meter run (5:34.67) and fourth in the 3,200-meter run (12:40.82) in the District 2-6A Championship as a junior in 2022... also won silver as part of the 4x400-meter relay team during the 2022 District 2-6A Championships... produced PR time of 12:16.01 to win the 3,200-meter run at the Greenwood Invitational as a junior in 2022... ran a personal best time of 5:32.39 to take third in the 1,600-meter run at the San Angelo Relays as a junior in 2022... qualified for the Class 6A Area meet in two events as a sophomore in 2021... claimed bronze medals in the 1,600-meter run (5:44.77) and 3,200-meter run (12:59.43) in the 2021 District 2-6A Championships as a sophomore... turned in 2-mile PR time of 12:31.00 to take fifth at the Alpine Big Bend Mountain Ramble 2021 cross country season as a junior... ran personal best 5K time of 20:31.70 at the McNeil Invitational as a junior in 2021... named to the Texas Girls Coaches' Association (TGCA) 5-6A All-Star Team as a junior in 2021-22...

Personal

daughter of Jose and Guadalupe Perez... has one brother -- Miguel and a sister -- Zaira... sister -- Zaira Perez -- performed as part of the Odessa College Blues Dance Team...

Cross Country Career Performances

Junior (2025)

Date Meet Distance Time Overall/Team
9/5/25 Cameron Aggie Duels 5K 19:56.88 24 / 7
9/11/25 Mustang Derby 4K 15:34.20 15 / 8
9/26/25 OSU Cowboy Jamboree 6K 24:54.00 161 / 10
10/11/25 DBU Old Glory Gallop 5K 19:32.48 100 / 9
10/25/25 LSC Championship 6K 24:22.05 54 / 8

Sophomore (2024)

Date Meet Distance Time Overall/Team
9/6/24 Cameron Aggie Duels 5K 20:31.79 38 / 7
9/12/24 Mustang Derby 4K 15:43.20 32 / 10
10/5/24 Greyhound Invitational 6K 26:18.86 11 / 3

Freshman (2023)

Date Meet Distance Time Overall/Team
9/2/23 DBU Orville Rogers XC Opener 5K 20:04.70 23 / 8
9/23/23 OSU Cowboy Jamboree 6K 25:59.00 119 / 8
10/7/23 DBU Old Glory Gallop 5K 19:48.60 93 / 8
10/21/23 LSC Championships 6K 25:44.20 66 / 7

Historical Player Information

  • 2023Freshman

    5'2"
  • 2024Sophomore

    5'2"
  • 2025Junior

    5'2"