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2024 Women's Cross Country Roster

Dwain Linden

Mariana Sanchez

  • Height 5-8
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Imperial, Texas
  • Prev School Buena Vista HS

Biography

At Midwestern State

Individual Honors

24 Strong Teammate of the Year (1): 2022-23

Academic Awards

President's Honor Roll (1): 2024 (F)
Provost's Honor Roll (1): 2024 (S)
Dean's Honor Roll (1): 2023 (F)
LSC Commissioner's Honor Roll (6): 2022 (F), 2023 (S), 2023 (F), 2024 (S), 2024 (F), 2025 (S)

Cross Country Personal Bests

6,000 Meters: 23:51.66 -- NCAA II South Central Championship (11/4/2023)
5,000 Meters: 18:49.00 -- DBU Old Glory Gallop (10/7/2023)
4,000 Meters: 15:28.70 -- Mustang Derby (9/12/24)

Freshman (2022)

competed in seven meets... delivered team countable performances in six of her seven meets... finished 37th in the Lone Star Conference Championships at River Creek Golf Course by completing the 6K loop in 24:11.00 (11/5)... placed 91st at the NCAA Division II Championships by completing the 6K course at Washington Park in Denver in 24:40.10, which was the third fastest time for an MSU harrier (11/19)... finished 11th in collegiate debut at DBU's Orville Rogers XC Opener, completing the 5K course at Lynn Creek Park in 19:40.00 (9/3)... placed fifth at the Cameron Aggie Duels with a 5K time of 19:19.00 at the Big Green Soccer Complex in Lawton (9/9)... recorded Top 10 individual finish in the Mustang Derby, finishing the 5K course at River Creek Golf Course in 19:47.00... ran personal best 5K time of 19:06.14 on the way to an 85th-place finish at the Missouri Southern Stampede (9/17)...

At Buena Vista High School

a multi-sport star earning four letters in track and cross country for coach Dave Pustejovsky at Buena Vista High School in Imperial... a four-time state qualifier in both track and cross country... earned UIL Texas Class A All-State first-team honors as a freshman in 2018 and gained honorable mention in 2019 and 2020... a Cross Country Coaches Association of Texas Class A All-State first-team performer in 2018 and 2019... earned All Region II-A first-team accolades in cross country in each of her four prep campaigns... a member of the Class A Class A cross country championship team in 2021 after finishing as runners-up in 2019 and third in 2020... also a standout on the basketball court earning Texas Association of Basketball Coaches (TABC) Region II-A first-team honors... earned District 10-A Offensive MVP honors as a junior in 2020-21 after gaining district defensive MVP accolades as a sophomore in 2019-20... a second-team All-District 2-2A performer in volleyball as a sophomore in 2019... Senior (2021-22)... claimed individual title at the Region II-A Championship with a 2-mile time of 12:58.50, but injury knocked her out of the 2021 Class A Cross Country Championship... recovered from injury to claim two medals at the 2022 UIL Texas Class A Championships... finished state runner-up in the 3,200-meter run with a season best time of 12:03.97... also claimed bronze in the 1,600-meter run with a PR time of 5:36.41... Junior (2020-21)... placed 11th in the UIL Texas Class A Cross Country Championships with a 3,200-meter time of 13:01.40... won the Region II-A individual title with a 2-mile time of 12:48.60... claimed bronze medal in the 3,200-meter run at the UIL Texas Class A Championships with a personal best time of 11:55.87... placed fifth in the 1,600-meter run at the UIL Texas Class A Championships with a time of 5:42.71... Sophomore (2019-20)... finished 24th in the UIL Texas Class A Cross Country Championships with a 3,200-meter time of 13:06.40... placed runner-up in the Region II-A Championships with a 2-mile time of 12:48.00... Freshman (2018-19)... ran fourth in the UIL Texas Class A Cross Country Championships with a 3,200-meter time of 12:29.90... claimed the first of three Region II-A individual titles with a 3,200-meter time of 12:43.10... finished third in the 3,200-meter run at the Region II-A Track & Field Championships with a time of 12:55.14...

Personal

daughter of Leonel and Alicia Sanchez... has one brother - Cris and two sisters - Lulu and Gaby...

Cross Country Career Performances

Junior (2024)

Date Meet Distance Time Overall/Team
9/12/24 Mustang Derby 4K 15:28.70 26 / 9
10/5/24 DBU Old Glory Gallop 5K 19:26.00 123 / 8
10/12/24 OLLU Westside Classic <> 22:45.00 17 / 7
10/26/24 LSC Championship 6K 24:09.72 65 / 9
11/9/24 NCAA II South Central Championship 6K 26:49.80 145 / 7

Sophomore (2023)

Date Meet Distance Time Overall/Team
9/2/23 DBU Orville Rogers XC Opener 5K 19:12.70 11 / 2
9/7/23 Mustang Derby 4K 15:47.20 3 / 3
9/23/23 OSU Cowboy Jamboree 6K 24:13.00 67 / 4
10/7/23 DBU Old Glory Gallop 5K 18:49.00 33 / 2
11/4/23 NCAA II South Central Championship 6K 23:51.66 101 / 4

Freshman (2022)

Date Meet Distance Time Overall/Team
9/3/22 DBU Orville Rogers XC Opener 5K 19:40.00 11 / 3
9/9/22 Cameron Aggie Duels 5K 19:19.00 5 / 3
9/17/22 Missouri Southern Stampede 5K 19:06.14 85 / 6
10/8/22 Mustang Derby 5K 19:47.00 6 / 3
10/15/22 DBU Old Glory Gallop 5K 19:39.90 50 / 5
11/5/22 LSC Championships 6K 24:11.00 37 / 5
11/19/22 NCAA II South Central Championship 6K 24:40.10 91 / 3

Historical Player Information

  • 2022Freshman

    5'8"
  • 2023Sophomore

    5'8"
  • 2024Junior

    5'8"