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2016 Women's Track Roster

Maira Salinas

  • Height 5-3
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Luling, Texas
  • Prev School Luling HS

Biography

The Salinas File
Parents: Eugenio and Delfina Salinas
Birthday: April 30, 1994
Major: Criminal Justice/Spanish
Honors
LSC Commissioner's Honor Roll
2014 (F), 2015 (S)

At Midwestern State

Indoor Personal Bests
800 Meters: 2:31.45 -- LSC Indoor Track & Field Championships (2/23/13)
1,000 Meters: 3:19.00 -- OBU Invitational (2/9/13)
Mile: 5:40.81 -- LSC Indoor Track & Field Championships (2/23/13)
3,000 Meters: 11:03.92 -- LSC Indoor Championships (3/2/14)
5,000 Meters: 19:30.80 -- LSC Indoor Championships (3/1/14)

Outdoor Personal Bests
1,500 Meters: 5:03.03 -- UIW Cardinal Invitational (4/12/14)
3,000 Meters: 11:19.71 -- Kansas Relays (4/18/13)
3,000 Meter Steeplechase: 12:41.76 -- West Texas A&M Twilight (4/25/15)
5,000 Meters: 18:51.77 -- Bobby Layne Invitational (3/22/13)
10,000 Meters: 40:45.90 -- LSC Championships (5/2/14)


Junior (2015)
Indoor Season
- competed in five meets during the indoor season.
- ran a season-best time of 11:28.36 in the 3,000-meter run at the Oklahoma Baptist Bison Invitational (2/14).
- paced a campaign-best tieme of 5:45.29 in the indoor mile at the Central Oklahoma Indoor Invitational (1/31).
Outdoor Season
- competed in five meets during the outdoor seaon.
- set a personal record in first time out in the 3,000-meter steeplechase pacing a 12:41.76 to place fourth at the West Texas A&M Twilight (4/25).
- battled to an eighth-place showing in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Lone Star Conference Outdoor Championship with a time of 13:12.19 (5/8).
- turned a season-best time of 5:14.53 to take ninth in the 1,500-meter run at the West Texas A&M Classic and Multi (4/11).
- ran a season 5,000-meter best time of 20:03.00 to take eighth at the McMurry Warhawk Classic (3/20).

Sophomore (2014)
Indoor Season
- competed in five meets during the indoor season.
- paced personal best 3,000-meter time of 11:03.92 at the Lone Star Conference Indoor Championships on March 2, 2014 in Lubbock.
- also ran a season-best 5,000-meter time of 19:30.80 at the LSC Indoor Championships.
- logged a season-best mile time of 5:44.63 at the Central Oklahoma Indoor Invitational on Feb. 8, 2014.
Outdoor Season
- competed in five meets during the outdoor season.
- placed seventh with a season-best 3,000-meter time of 11:20.17 at the West Texas A&M Classic on April 26, 2014.
- ran a personal best time of 40:45.90 to finish 12th in the 10,000-meter run at the Lone Star Conference Outdoor Championships on May 2, 2014 in Kingsville.
- paced a season-best 5,000-meter time of 18:55.41 at the Victor Lopez Classic on March 28, 2014 in Houston.
- ran a personal best time of 5:03.03 in the 1,500-meter run on April 12, 2014 at the Incarnate Word Cardinal Invitational.

Freshman (2013)
Indoor Season
- competed in three meets during the indoor season.
- placed 17th in the mile (5:40.81) and paced a 2:31.45 in the 800-meter preliminaries at the Lone Star Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships (2/23-2/24).
- helped Mustangs to a silver medal showing in the 4x880-yard relay (10:23.96) at the Oklahoma Baptist Initational where she also finished sixth in the 1,000-meter run (3:19.00) (2/9).
- placed 16th in the 1,000-meter run (3:21.38) in the season opening Texas Tech Indoor Open (1/12).
Outdoor Season
- competed in four meets during the outdoor season.
- finished 15th in her first try at the 10,000-meter run (41:11.01) at the Lone Star Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships (5/2).
- claimed a bronze medal in the 3,000-meter run (11:19.71) at the Kansas Relays (4/18).
- paced a time of 18:51.77 in the 5,000-meter run at the Bobby Layne Invitational to finish 12th (3/22).
- placed 11th in the 1,500-meter run (5:21.43) at the West Texas A&M Spring Break Classic (3/16).

At Luling High School
- a four-year letterwinner in cross country and track for coach Mike Barnett.
- recorded personal best times of 5:12 in the 1600 and 11:22 in the 3200.
- named All-State in cross country all four years.
- won the 3200m State Championship in 2011.
- qualified for State all four years in cross country and track.
- helped LHS to four straight District Championships and two State Qualifiers.
- member of the National Honor Society.
- named FCCLA treasurer.
- named the Valedictorian of the 2012 class.

Historical Player Information

  • 2013Freshman

    5'3"
  • 2014Sophomore

    5'3"
  • 2015Junior

    5'3"
  • 2016Senior

    5'3"