Omar Vazquez

Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Bowling Green, Ohio
High School:
Bowling Green

Years of Eligibility Remaining Including 2022: 3

2022:

Competed in five races for the Falcons during the 2022 season
Opened his season at the Bobcat Invite, posting a time of 18:09.2 to finish 52nd
Recorded his best placement of the season at the Mel Brodt Open, finishing 33rd overall with a time of 27:54.2
Competed in the Paul Short Run, placing 412th while posting a time of 27:22.9
Placed 52nd at the Falcon Invite, recording a time of 26:49.8
Posted a career best 8K time of 26:45.5 at the MAC Championship, finishing 64th

2021:

Competed in five races in the 2021 season
Made his collegiate debut at the Mel Brodt Collegiate Invite 5K, finishing 21^st with a time of 16:15.3
Placed 187^th at the Spartan Invitational, completing his first 8K in 29:06.9
Set a personal best time at the Live in Lou XC Classic, finishing the 8K in 27:07.3 to finish 196^th
Finished 32^nd in the Falcon Invitational
Placed 63^rd in the MAC Championships, crossing the finish line at 27:38.4

HIGH SCHOOL:

2019 graduate of Bowling Green High School
Earned one letter

PERSONAL:

Member of BGSU's XCTF Leadership Committee, Honors Student Association, and Student Exercise Science Association
Son of Jorge and Josie Vazquez
Has one sister, Vivian
Majoring in Exercise Science

PERSONAL BESTS
5K: 16:15.3, Mel Brodt Collegiate Invite (9/3/21)
8K: 26:45.5, Mid-American Conference Championships (10/29/22)

CAREER FINISHES
2022 Results
Sept. 2 – Bobcat Invite (Ohio University Golf Course – Athens, OH) – 5K – 18:09.2 – 52nd
Sept. 16 – Mel Brodt Collegiate Open (Bowling Green XC Course – Bowling Green, OH) – 8K – 27:54.2 – 33rd
Sept. 30 – Paul Short Run (Lehigh Goodman Campus XC Course – Bethlehem, PA) – 8K – 27:22.9 – 412th
Oct. 14 – Falcon Invite (Bowling Green XC Course – Bowling Green, OH) – 8K – 26:49.8 – 52nd
Oct. 29 – Mid-American Conference Championships (Ohio University Golf Course – Athens, OH) – 8K – 26:45.5 – 64th

2021 Results
Sept. 3 – Mel Brodt Collegiate Invite (BGXC Course – Bowling Green, OH) – 5K – 16:15.3 – 21st
Sept. 17 – Spartan Invitational (Forest Akers East Golf Course – East Lansing, MI) – 8K – 29:06.9 – 187th
Oct. 2 – Live in Lou XC Classic (E.P. "Tom" Sawyer State Park – Louisville, KY) – 8K – 27:07.3 – 196th
Oct. 16 – Falcon Invitational (BGXC Course – Bowling Green, OH) – 8K – 27:40.42 – 32nd
Oct. 30 – Mid-American Conference Championships (Eagle Crest Country Club – Ypsilanti, MI) – 8K – 27:38.4 – 63rd