Vela's Performance List (TFRRS)
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Cross Country
• Competed in all six meets and finished among SLU's top five in all six.
• A-10 All-Rookie team.
• A-10 Rookie of the Week (Sept. 5).
• Billikens' lead runner at the A-10 Championships, pulling in 21st overall with an 8K PR of 24:40.7.
• Won the Billiken Invitational.
• Billikens' second-place finisher at the Mizzou Opener, Gans Creek Classic and NCAA Regional.
Indoor Track and Field
• Ran in five meets for the Bills.
• At the A-10 Championships, competed in the 3,000 meters (21st) and 5,000 meters (12th).
• Had a top 3,000-meter time of 8:28.20 at the Indiana Early Bird.
• Finished the 5,000 meters in a PR of 14:31.11 at the Meyo Invitational.
• Placed second in the 3,000 meters at the Show-Me Showdown.
Outdoor Track and Field
• Silver medalist and A-10 runner-up in the 10,000 meters at the A-10 Championships.
• Also scored for the Bills in the 5,000 meters at the A-10s with an eighth-place finish.
• Turned in a 10,000-meter PR of 29:50.26 at the WashU Distance Carnival.
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• Graduate of Cypress Springs High School.
• Was a cross country state finalist.
• Qualified for the state cross country meet three seasons and was district champion in 2022.
• Helped Panthers to the regional meet as a senior for the first time in 20 years.
• Helped track squad to a third-place district finish his senior season.
• Top times include 15:20 over 5K (XC), 9:02 for 3,200 meters, 4:17 for 1,600 meters and 1:58 for 800 meters.
• Graduated Summa Cum Laude and was an Academic All-District selection all four years of high school.
• Also played baseball and basketball.
