The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2009 Women's Cross Country Roster
Roster
Betzy Jimenez
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Hereford
- Hometown:
- Hereford, Texas
JUNIOR (2008)
UT[apos]s top finisher in each of hte four races she competed in...led the Longhorns to a fifth-place finish at the NCAA South Central Regional Championship, finishing the 6,000m course 13th overall and first for Texas in a career-best time of 21:08...earned All-Big 12 First Team honors at the Big 12 Championships with a 10th-place finish. clocked in at 21:27.10 for her first career All-Conference accolade.
SOPHOMORE (2007)
Won the individual championship at the Texas State Invitational in 17:49 while helping UT to a first-place finish ... took second for Texas and 13th overall at the Texas A&M Invitational with a time of 18:30 ... crossed the finish line in 17:33 at the Islander Splash, for her second-straight first place effort...led the Texas lineup and finished 17th overall at the Chile Pepper Festival with a time of 21:31 ... finished in 19th place and led the Longhorn lineup at the Big 12 Championships (6K), completing the course in 21:36 ... placed first for Texas and 15th overall at the NCAA South Central Regional Championship with a time of 21:23 ... earned All-South Central Region honors with her performance.
FRESHMAN (2006)
One of the top runners in the varsity lineup as a freshman... was one of UT[apos]s top two finishers in its first two meets of the season and was finished fourth for UT in the third race...collected a fourth-place showing at her first collegiate meet - the Texas State Invitational... ran 18:28 in San Marcos to place fourth and second for UT... followed that performance with a 17th-place finish in the Texas A&M Invitational, running the 5K course in 19:20... took second for Texas and 65th overall at the Chile Pepper Festival with a time of 22:07... placed 16th at the Islander Splash in 19:04... finished fourth for the UT lineup at the Big 12 Championship in 23:28... captured 55th overall and second for Texas at the NCAA South Central Regional Championship with a time of 21:55.
HIGH SCHOOL
Named Texas Panhandle Female Athlete of the Year for the 2005-06 school year ... district 4A 1,600m (4:54) and 3,200m (10:37) state record holder ... won state titles in the 1,600m and the 3,200m in 2006 ... named to the Texas All-State cross country team during her junior and senior years ... was also part of the Texas All-State track and field team during her final three years ... helped Hereford High School to a state championship in cross country in 2006 ... ran the second fastest time in area history in the 1,600m at the Texas Relays in her senior year ... coached by Ray Baca ... Texas Girls Coaches Association cross-country and track all-star ... participated on the volleyball team as well ... graduated in the top five percent of her class ... member of the National Honor Society and student council.
PERSONAL
Born Oct. 7, 1987, in Mexico ... youngest of four children ... majoring in neurobiology and looks to apply to medical school after graduation.
