The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2009 Women's Cross Country Roster
Roster
Vasquez, Megan
/ XC: Women_Old
/ XC: Women_Old
/ XC: Women_Old
Middle Distances/XC
/ XC: Women_Old/ XC: Women_Old
/ XC: Women_Old
/ XC: Women_Old
/ XC: Women_Old
/ XC: Women_Old
/ XC: Women_Old
/ XC: Women_Old
/ XC: Women_Old
/ XC: Women_Old
/ XC: Women_Old
/ XC: Women_Old
/ XC: Women_Old
/ XC: Women_Old
Megan Vasquez
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Austin
- Hometown:
- Austin, Texas
Bio
SENIOR (2010)
Competed in three events for the Longhorns in her senior campaign ... placed fifth and posted a 5K career best time of 18:23 at the Concordia Invite ... recorded a time of 18:50 and an 18th place finish at the Ricardo Romo Invite ... received 2010 Academic All-Big 12 honors. JUNIOR (2009)
SOPHOMORE (2008)
Recorded a 26th-place effort at the Texas State Invitational, finishing the 5K course in 20:10 ... finished 11th for the Longhorns and 93rd overall at the Texas A&M Invitational (20:34). PRIOR TO TEXAS
Four-year track and field letterwinner and three-year basketball and cross country standout at Austin High School ... coached by Tricia Johnson (basketball, track), Bob Berger (cross country) and Trey Ellis (cross country) ... two-time regional qualifier in the middle distance events ... carried prep personal bests of 5:29 in the 1,600-meter run and 12:08 in the 3,200-meter run ... competed on two club track and field teams - Team Winners Edge and South Austin Steel from 2006-07 ... finished fifth at the Junior Olympics as a leg of the 4x3,200-meter relay team ... graduated in top 10 percent of high school class ... Member of Spanish Club, Volunteer Club and Future Teachers of America. PERSONAL
Born Megan Linn Vasquez on Dec. 30, 1988 in Austin ... daughter of Lydia Vasquez ... has a younger brother, Jacob ... majoring in kinesiology with a focus on health promotion and fitness.
Competed in three events for the Longhorns in her senior campaign ... placed fifth and posted a 5K career best time of 18:23 at the Concordia Invite ... recorded a time of 18:50 and an 18th place finish at the Ricardo Romo Invite ... received 2010 Academic All-Big 12 honors. JUNIOR (2009)
SOPHOMORE (2008)
Recorded a 26th-place effort at the Texas State Invitational, finishing the 5K course in 20:10 ... finished 11th for the Longhorns and 93rd overall at the Texas A&M Invitational (20:34). PRIOR TO TEXAS
Four-year track and field letterwinner and three-year basketball and cross country standout at Austin High School ... coached by Tricia Johnson (basketball, track), Bob Berger (cross country) and Trey Ellis (cross country) ... two-time regional qualifier in the middle distance events ... carried prep personal bests of 5:29 in the 1,600-meter run and 12:08 in the 3,200-meter run ... competed on two club track and field teams - Team Winners Edge and South Austin Steel from 2006-07 ... finished fifth at the Junior Olympics as a leg of the 4x3,200-meter relay team ... graduated in top 10 percent of high school class ... Member of Spanish Club, Volunteer Club and Future Teachers of America. PERSONAL
Born Megan Linn Vasquez on Dec. 30, 1988 in Austin ... daughter of Lydia Vasquez ... has a younger brother, Jacob ... majoring in kinesiology with a focus on health promotion and fitness.
