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  Wally Gonzalez

Wally Gonzalez

Player Profile

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Edinburg, TX

High School:
Edinburg North H.S.

Height:
5-8

Event:
Distance

2008 Season
Indoor - Gonzalez notched a 23rd place finish in the one-mile run at the Leonard Hilton Memorial with a time of 4:33.10...recorded his best finish in the one-mile race at the Houston Indoor Invitational with a fifth-place finish in a time of 4:27.30...earned a 15th place finish in the 800-meter run at the Bayou Classic...Outdoor - Recorded nine top-10 finishes during the outdoor track and field season...notched a first-place finish in the 800-meter run at the Javelina Invitational with a time of 1:54.90...grabbed a pair of second-place finishes in the 800-meter run at the Rice Twilight with a time of 1:52.60 and at the Houston Invitational with a time of 1:51.98...earned a fourth-place finish in the 800-meter run at the Rice Bayou Classic with a time of 1:53.37...grabbed a sixth-place finish in the 800-meter run at the Texas Twilight with a time of 1:52.99...recorded a first-place finish in the 1,500-meter run at the Border Olympics his best time of the season with 4:01.25...placed fourth overall in the 1,500-meter run at the Texas State Open with a time of 4:07.28...earned Bronc Pride 3.0 Club honors during the spring semester.

2007 Season
Cross Country - Competed in three meets during his sophomore season...with a time of 27:49.0, placed 64th at the Texas A&M Invitational...in his second meet of the season, placed 134th at the Chile Pepper Cross Country Festival with a time of 33:57.50...at the National Independent Championships, Gonzalez placed 13th with a time of 26:01.34...Outdoor - The UTPA freshman recorded six top-10 finishes during the outdoor track and field season...finished third overall at the Border Olympics with a time of 4:01.77 in the 1,500-meter race...notched a third place showing with a time of 4:02.63 at the Bobcat Open in the 1,500-meter race...placed third overall in the 1,500-meter race at the Tom Tellez Invitational with a time of 3:59.90...earned sixth-place in the 800-meter dash with a time of 2:01.97 at the Border Olympics...finished ninth overall at the Texas Twilight with a time of 1:55.84 in the 800-meter dash...Indoor - Gonzalez competed in a pair of meets during the indoor track and field season...finished third overall at the UH/RunSport All-Comers meet with a time of 2:05.57 in the 800-meter race...earned 12th place in the 800-meter race with a time of 1:58.73 at the University of Houston Invitational.

2006 Season
Cross Country - Gonzalez competed in three meets during the cross country season.

Edinburg North High School
Gonzalez comes to the UTPA men's track and field/cross country program as one of the top runners in the Rio Grande Valley during his senior season... helped Edinburg North High School capture a pair of district championships as well as a regional team crown... was selected as the Most Valuable Player in track and field, basketball and cross country during his prep career... recorded a personal-best time of 1:54.80 in the 800 meters and 4:21.50 in the 1,600-meter race... earned five letters during his high school playing career.

Off the Track
Gonzalez is the son of Osvaldo and Yoldanda Gonzalez... was born on Oct. 30, 1987... has one brother - Marc... majoring in criminal justice.



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