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Wingate University Athletics

2026 Men's Cross Country Roster

Jackie Kirby

Julio Espinoza

  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Talcahuano, Chile
  • High School Colegio Arturo Prat

Biography

2025: All-South Atlantic Conference freshman team…Concluded his first Wingate XC season with a 27th-place finish in the South Atlantic Conference championship meet, thanks to his 8K time of 27:51.0…The Bulldogs won their fifth consecutive SAC title…Recorded a personal-best 8K time of 24:48.6 in Lehigh’s Paul Short Run, finishing in 32nd place…Made his WU debut in the Bulldog Stampede, posting a 7K time of 22:43.0…
 
PERSONAL
  • Birthday: October 17
  • Born in Chile 
  • Son of Julio Espinoza Llanos and Jocelyn Aros Maturana     
  • Majoring in Exercise Science and Fitness Professional 
  • Favorite Athlete is Killian Jornet
  • Favorite Sport team is Salomon Trail
  • Favorite movie is is McFarland, USA
  • Favorite TV show is Malcom in the Middle
  • Favorite Musical Artist is Trueno, C Tangana, Linkin Park
  • Favorite Social Media is Instagram
  • Favorite food is Sushi 
  • A place I'd love to travel to is New York
  • Most memorable sports moment is world mountain and trail running championship Innsbruck 2023
  • Favorite sport to play other than cross country is trail running
  • Person I admire the most is my mom, Jakob Ingerbrigsten, Sergio Del Barrio 
  • My biggest fear is zombies
  • Something people don’t know about me is that I use glasses 
  • If I could have any superpower it would be run faster 
  • Couldn't go a week without playing video games
  • Favorite Quote: per aspera ad astra

Historical Player Information

  • 2025Freshman

  • 2026Sophomore