2023 Men's Cross Country Roster
Biography
2021: Received All-South Atlantic Conference and All-Southeast Region honors as the Bulldogs won the both the SAC and the SER post-season events…Finished eighth in both events, clocking a personal-best 8K time of 24:12.4 in the SAC race…Ran a 31:15.5 10K in the SER meet in Spartanburg…Opened his junior year with a 12th place-finish in the Bulldog Stampede, thanks to his 8K time of 26:24.6…Ran a 25:39.6 8K in the Division II Pre-National Invitational, hosted by Saint Leo University…Named to the SAC Commissioner’s Honor Roll…
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2020: Valdez and the Bulldogs did not compete in the fall of 2020, due to the global pandemic...
2019: Started Wingate career with a fourth-place finish in the Catawba Fleet Feet Invitational, thanks to his 8K time of 26:51.5…Posted a season-best 8K time of 26:08.3 in the Bulldog Stampede, claiming fifth-place in the 147-person field…Ran a 27:08.9 8K in the Paul Short Run (College Division) at Lehigh University…South Atlantic Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll student…
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PERSONAL
- Full name is Saul De Jesus Valdez Perea
- Born on October 14, 2000
- Born in Queretaro, Mexico
- Son of Karina Valdez and Saul Valdez
- Majoring in Accounting
- Favorite Athlete is Memo Ochoa
- Favorite sports team is Club America
- Favorite movie is Fast and Furious Tokyo Drift
- Favorite TV show is Rick and Morty
- Favorite musical artist is Eminem
- Favorite food is Tinga
- Most memorable sports moment is when the Mexican soccer team won a gold medal in the 2012 Olympics.
- People I admire the most are my parents
- Something people don’t know about me is I used to play the piano and guitar
- Nickname: Frijolito
- Favorite Quote: “No human is limited” - Eliud Kipchoge
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