2025 Track & Field Roster
Biography
2023 All-Conference USA First Team (Mile Indoor)
2023 All-Conference USA Second Team (800 Indoor)
2022 All-Conference USA First Team (1500m Outdoor)
2022 All-Conference USA First Team (Mile Indoor)
2021 All-Conference USA Third Team (800m Outdoor)
2024 OUTDOOR (SENIOR)
- Ran a personal-best 16:28.32 in the 5000 at the Conference USA OTF Championships at Kidd Field.
- Placed fifth in the 5000, tallying four points at the championships.
- Clocked in a 1:56.21 in the 800 final, scoring four points.
- Opened the season at the Bryan Clay Invitational, posting a 3:52.06 in the 1500.
- Competed in the 800 and 1500 at the 64th Annual Mt. SAC Relays.
2024 INDOOR (SENIOR)
2023 OUTDOOR (JUNIOR)
- Placed second in the 1500 with a 3:51.98 at the Willie Williams Classic/Dave Murray Distance Carnival.
- Competed in the 1500 at the Bryan Clay Invitational.
- Finished sixth in the 1500 (3:45.84) at the Desert Heat Classic.
2023 INDOOR (JUNIOR)
- Named All-CUSA first team in the mile and All-CUSA second team in the 800.
- Captured gold in the mile with a 4:07.08 at the CUSA Championships in Birmingham, Ala.
- Claimed silver in the 800 with a 1:53.35 at the CUSA Championships.
- Ran a personal-best 4:06.33 in the mile while finishing first at the Don Kirby Elite Invitational.
- Clocked in a personal-best 2:25.88 with a third-place showing in the 1000m at TTU Corky Classic.
2022 OUTDOOR (SOPHOMORE)
- Achieved first place the Conference USA Championships in the 1500m run (3:49.40).
- Set career best in the 800m run (1:49.72) at the Sun Angel Classic.
- Placed first in the 1500m run (3:45.16) at the Bryan Clay Invitational.
- Took second place at the Desert Heat Classic in the 1500m run (3:46.32).
2022 INDOOR (SOPHOMORE)
- Won gold in the mile race, clocking in a personal-best 4:06.81 at the Conference USA Championships.
- Took second gold medal, winning the 800-meter race with a time of 1:53.37 at the C-USA Championships.
- Took first in the mile race (4:08.75) at the Don Kirby Open & Elite.
- Ran a personal-best 1:52.86 in the 800, placing fourth at the Don Kirby.
- Opened season with a victory in the mile (4:10.08) at the Dr. MLK Jr. Collegiate Invitational.
- Ran first career 3000-meter event, placing second with a time of 8:25.14 at the New Mexico Team Open.
- Competed with distance medley relay team that placed second (10:18.42) at the New Mexico Team Open.
2021 OUTDOOR (FRESHMAN)
- Took bronze in the 800-meter race, clocking in a time of 1:52.05 at the Conference USA Championships.
- Ran a personal-best 1:51.89 in the 800, finishing third at the Masked Rider Open.
- Clocked in a personal-best 3:50.20 in the 1500 at the Texas Relays.
- Placed third (3:51.78) in the 1500 at the Desert Heat Classic.
- Opened season with a second-place showing (3:52.21) in the 1500 at the UTSA Invitational.
- Competed in the 1500, advancing to the finals at the C-USA Championships.
2020 OUTDOOR
- Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2020 INDOOR (FRESHMAN)
- Took second in the 1000m with a time of 2:31.31 at the Texas Tech Corky Classic
- Clocked in a personal-best 4:12.63 in the mile, placing sixth at the Conference USA Championships.
- Posted a personal-best 1:54.31 in the 800m, finishing sixth at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic.
- Tallied a fourth-place finish with a time of 4:18.01 in the mile at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Collegiate Invitational.
PRIOR TO UTEP
- Placed first in the one mile indoor (4:27.56) at the 2019 Great Southwest Classic in Albuquerque, N.M.
- Two-time national cross country finalist.
- 2000m U16 Mexican record holder.
- Two-time national 2000m champion U16.
- Two-time national 800m champion (U16, U18).
- National 1,500m champion (U18).
- National 1,500m bronze (U20).
PERSONAL: Kenneth Talavera is the son of Juan Antonio Talavera and Elizabeth Ruiz … has one brother … born Cd. Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico … mechanical engineering major.
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