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2025 Track & Field Roster

Evan Avitia

  • Position Distance
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown El Paso, Texas
  • Prev School Hutchinson CC
  • High School Americas HS

Biography

PRIOR TO UTEP
  • Competed at Hutchinson Community College for two seasons (2023-2024).
  • Clocked in a season-best 4:31.72 in the mile at the 2024 Ichabod Invitational.
  • Posted a season-best 2:46.64 in the 1000 at the 2024 Region VI/KJCCC Indoor Championships.
  • Turned in a season-best time 4:15.04 in the 1500 at the 2024 16th Annual David Suenram Gorilla Classic. 
  • Clocked in a personal-best 1:58.71 in the 800 at the 2024 Wichita State KT Woodman Classic.
  • Finished fifth in the 4x800 (8:15.49) and fourth in the DMR (10:43.93) at the Region VI Indoor Championships. 
  • Placed fourth in the 800 with a 2:01.76 at the 2023 Tabor Invite. 

PERSONAL: Evan Avitia is the son of Daniel Avitia and Marisol Solis … has two brothers and two sisters … born in El Paso … coached by Miner great and El Paso Athletics Hall of Famer Kenneth Lucero at Americas High School … multidisciplinary  studies major.