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2025 Track & Field Roster

Zacarias Velasquez

  • Position Jumps
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown El Paso, Texas
  • High School Franklin HS

Biography

Conference USA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (2023, 2024)


2024 OUTDOOR (SOPHOMORE)
  • Leaped a personal-best 6.84 meters (22-5.25) in the long jump at the Beach Invitational. 
  • Competed in the long jump at the CUSA OTF Championships at Kidd Field.
  • Saw action in the long jump at the Arizona Spring Break Fiesta.
 
2024 INDOOR (SOPHOMORE)
  • Competed in the 60-meter dash and long jump at the Stan Scott Memorial and New Mexico Team Open.
  • Posted a 6.39-meter (20-11.75) leap at the CUSA ITF Championships. 

2023 OUTDOOR (FRESHMAN)
  • Posted a personal-best 6.47m (21-2.75) in the long jump at the Desert Heat Classic.
  • Clocked in a personal-best 11.21 (1.7) in the 100m at the New Mexico Spring Invitational.
  • Completed in the long jump at the Willie Williams Classic and NM Spring Invite.
 
2023 INDOOR (FRESHMAN)
  • Ran a personal-best 7.09 in the 60m at the Don Kirby Elite Invitational.
  • Opened collegiate career in the long jump at the Dr. MLK Jr. Collegiate Invitational at New Mexico. 
  • Finished third in the long jump with a 6.42m [+0.0] (21-0.75) at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic. 

PRIOR TO UTEP
  • Clocked in a season-best 53.20 in the 400-meter dash at the 2020 Fred Loya @ El Paso Eastwood meet while competing at Franklin High School.
  • Won the long jump with a 20-10.5 at the 2020 El Paso Franklin Invitational.
  • Took first in the long jump with a 20-5.5 at the 2020 El Paso Eastwood Invite.
  • 2019 UIL 6A-District 1 champion in the long jump with a 21-11. 

PERSONAL: Zacarías Oscar Velásquez is the son of Oscar Ruben and Michelle Chavez Velásquez ... has one brother ... born in El Paso. 

Historical Player Information

  • 2023Freshman

    Jumps
  • 2024Sophomore

    Jumps
  • 2025Junior

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