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2013-14 Track & Field / Cross Country: Men Roster

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Mark Pinales

  • Position
    Distance/XC
  • Height
    5-11
  • Weight
    140
  • Class
    Junior
  • Hometown
    Round Rock, Texas
  • High School
    Stony Point

Biography

• 2014, 2013 All-Big 12 (Cross Country) 
• 2014, 2013 USTFCCCA Cross Country All-South Central Region 

CAREER BESTS
Outdoor

1,500m: 3:49.13
5,000m: 14:04.98
10,000m: 29:08.93

Indoor
3,000m: 8:11.39
5,000m: 14:03.17

2014-15
Outdoor:
• Finished 7th in 5000m at Big 12 Championships with time of 14:42.35.
• Claimed 8th place in 10,000m at Big 12 Championships.

• Ran personal best 29:08.93 to finish 9th in 10,000m at Stanford Invitational.
• Finished 25th in 10,000m at NCAA West Preliminary Rounds.


Indoor:
• Took 2nd in the 5000m with a time of 14:31.43 at the Big 12 Championships
• Finished 7th in 3000m at Big 12 Championships with time of 8:12.38.
• 
Ran 8:13.50 to finish 8th in 3000m at Meyo Invitational.

Cross Country:
• Finished 16th at Big 12 Championships to help team finish 4th.
• Earned All-Region honors by finishing 10th at NCAA South Central Regional Championships as team finished 2nd to advance to NCAA meet.
• Finished 142nd at NCAA Championships.
• Posted 10th place at Roy Griak Invitational and 25th at Pre-National Invitational.

2013-14
Outdoor:

Finished third in 10,000m at Big 12 Championships with time of 30:29.68, also finished fourth in 5,000m in 14:47.02
• Won 5,000m at Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays in 14:25.96
• Posted personal best time 14:04.98 to finish sixth at Penn Relays in 5,000m
• Posted personal best time 29:23.26 in 10,000m at Stanford Invitational to take 14th place

Indoor:
• Finished fourth in 3,000m at Big 12 Championships in personal best 8:11.39, also took 7th place in 5,000m in 14:19.62
• Ran 8:16.89 to finish fifth in 3,000m at Iowa State Classic, also had season-best 14:03.17 in 5,000m

Cross Country:
• Participated in five meets, including his third appearance at nationals
• Completed the 10K course at the NCAA Championships in 31:32.0, placing third for UT and 135th overall
• Received All-South Central Region honors by finishing 10th (30:37.0) at the regional meet
• Placed third for the Longhorns and 21st overall (23:47.4) at the Big 12 Championships, earning all-league honors
• Was the fourth runner from UT to cross the finish line at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational, clocking a 24:42
• Finished second (24:08.01) at the Texas Invitational, helping Texas to a meet victory

2012-13
Outdoor:
• Competed in four meets
• Finished the 5,000m in 14:43.57 (15th) and the 10,000m in 30:09.09 (12th) at the Big 12 Championships
• Ran the 10,000m in 30:09.04 at the Mt. SAC Relays
• Claimed fifth place with a then personal-best time of 30:08.09 in the 10K at the Texas Relays
• Posted a career best in the 1,500m (3:52.71) at the Texas State Elite Meet to open the season

Indoor:
• Posted a season-best 8:18.25 to place third in the 3,000m at the Tyson Invitational
• Finished the 3,000m in 8:23.21 at the Razorback Team Invitational

Cross Country:
• Participated in three meets, including the NCAA Championships, where he finished sixth for UT and 215th overall (31:58.5)
• Placed 41st overall and eighth (25:18.2) for the Longhorns in the 8K race at the Big 12 Championships
• Finished seventh for UT and 172nd overall at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational

2011-12
Outdoor:

• Clocked a 10,000m time of 31:02.18 in the NCAA West Regional prelims
• Ran a 30:17.50 in the 10,000m (10th) and a 14:30.30 in the 5,000m (16th) at the Big 12 Championships
• Posted a 10,000m time of 29:40.34 at the Stanford Invitational
• Took ninth in the 1500m at the Longhorn Invitational with a time of 3:52.74

Indoor:
• Ran the 5,000m in 14:37.78 to finish 11th at the SPIRE Invitational
• Crossed the 3,000m finish line in 8:27.09 at the Razorback Invitational

Cross Country:
• Ran the NCAA Championships race in 30:56.4, placing 117th overall 
• Placed 13th overall and fourth for UT at the NCAA South Central Regional, earning all-region honors
• Narrowly missed out on all-league honors with a 26th-place overall finish at the Big 12 Championships (24:25.2)
• Crossed the Wisconsin adidas Invitational finish line in 24:45.0, placing 90th overall

PRIOR TO TEXAS
Posted personal bests of 4:15 in the 1,600 meter at the state championship and 9:06 in the 3,200 meters at the regional championship as a senior
• Four year letterman in track and cross country

PERSONAL
• Born in Round Rock, Texas
• Parents are Frances Hines and Marcos Pinales
• Has two sisters, Hannah and Zoe
• Majoring in nutritional sciences
• Two-time member of the Big 12 Commissioners Honor Roll (spring 2012; fall 2013

Historical Player Information

  • 2012Freshman

    Distance
    5'11" 140 lbs
  • 2013-14Junior

    Distance/XC
    5'11" 140 lbs
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