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2017-18 Men's Track & Field Roster

Alejandro Juan Torres

  • Class Senior
  • Position Distance
  • Height 5-9
  • Weight 146
  • Hometown Elche, Spain
  • Highschool C.E. Cheste

Biography

TFRRS Profile (for full results and times)

Juan Torres' Cross Country Profile

2018 Outdoor: Big South Champion in 3,000m steeplechase in 9:10.22... Also placed fifth in 1,500 meters in 3:48.63 at conference meet... Qualified and finished 20th in the steeple at the NCAA East Prelims... Ran a career-best in the 3,000m steeplechase of 8:56.72 at the Virginia Challenge... Won the 1,500 meters at the Wake Forest Outdoor Opener.

2017-18 Indoor: Earned All-Big South honors with a third-place finish in the mile in a career-best 4:07.19... Also helped break school record with the DMR that finished second in 9:59.62... Placed fifth in the 3,000 meters at the conference meet... Won the 3,000m at the Liberty Elite Invitational in a PR 8:14.61.

2017 Outdoor: Earned all-conferece honors with a third-place finish in the 1,500m in 3:52.69 at the Big South Championships... Finished fifth in the 800m in 1:54.79 and was part of the sixth-place 4x400m relay at the conference meet... Won the 800m in a season-best time of 1:54.41 at the Phoenix Invitational... Posted a season-best time in the 1,500m of 3:52.69 at the Liberty Twilight.

2016-17 Indoor: Opened his season with a season best time in the 800m with a time of 1:57.17... Ran a personal best time in the mile clocking in at 4:14.45 placing 5th at the Big South Championships... Ran a person best in the 3000m with at time of 8:18.79 placing 4th at the Big South Championships... Millis Scholar-Athlete.

2016 Outdoor: Earned collegiate best time of 8:33.03 in 3,000-meter run at Wake Forest Open placing fourth... Placed 11th in 800-meter run with collegiate best mark 1:55.73 at Vertklasse Meeting ... Finished second in 1,500-meter run with a collegiate best 3:57.58 at Vertklasse Meeting ... Millis Scholar-Athlete.

2015-16 Indoor: Rn collegiate best 4:18.13 in the mile at Penn State National to place sixth ... Ran anchor leg (1600-meter) on winning DMR team at Big South Championships ... Placed second in the mile at Big South Championship with a time of 4:20.24.

Background: Competed for C.E. Cheste school ... Ranked in the top-20 in Spain for cross country in 2014 ... Also held the No. 3 secondary school mark in the nation in the 2000m steeplechase and was No. 5 in the U-23 division in the 1500m ... Holds a personal best of 3:49.74 in the 1500m run.

Personal: Son of Vicente Juan Soto and Maria Asuncion Torres Mora ... Has one sister, Cristina ... Born December 11, 1994.

Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Freshman

    Distance
    5'9" 146 lbs
  • 2016-17Sophomore

    Distance
    5'9" 146 lbs
  • 2017-18Senior

    Distance
    5'9" 146 lbs