| Personal Bests |
| Indoor |
|
Date |
| Mile |
5:36.29 |
2/20/09 |
| 3,000 |
10:24.49 |
2/21/09 |
| 5,000 |
17:58.54 |
2/21/09 |
| Outdoor |
|
Date |
| 1,500 |
4:54.35 |
3/31/09 |
| 5,000 |
18:22.88 |
5/11/09 |
| 10,000 |
38:31.53 |
5/10/09 |
2008 All C-USA Cross Country Third Team
Currently Ranked No. 5 All Time in the Women's Indoor 5K (17:58.54)
RS JUNIOR (2010-11)
Indoor
Adidas Classic (5,000m) 18:24.77 - 8th
Leonard Hilton (1 Mile) 5:31.60 - 25th
JUNIOR (2009-10)
Redshirted both indoor and outdoor season.
SOPHOMORE (2009)
Cross Country: Claimed her second career individual title at the Johnny Morriss Invitational with a time of 12:11 to help the Cougars claim the event title ... Competed in every event, placing in the top 25 four times ... Helped Houston win its second title of the season at the LSU Tiger Cross Country Festival, running a time of 19:47.05 - good for 10th place ... Posted a 19:20 in the Notre Dame Invitational 5K race ... Placed 17th at the 6K Sam Bell Invitational with a time of 22:50.26 ... Finished second on the team at the C-USA Championship with a time of 19:27.7 - good for 25th place ... Placed 36th at the NCAA South Central Regional with a time of 22:30.7 to help Houston finish in seventh place.
FRESHMAN (2008)
Cross Country: Finished second in the Johnny Morriss Invitational with a time of 11:55 to help the women finish in first-place ... Finished sixth in the 5K at the Ricardo Romo UTSA Six Flags Fiesta Texas Classic with a time of 19:27 ... Helped the women to a first-place victory with her fifth-place finish in the 6K with a time of 22:28.44 at the LSU Cross Country Invitational ... Finished 30th of 353 participants at the Walt Disney World Cross Country Classic with a time of 18:47.10 ... Won the Sam Houston Invitational with a time of 14:23.80 in the 4K race ... Finished 21st at the Conference USA Championships receiving All-Conference USA Third Team honors ... Finished in the 50 spot at the South Central Regional with a time of 22:40.70 in the 6K race. Indoor: Took ninth in the mile with a time of 5:36.29 and finished fifth in the 3,000m (10:45.35) at the New Mexico Cherry & Silver Invitational ... Ran an 18:28.11 5,000m race at the Leonard Hilton Memorial to finish in ninth place ... Set a PR in the 3,000m race at the C-USA Championships with a time of 10:24.49 ... Finished in 17th place in the 5,000m race at the championships with a time of 18:31.07 ... At the Texas A&M Invitational, ran 10:25.92 in the 3,000m ... Ran 17:58.54, the fifth best time in indoor school history, at the New York New Balance Invitational to finish in 11th place. Outdoor: Notched two top-10 finishes in the 1,500m, placing eighth at the TSU Relays (4:54.35) and tenth at the Texas Invitational (4:57.98) ... Competed at the J. Fred Duckett Rice Twilight in the 1,500m, finishing in 12th place with a time of 4:55.75 ... Finished in the top 20 five times in the 5,000m with the highest placement of 13th at the Texas Relays (18:22.88) and the USATF Championships (18:35.30) ... Ran only 800m race at the Victor Lopez/ Rice Bayou Classic, finishing in 22nd place with a time of 2:33.54 ... Competed in the 10,000m run at the C-USA Championships, finishing in ninth place with a time of 38:31.53.
HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from PSJA North High School in Pharr, Texas ... Coached by Yesenia Cuellar and Monica Valle ... Four-time State Finalist in cross country ... Member of the Region IV Team Champions ... 2007 All-Region ... Team went to four District Team Championships ... Two-time District Champion in 3,200-meter ... District Champion in 1,600-meter ... Regional qualifier and state finalist in 3,200-meter ... Member of NHS, where she served as a secretary ... Junior and Senior class officer ... Member of UIL Science, Cheerleading, DAP and Pharr Rotary Student of the month (Jan.) ... Graduated eighth in her class.
PERSONAL
Born on Jan. 2, 1990 in McAllen, Texas ... Full name is Starla Marie Garcia ... Daughter of Ed and Odilia Garcia ... Chose Houston because of its athletic and academic programs ... Also recruited by HBU, Incarnate Word, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, UTPA and Texas A&M ... Hobbies include watching movies, cooking, reading and painting ... Nickname is Star ... Volunteers at Edinburg Regional Hospital as well as San Juan Nursing Home ... Majoring in nutrition.
