Track & Field

Yasiris Gonzalez
Yasiris Gonzalez

Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Spring, Texas
High School:
Westfield HS
Height:
5-1
Event:
Distance
Birthdate:
08/20/1991
Experience:
2L

03/23/2013

Fenton Breaks School Record in Hammer Throw During Day One of Victor Lopez Classic

Senior erases previous record with a 61.78m throw

02/09/2013

Track and Field Concludes Texas A&M Invitational

Nineteen Cougars tally personal best

02/02/2013

Track and Field Wraps Up New Balance Collegiate Invitational

Anthony Coleman clips personal best by three seconds

01/26/2013

Women's 4x400 Relay Team Tops Competition On Final Day of Howie Ryan Invitational and Multi's

Houston completes second and final day of Invitational and Multi's

01/12/2013

Women's Track & Field Finishes Third at Texas A&M 12-Team Invitational

Houston post 24 top-10 performances

2012-13 (Senior)
Indoor:Competed in five meets for the Cougars...Ran a season best of 5:26.41 in the women's mile at the Armory Collegiate Invitational...Took 14th-place in the 800-meter dash at the Texas A&M Invitational with a personal best of 2:23.02.

2011-12 (Junior)
Indoor: Competed in two meets for the Cougars...Ran a 5:33.88 in the mile at the Conference USA Championships.

Outdoor: Saw action in the 1500m in seven meets...Ran a season best of 5:02.73 at the J. Fred Duckett Rice Twilight...Placed 23rd with a time of 5:12.33 at the Conference USA Championships.

2010-11 (Sophomore)
Indoor
Leonard Hilton (1 Mile) 5:46.01 - 33rd
Howie Ryan (1 Mile) 5:41.79 - 41st
C-USA Championships (1 Mile) 5:30.26* - 30th

High School: Competed for coaches Charles Seeber and Jaha Williams at Westfield High School...Received the Mustangs' 2009 Cross Country MVP award...Won the 3-D Award in 2008...Two-time cross country regional qualifier.

Personal: Full name is Yasiris Mabel Gonzalez...Born on Aug. 20, 1991 in Brooklyn, N.Y....Daughter of Carlos and Rosa Gonzalez...Before joining the cross country team, she ran track for the Track Houston Track Club...Qualified for the Junior Olympics in the 3,200m and 4x800m in 2010...Decided to attend the University of Houston because of the great school spirit...Favorite hobbies include spending time with family...Nickname is Yasi...Majoring in Biology.

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