East Texas A&M University Athletics

2014 (Cross Country): All-Conference honoree by virtue of his 3rd place finish (26:46) at the Lone Star Conference Meet ... Competed in all six meets for the Lions ... Finished first among his teammates in five meets ... Finished 2nd overall at the Lois Davis Invitational (8k) (25:09) ... Ran 2nd overall at the Texas Wesleyan Ram Rumble (5k) (15:27) ... Finished 35th overall at the Chile Pepper Festival (8k) (24:55.9) ... Ran 3rd overall at the ECU Tiger Chase (8k) (26:46) ... Finished 56th overall at NCAA Regionals (10k) (34:35)

2013 (Cross Country): All-Conference honoree by virtue of his 10th place finish (26:14.70) at the Lone Star Conference Meet (8k) ... Competed in all five meets for the Lions ... Finished first among his teammates by placing 29th overall at NCAA Regionals (10k) (31:31) ... Ran 11th overall at the Vanderbilt Commodore Classic (8k) (26:26.64) ... Finished 15th overall at the OSU Cowboy Jamboree (8k) (27:18.02) ... Ran 4th overall at the Lois Davis Invitational (8k) (26:27)

2013 (Track and Field): Competed in six meets for A&M-Commerce, running the 800 and 1,500 meters ... Holds the top-five 800 meter run times on the year for the Lions ... Earned USTFCCCA All-Region honors in the 800 ... Broke a 53-year-old school record in the 800 meter run at the Lone Star Conference Championships, running a 1:51.62 in the preliminaries to best the previous mark of 1:51.80, set by Lion Hall of Famer Socrates Bagiackas in 1960 ... Ran a 1:55.83 the following day in the finals to finish second at the LSC Championships ... Placed second at the UTA Bobby Lane Invitational with a time of 1:52.66 ... Posted a time of 1:54.35 at the Mt. SAC Relays ... Won the 800 meter run at the Tarleton State Invitational with a time of 1:56.43 ... Competed in the 1,500 meter run on two occasions, highlighted by a 3:57.35 showing at the North Texas Spring Classic, placing sixth ... Finished second at the season-opening Lion Spring Invitational with a mark of 4:13.23.

2012 (Cross Country): Competed in four meets for A&M-Commerce ... Earned All-Lone Star Conference honors after placing 15th at the LSC Championships with a time of 26:08 … Had a season-best finish with a sixth place run at the Lois Davis Invitational, recording a time of 26:08 ... Finished 44th at the NCAA South Central Regional meet with a time of 34:33.

Prior to A&M-Commerce: Earned three letters in cross country and track and field at Montwood High School … State qualifier as a junior and senior … All-district and all-region as a junior and senior … Qualified for the state meet in the 800 meter run with a time of 1:51 … Regional champion in the 800 … All-City selection in cross country as a junior and senior … Holds the Montwood school records in the 800 (1:51), 1,600 (4:18) and 3,200 (9:28) meter runs.

Personal: Born May 26, 1994 … Son of Ricardo and Reyna Romero … Collegiate major is undecided.

Romero's A&M-Commerce Career-Bests
800 Meter Run: 1:51.62* - Lone Star Conference Championships (May 3, 2013)
1,500 Meter Run: 3:57.35 - North Texas Spring Classic (Apr. 6, 2013)
5,000 Meter Run: 15:27 - Texas Wesleyan Ram Rumble (Sep 20, 2014)
8,000 Meter Run: 24:55.9 - Chile Pepper Festival (Oct 4, 2014)
10,000 Meter Run: 31:31 - NCAA Regionals (Nov 9, 2013)

* - A&M-Commerce school record