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Rojas Betanzos, Ruben
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Ruben Rojas Betanzos
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Katy, TX
- High School:
- Seven Lakes
Bio
Rojas-Betanzos collegiate performances
Redshirt Junior Year Track and Field (2025):
Indoor: At the David Hemery Valentine Invitational (2/14-15) scored a personal-best in the mile with a time of 4:07.98 ... Ran the mile at the John Thomas Terrier Classic (1/31-2/1) with a time of 4:10.78 and the 1500-meter with a time of 3:54.00 ... Finished with a personal best in the 60-meter dash at the Upstate Challenge (1/18) with a time of 4:10.78.
Outdoor: Earned an eighth place finish in the 5000-meter with a time of 14:27.85 in the Virginia Challenge (4/18-19) ... At the Providence College Friar Invitational (4/11) finished in 14th for the mile at 4:12.47 ... Earned a PR in the 5000-meter with a time of 14:19.28 in the Raleigh Relays (3/27-29). ..Ran a 14:36.80 in the 5000-meter at the Larry Ellis Invitational 2025 (5/2-5/3)...
Redshirt Sophomore Year XC (2024): Ran the 8k in the ACC Cross Country Championship (11/1) finish with a time of 24:25.4 ... Finished the Wisconsin Pre-Nationals (10/19) 8k with a time of 24:56.5 ... Placed 34th overall at the Harry Groves Spiked Shoe Invitational (9/13) with a time of 25:47.6... Secured 4th place in his season debut at the Harry Lang Invitational (8/31) with a time of 19:35.7.
Sophomore Year Track and Field (2023-24):
Indoor: Ran a 4:14.18 minute mile at the ACC Indoor Track and Field Championships (2/22-24) ... Set a PR for the mile with a time of 4:12.29 at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational (2/9-10)...Ran the mile in 4:16.42 at the John Thomas Terrier Classic (1/26-27) ...Finished the 3000 meter with a time of 8:34.50 at the Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener (12/2)...
Outdoor: Placed twenty sixth in the 1500-meter with a time of 3:50.02, a new PR, at the ACC Outdoor Track and Field Championships (5/9-11). Finished the 5000m with a time of 14:28.63 at the Virginia Challenge (4/19-20)... Completed the men's mile in a time of 4:10.39 at the Friar Invitational (4/12) ...
Freshman Year Track and Field (2022-23):
Indoor: Ran in the 3,000-meter run at the David Hemery Valentine Invite (2/10-11), finishing in 8:48.13 ... Was part of the Orange's DMR squad that took third in 9:44.72 at the Boston Scarlet and White Invite (2/4) ... Set a PR in the mile, with a time of 4:15.30, at the John Thomas Terrier Classic (1/27-28) ... Finished ninth in the mile at the Cornell Upstate Challenge (1/21), with a time of 4:20.22 ... Made his collegiate debut at the Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener (12/3), racing to a time of 8:26.41 in the 3000-meter.
Outdoor: Did not compete.
Freshman Year XC (2022): Redshirted.
Personal: Son of Ruben Rojas Sanchez and Ana Luisa Betanzos Thejo ... One sister ... Two Time Regional Champion ... Three Time District Champion ... Member of National Honors Society ... Majoring in Bioengineering.
| Top Performances | 1500m | Mile | 3000m | 5000m |
| Indoor | 4:07.98 | 8:26.41 | ||
| Outdoor | 3:50.02 | 4:10.39 | 14:19.28 |
Redshirt Junior Year Track and Field (2025):
Indoor: At the David Hemery Valentine Invitational (2/14-15) scored a personal-best in the mile with a time of 4:07.98 ... Ran the mile at the John Thomas Terrier Classic (1/31-2/1) with a time of 4:10.78 and the 1500-meter with a time of 3:54.00 ... Finished with a personal best in the 60-meter dash at the Upstate Challenge (1/18) with a time of 4:10.78.
Outdoor: Earned an eighth place finish in the 5000-meter with a time of 14:27.85 in the Virginia Challenge (4/18-19) ... At the Providence College Friar Invitational (4/11) finished in 14th for the mile at 4:12.47 ... Earned a PR in the 5000-meter with a time of 14:19.28 in the Raleigh Relays (3/27-29). ..Ran a 14:36.80 in the 5000-meter at the Larry Ellis Invitational 2025 (5/2-5/3)...
Redshirt Sophomore Year XC (2024): Ran the 8k in the ACC Cross Country Championship (11/1) finish with a time of 24:25.4 ... Finished the Wisconsin Pre-Nationals (10/19) 8k with a time of 24:56.5 ... Placed 34th overall at the Harry Groves Spiked Shoe Invitational (9/13) with a time of 25:47.6... Secured 4th place in his season debut at the Harry Lang Invitational (8/31) with a time of 19:35.7.
Sophomore Year Track and Field (2023-24):
Indoor: Ran a 4:14.18 minute mile at the ACC Indoor Track and Field Championships (2/22-24) ... Set a PR for the mile with a time of 4:12.29 at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational (2/9-10)...Ran the mile in 4:16.42 at the John Thomas Terrier Classic (1/26-27) ...Finished the 3000 meter with a time of 8:34.50 at the Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener (12/2)...
Outdoor: Placed twenty sixth in the 1500-meter with a time of 3:50.02, a new PR, at the ACC Outdoor Track and Field Championships (5/9-11). Finished the 5000m with a time of 14:28.63 at the Virginia Challenge (4/19-20)... Completed the men's mile in a time of 4:10.39 at the Friar Invitational (4/12) ...
Freshman Year Track and Field (2022-23):
Indoor: Ran in the 3,000-meter run at the David Hemery Valentine Invite (2/10-11), finishing in 8:48.13 ... Was part of the Orange's DMR squad that took third in 9:44.72 at the Boston Scarlet and White Invite (2/4) ... Set a PR in the mile, with a time of 4:15.30, at the John Thomas Terrier Classic (1/27-28) ... Finished ninth in the mile at the Cornell Upstate Challenge (1/21), with a time of 4:20.22 ... Made his collegiate debut at the Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener (12/3), racing to a time of 8:26.41 in the 3000-meter.
Outdoor: Did not compete.
Freshman Year XC (2022): Redshirted.
Personal: Son of Ruben Rojas Sanchez and Ana Luisa Betanzos Thejo ... One sister ... Two Time Regional Champion ... Three Time District Champion ... Member of National Honors Society ... Majoring in Bioengineering.
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