The University of Mississippi Athletics
2021 Cross Country Roster
Garcia Romo, Mario
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Mario Garcia Romo
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Salamanca, Spain
- High School:
- IES de Peñaranda de Bracamonte
Bio
TFRRS Bio
2021 (Senior)
NCAA All-South Region (12th Place)
SEC Bronze Medalist
First-Team All-SEC
Finished 46th overall at the NCAA Cross Country Championships at a 10K PR of 29:36.1, helping the Rebel men to a 15th-place team finish (fourth straight top-20, sixth straight top-25) ... Earned NCAA All-South Region honors after a 12th-place individual finish at the regional meet at what was then a 10K-best 29:51.3, helping the Rebel men win their fifth South Region title in the last seven years and third in a row ... Won bronze at the SEC Championships at an 8K time of 23:38.2, pushing the Ole Miss men to a runner-up team finish ... Combined with his SEC title in 2020, his back-to-back seasons are the best by a Rebel men's cross country runner since Barnabas Kirui won the 2009 and 2010 SEC titles ... Also finished ninth in the 5-mile at the Joe Piane Invitational on Oct. 1 (23:40.3) and 26th at Florida State's Pre-National Invitational on Oct. 15 (23:27.7).
2020 (Junior)
All-American (30th Place)
SEC Champion
SEC Men's Runner of the Year
First-Team All-SEC
USTFCCCA National Men's Runner of the Week (Sept. 22)
Finished as an All-American in 30th place at the NCAA Cross Country Championships at a 10K PR of 30:35.2, one of two Ole Miss All-Americans (second time in school history multiple Rebels were All-American in the same season) ... SEC Men's Runner of the Year after winning the SEC individual title ... Led the first 1-2-3 podium sweep in school history at an 8K time of 23:32.9, bringing along fellow All-Americans Cole Bullock and Waleed Suliman behind him ... Third Rebel to ever win the SEC title, joining Pablow Sierra (1992) and Barnabas Kirui (2006, 2009, 2010) ... Never finished lower than third prior to NCAAs, winning the SEC Preview at LSU on Sep. 19 ... Finished third at the Live in Lou Classic and was runner-up at UAB's Blazer Classic.
2019 (Sophomore)
NCAA All-South Region (23rd Place)
SEC Team Champion
Competed in five meets during the season ... Placed 111st at the NCAA Championships (10K, 32:04.2) ... Came in 23rd at the NCAA South Region Championships (10K, 31:03.8) ... Helped Ole Miss win its second straight conference championship by placing 21st at the SEC Championships (8K, 23:32.8) ... Came in 45th at Pre-Nationals (8K, 24:23.5) ... Opened the season by finishing 24th at the Joe Piane Invitational (5M, 23:53.1).
2018 (Freshman)
NCAA All-South Region (13th Place)
SEC Team Champion
First-Team All-SEC (7th Place)
Finished 154th at the NCAA Championships, running a career-best 10K time of 31:04.5 to help the Rebel men to their second-best national finish in program history in 17th place ... Earned NCAA All-South Region honors with a 13th-place finish at the regional meet, running a 10K of 31:46.7 to help the Rebel men a dominant 47-point win (their third South Region title in the previous five years) ... Was an integral part of the first SEC championship title in Ole Miss track or cross country history, earning First-Team All-SEC honors with a seventh-place finish at a career-best 8K of 23:07.0 ... Also ran in two other 8K races at the Pre-National Invitational (48th, 24:37.7) and Battle in Beantown (28th, 24:50.9).
High School
Six-time member of Spanish National Team in international competition ... U20 Spanish 3K champion ... Finished ninth at European Cross Country Championships, 31st at World Cross Country Championships.
Personal
Born June 29, 1999, to Ana Belén and Juan José Romo.
2021 (Senior)
NCAA All-South Region (12th Place)
SEC Bronze Medalist
First-Team All-SEC
Finished 46th overall at the NCAA Cross Country Championships at a 10K PR of 29:36.1, helping the Rebel men to a 15th-place team finish (fourth straight top-20, sixth straight top-25) ... Earned NCAA All-South Region honors after a 12th-place individual finish at the regional meet at what was then a 10K-best 29:51.3, helping the Rebel men win their fifth South Region title in the last seven years and third in a row ... Won bronze at the SEC Championships at an 8K time of 23:38.2, pushing the Ole Miss men to a runner-up team finish ... Combined with his SEC title in 2020, his back-to-back seasons are the best by a Rebel men's cross country runner since Barnabas Kirui won the 2009 and 2010 SEC titles ... Also finished ninth in the 5-mile at the Joe Piane Invitational on Oct. 1 (23:40.3) and 26th at Florida State's Pre-National Invitational on Oct. 15 (23:27.7).
2020 (Junior)
All-American (30th Place)
SEC Champion
SEC Men's Runner of the Year
First-Team All-SEC
USTFCCCA National Men's Runner of the Week (Sept. 22)
Finished as an All-American in 30th place at the NCAA Cross Country Championships at a 10K PR of 30:35.2, one of two Ole Miss All-Americans (second time in school history multiple Rebels were All-American in the same season) ... SEC Men's Runner of the Year after winning the SEC individual title ... Led the first 1-2-3 podium sweep in school history at an 8K time of 23:32.9, bringing along fellow All-Americans Cole Bullock and Waleed Suliman behind him ... Third Rebel to ever win the SEC title, joining Pablow Sierra (1992) and Barnabas Kirui (2006, 2009, 2010) ... Never finished lower than third prior to NCAAs, winning the SEC Preview at LSU on Sep. 19 ... Finished third at the Live in Lou Classic and was runner-up at UAB's Blazer Classic.
2019 (Sophomore)
NCAA All-South Region (23rd Place)
SEC Team Champion
Competed in five meets during the season ... Placed 111st at the NCAA Championships (10K, 32:04.2) ... Came in 23rd at the NCAA South Region Championships (10K, 31:03.8) ... Helped Ole Miss win its second straight conference championship by placing 21st at the SEC Championships (8K, 23:32.8) ... Came in 45th at Pre-Nationals (8K, 24:23.5) ... Opened the season by finishing 24th at the Joe Piane Invitational (5M, 23:53.1).
2018 (Freshman)
NCAA All-South Region (13th Place)
SEC Team Champion
First-Team All-SEC (7th Place)
Finished 154th at the NCAA Championships, running a career-best 10K time of 31:04.5 to help the Rebel men to their second-best national finish in program history in 17th place ... Earned NCAA All-South Region honors with a 13th-place finish at the regional meet, running a 10K of 31:46.7 to help the Rebel men a dominant 47-point win (their third South Region title in the previous five years) ... Was an integral part of the first SEC championship title in Ole Miss track or cross country history, earning First-Team All-SEC honors with a seventh-place finish at a career-best 8K of 23:07.0 ... Also ran in two other 8K races at the Pre-National Invitational (48th, 24:37.7) and Battle in Beantown (28th, 24:50.9).
High School
Six-time member of Spanish National Team in international competition ... U20 Spanish 3K champion ... Finished ninth at European Cross Country Championships, 31st at World Cross Country Championships.
Personal
Born June 29, 1999, to Ana Belén and Juan José Romo.
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