Artemio Romero Class: Sophomore Hometown: Laredo, Texas High School: United Height: 6-0

Capped off a strong freshman season by earning honorable mention All Heartland Conference honors with a 13th place finish at 27:17 ... notched two other top-20 finishes, placing 15th at the Naimadu Classic and 19th at the Concordia Invitational ... lettered in cross country, basketball and track and field at United High School ... graduated magnet.

Personal: Son of Artemio and Gabriela Romero ... majoring in finance ... favorite athlete is Steve Prefontaine ... favorite thing about TAMIU is "petting the deer."