Amanda Salinas Class: Sophomore Hometown: Laredo, Texas High School: Alexander Height: 5-5 Experience: 1L

Compete in six races as a freshman last year ... finshed 16th at the UIW Cardinal Invitational with a 26:21 5K ... lettered in cross country, track and field and softball at Alexander High School ... helped lead Bulldogs to back-to-back district cross country titles ... 800 meter district champion as a sophomore.

Personal: Daughter of Rosalinda and Lauro Salinas Jr. ... majoring in biology ... favorite book is "Deception Point" ... favorite athletes are Alan Webb and Pedro Martínez ... most admired historical figures are Charles Darwin and Gregor Mendel.