2022-23
Competed in a pair of cross country meets … placed 52nd at the UIW Twilight after covering the 6,000-meter loop in a time of 20:40.1 … finished 72nd at the Texas A&M Invitational with an 8k time of 27:43.9.
Prior to UTSA
Competed in cross country and track & field at Gregory-Portland High School … district champion in the 1,600 meters and runner-up in the 3,200m as a senior … runner-up in both races at the area meet … regional qualifier … finished fourth at the district cross country meet in 2020 and eighth in 2019 … helped lead his team to district championships in 2018 and '20 … first-team All-South Texas choice … posted top times of 16:25 for 5k, 4:32 for 1,600m and 9:59 for 3,200m … academic all-state selection in cross country … also played soccer and was a two-time second-team all-district performer and an academic all-district pick.
Personal
Born May 17, 2003, in Corpus Christi, Texas … son of Juan and Melissa Soliz … has one brother, Adrian, and a sister, Milah.
Competed in a pair of cross country meets … placed 52nd at the UIW Twilight after covering the 6,000-meter loop in a time of 20:40.1 … finished 72nd at the Texas A&M Invitational with an 8k time of 27:43.9.
Prior to UTSA
Competed in cross country and track & field at Gregory-Portland High School … district champion in the 1,600 meters and runner-up in the 3,200m as a senior … runner-up in both races at the area meet … regional qualifier … finished fourth at the district cross country meet in 2020 and eighth in 2019 … helped lead his team to district championships in 2018 and '20 … first-team All-South Texas choice … posted top times of 16:25 for 5k, 4:32 for 1,600m and 9:59 for 3,200m … academic all-state selection in cross country … also played soccer and was a two-time second-team all-district performer and an academic all-district pick.
Personal
Born May 17, 2003, in Corpus Christi, Texas … son of Juan and Melissa Soliz … has one brother, Adrian, and a sister, Milah.