Prior to UTSA
Developed into one of the top sprinters in prep history at Harlingen High School … raced to a time of 10.00 seconds to win the 2021 Class 6A 100 meters crown … his time was aided by a 5.4-meters-per-second tailwind and not eligible for records, but stands as the third-fastest time ever recorded under any conditions by a prep athlete in the country and the fastest ever clocked at the UIL state meet, eclipsing Matthew Boling’s 10.13 from 2019 … also finished second in the 200m at the state meet with a wind-legal time of 20.59, the 10th-fastest time in Texas high school history … ran on the seventh-place 4x100m relay squad that set a Rio Grande Valley prep record of 41.13 at the Class 6A meet … also an accomplished jumper … claimed the 6A silver medal in the long jump with a leap of 24-1 … helped lead the Cardinals to a fourth-place finish in the team standings … received a Texas House of Representatives Resolution that honored his performance at the state meet … 2021 Texas Track & Field Coaches Association 5A-6A Boys Track Athlete of the Year … grabbed four gold medals at the Region IV-6A meet … swept the 100m and 200m, won the long jump and helped the 4x100m relay cross first … won the 100m (10.36), 200m (21.41) and long jump (23-11.75) and anchored the 4x1 to victory at the District 32-6A meet as a senior … also claimed gold in all three events, including a personal-best long jump of 24-6.25, and helped the 4x1 to first place at the area meet … also played football and soccer.
Personal
Born May 1, 2002, in Corpus Christi, Texas … son of Luis and Doralia Garcia … has a brother, Luis, and a sister, Jennifer … plans to major in business.
Developed into one of the top sprinters in prep history at Harlingen High School … raced to a time of 10.00 seconds to win the 2021 Class 6A 100 meters crown … his time was aided by a 5.4-meters-per-second tailwind and not eligible for records, but stands as the third-fastest time ever recorded under any conditions by a prep athlete in the country and the fastest ever clocked at the UIL state meet, eclipsing Matthew Boling’s 10.13 from 2019 … also finished second in the 200m at the state meet with a wind-legal time of 20.59, the 10th-fastest time in Texas high school history … ran on the seventh-place 4x100m relay squad that set a Rio Grande Valley prep record of 41.13 at the Class 6A meet … also an accomplished jumper … claimed the 6A silver medal in the long jump with a leap of 24-1 … helped lead the Cardinals to a fourth-place finish in the team standings … received a Texas House of Representatives Resolution that honored his performance at the state meet … 2021 Texas Track & Field Coaches Association 5A-6A Boys Track Athlete of the Year … grabbed four gold medals at the Region IV-6A meet … swept the 100m and 200m, won the long jump and helped the 4x100m relay cross first … won the 100m (10.36), 200m (21.41) and long jump (23-11.75) and anchored the 4x1 to victory at the District 32-6A meet as a senior … also claimed gold in all three events, including a personal-best long jump of 24-6.25, and helped the 4x1 to first place at the area meet … also played football and soccer.
Personal
Born May 1, 2002, in Corpus Christi, Texas … son of Luis and Doralia Garcia … has a brother, Luis, and a sister, Jennifer … plans to major in business.