Southeastern Louisiana University Athletics

Career Honors:
2021 Southland Conference Spring Commissioner's Honor Roll
2020 Southland Conference Spring Commissioner's Honor Roll
2019 Southland Conference Spring Commissioner's Honor Roll
2018 Southland Conference Spring Commissioner's Honor Roll
 
2020 Indoor: Set a personal best in the one-mile race running 4:33.17 at the LSU Purple Tiger Invitational.

2019 Outdoor: Redshirted

2019 Indoor: Ran a personal best 8:42.79 in the 3K at the McNeese Invitational placing fifth ... Finished eighth in the one-mile race at the LSU Twilight

2018 Outdoor: Second in the 5,000 (15:26.96) at the Louisiana Classics … Set the school’s outdoor 3,000 record with a fifth-place time of 8:46.16 at the McNeese Cowboy Relays.
 
2018 Indoor: Took fourth in the 5,000 in a personal-best 15:09.66 at the Samford Open … Won the 3,000 in an indoor personal-best 8:26.16 at the LSU Bayou Bengal … Took seventh in the 3,000 in 8:48.91 at the McNeese Indoor Invite #2.
 
High School: Competed in cross country and track for Franklin High School in El Paso, Texas … Three-year captain for both cross country and track … Seven-time all-district selection … Named all-region twice … Named honorable mention All-State for cross country in 2017 … Two-time state qualifier in cross country … Set the school record in the 5K in cross country with a time of 15:22.6 … Helped his squad win the district title in track in 2016 … Four-time USATF All-America … Was also in the art club, Animal Rescue League and Volunteer Team.
 
Personal: Born in Thibodaux, La. … Son of Paul and Sylvia Cortez … Has one sibling, Elena … Hobbies include basketball, indoor rock climbing and video games … Majoring in kinesiology/biology.