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American Athletic All-Conference – DMR (indoor) – 2020
QUICK HITS: Banos holds the eighth-best time in UC history in the indoor mile after running 4:07.44 during the 2021 season... also is a member of the #5 DMR (10:05.50) as the first leg runner, joining teammates Akari Porter, Logan Baker and Matt Stump. He is #4 in UC history with a 8:12.70 in the indoor 3000m...
2020-21 ITF: At the H-Town Speed City Series, Banos recorded his personal best one-mile run with a 4:07.44, enough for a meet record, his first win of the season, and the eighth-best time in UC history… Banos claimed his second win of the season in the 3000m at the Al Campbell Invitational with a time of 8:12.70 in the 3000m, a new personal best and good for fourth in UC history.
2020-1 OTF: Banos claimed fourth place in the 3000m steeplechase with a time of 9:04.74 at the Clark Wood Open… at the AAC Championships, Banos finished second in the 3000m steeplechase with a time of 9:00.56, good for 14th in UC history.
2019-20 SEASONS
2020 OTF (SO): No season was conducted because of the COVID-19 global pandemic.
2020 ITF (SO): Raced in three distances during the season, competing in two at the conference meet... placed 14th overall in both the mile (4:19.15) and the 3,000m (8:33.48) at the AAC Championships... ran a PR in the mile twice earlier in the season, including 4:13.35 to win the Indiana Relays before posting an improved 4:11.40 at the Charlie Thomas Invitational... in the same meet, ran 1:58.75 in the 800m for another PR... ran a PR of 8:31.48 in the 3,000m at the McCravy Memorial meet... in the relays, helped the DMR to runner-up honors at the AAC Championships as the quartet ran 10:05.50, the #5 time in program history.
2019 XC (SO): Raced four times on the year, placing second among the team’s runners in the final three events of the season... finished 22nd at the AAC Championships to help the Bearcats place fourth overall, running a season-best 25:01.9 in the meet... placed 75th in the NCAA Great Lakes Region as the team placed 16th overall... nearly finished in the Top 25 at the NCAA Pre-National Meet as he finished 27th overall in the ‘white’ race.
2018-19 SEASONS
2019 OUT (FR): Raced the 3,000m steeplechase five times, posting an improved time in each of his last four races... capped the year scoring for team by placing seventh at the AAC Championships... ran a personal-best time of 9:11.97 in the conference competition... placed a season-best sixth place twice, including the Nikoloff Open and the Lyles/Wood Invitational... earned AAC All-Academic recognition following the season.
2019 IN (FR): Did not race during the indoor season.
2018 XC (FR): Raced in all seven events in his first collegiate season… placed 38th at the AAC Championships before finishing 132nd at the NCAA Great Lakes Region… finished 108th at the Greater Louisville Classic running a 44-second personal best time of 25:39.0 over the 8,000m course… opened the year finishing 62nd at the Queen City Invitational.
PRIOR TO UC: Won the 2017 Spanish Junior National Championship in the 2,000m steeplechase, running 5:58.84 to secure the title… qualified for and ran in the 2017 IAAF World U18 Championships (Nairobi, Kenya), finishing 14th overall… raced to a time of 5:53.36 one month prior to record his PR… that time ranked #28 on the world youth lists at the time and was also #3 on the world junior list and #63 in the world across all age groups.
PERSONAL BEST MARKS
Cross Country
5,000m • 16:28.6 (Queen City Invitational • 9/1/18)
8,000m • 24:31.5 (FSU Invite • 10/15/21)
10,000m • 32:12.5 (NCAA Great Lakes Region • 11/15/19)
Indoor Track & Field
800m • 1:58.75 (Charlie Thomas Invitational • 2/8/20)
Mile • 4:07.44 (H-Town Speed City Series) • UC #8
2,000mSC • 5:54.95 (2/25/18)
3,000m • 8:12.70 (Al Campbell Invitational • 2/19/21) UC #4
Outdoor Track & Field
2,000mSC • 5:53.36 (6/14/17)
3,000mSC • 9:00.56 (AAC Championships • 5/14/21) UC #14
American Athletic All-Conference – DMR (indoor) – 2020
QUICK HITS: Banos holds the eighth-best time in UC history in the indoor mile after running 4:07.44 during the 2021 season... also is a member of the #5 DMR (10:05.50) as the first leg runner, joining teammates Akari Porter, Logan Baker and Matt Stump. He is #4 in UC history with a 8:12.70 in the indoor 3000m...
2020-21 ITF: At the H-Town Speed City Series, Banos recorded his personal best one-mile run with a 4:07.44, enough for a meet record, his first win of the season, and the eighth-best time in UC history… Banos claimed his second win of the season in the 3000m at the Al Campbell Invitational with a time of 8:12.70 in the 3000m, a new personal best and good for fourth in UC history.
2020-1 OTF: Banos claimed fourth place in the 3000m steeplechase with a time of 9:04.74 at the Clark Wood Open… at the AAC Championships, Banos finished second in the 3000m steeplechase with a time of 9:00.56, good for 14th in UC history.
2019-20 SEASONS
2020 OTF (SO): No season was conducted because of the COVID-19 global pandemic.
2020 ITF (SO): Raced in three distances during the season, competing in two at the conference meet... placed 14th overall in both the mile (4:19.15) and the 3,000m (8:33.48) at the AAC Championships... ran a PR in the mile twice earlier in the season, including 4:13.35 to win the Indiana Relays before posting an improved 4:11.40 at the Charlie Thomas Invitational... in the same meet, ran 1:58.75 in the 800m for another PR... ran a PR of 8:31.48 in the 3,000m at the McCravy Memorial meet... in the relays, helped the DMR to runner-up honors at the AAC Championships as the quartet ran 10:05.50, the #5 time in program history.
2019 XC (SO): Raced four times on the year, placing second among the team’s runners in the final three events of the season... finished 22nd at the AAC Championships to help the Bearcats place fourth overall, running a season-best 25:01.9 in the meet... placed 75th in the NCAA Great Lakes Region as the team placed 16th overall... nearly finished in the Top 25 at the NCAA Pre-National Meet as he finished 27th overall in the ‘white’ race.
2018-19 SEASONS
2019 OUT (FR): Raced the 3,000m steeplechase five times, posting an improved time in each of his last four races... capped the year scoring for team by placing seventh at the AAC Championships... ran a personal-best time of 9:11.97 in the conference competition... placed a season-best sixth place twice, including the Nikoloff Open and the Lyles/Wood Invitational... earned AAC All-Academic recognition following the season.
2019 IN (FR): Did not race during the indoor season.
2018 XC (FR): Raced in all seven events in his first collegiate season… placed 38th at the AAC Championships before finishing 132nd at the NCAA Great Lakes Region… finished 108th at the Greater Louisville Classic running a 44-second personal best time of 25:39.0 over the 8,000m course… opened the year finishing 62nd at the Queen City Invitational.
PRIOR TO UC: Won the 2017 Spanish Junior National Championship in the 2,000m steeplechase, running 5:58.84 to secure the title… qualified for and ran in the 2017 IAAF World U18 Championships (Nairobi, Kenya), finishing 14th overall… raced to a time of 5:53.36 one month prior to record his PR… that time ranked #28 on the world youth lists at the time and was also #3 on the world junior list and #63 in the world across all age groups.
PERSONAL BEST MARKS
Cross Country
5,000m • 16:28.6 (Queen City Invitational • 9/1/18)
8,000m • 24:31.5 (FSU Invite • 10/15/21)
10,000m • 32:12.5 (NCAA Great Lakes Region • 11/15/19)
Indoor Track & Field
800m • 1:58.75 (Charlie Thomas Invitational • 2/8/20)
Mile • 4:07.44 (H-Town Speed City Series) • UC #8
2,000mSC • 5:54.95 (2/25/18)
3,000m • 8:12.70 (Al Campbell Invitational • 2/19/21) UC #4
Outdoor Track & Field
2,000mSC • 5:53.36 (6/14/17)
3,000mSC • 9:00.56 (AAC Championships • 5/14/21) UC #14