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2021-22 Men's Track & Field Roster
Roster
Hociel Landa
- Height:
- 5-7
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Phoenix, Ariz.
- High School:
- Brophy College Prep HS
Landa's TFRRS Results
*NCAA Championships Qualifier-Cross Country (2020-2021)
NCAA West Prelimary Qualifier-3000 Steeplechase, 2021
2018 USATF Junior Championships, 1st-National Champion, 10,000m
Bronze Medalist, 3000m Steeplechase, USA Juniors (2018)
All NCAA Region Cross Country (2018)
Bob Quin Award Winner (2021)
Rice All Time Ranking (as of July 22, 2021)
5000 (Indoors)-#1
10,000-#6
3000 Steeplechase-#7
3000 (Indoors)-#13
5000 (Outdoors)-#19
Mile (Indoors)-#22
INDIVIDUAL TITLES
2018 USATF Junior Championships, 1st-National Champion, 10,000m
ALL-CONFERENCE HONORS
*2020 C-USA Cross Country (First Team)
*2019 C-USA Cross Country (Second Team)
*2018 C-USA Cross Country (Second Team)
*2017 C-USA Cross Country (Second Team)
ACADEMIC HONORS
2020-2021 USTFCCCA All Academic Award-Cross Country
2020-2021 USTFCCCA All Academic Award-Track and Field
2020-2021 C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
2020-20201 Rice Cross Country Scholar Athlete
2020-2021 Arthur Ashe, Jr Sports Scholar Award
2019-20 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2019-20 Rice Honor Athlete (T&F)
2018-2019 C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
AT MAJOR MEETS
2021 C-USA Outdoor Championships, 5th, 3000 Steeplechase, 8:54.03
2021 C-USA Outdoor Championships, 9th, 5000, 14:36.51
2021 C-USA Indoor Championships, 5th, 5000, 14:41.07
2021 C-USA Indoor Championships, 10th, 3000, 8:35.35
2020-2021 NCAA National Cross Country Championships, 139th, 10K, 32:05.6
2020-2021 C-USA Cross Country Championships, 4th, 8K, 24:11.8
2019 C-USA Indoor Championships, 5th, 3000m, 8:22.02
2019 C-USA Indoor Championships, 7th, 5000m, 14:26.63
2019 NCAA South Central Regional (XC), 33rd, 10k, 31:21.8
2019 C-USA Cross Country, 9th, 8k, 24:23.5
2019 C-USA Indoor Championships, 9th, 3000m, 8:29.08
2019 C-USA Indoor Championships, 12th, 5000m, 14:54.02
2019 C-USA Outdoor Championships, 6th, 10,000m, 31:10.07
2019 C-USA Outdoor Championships, 11th, 5000m, 14:43.52
2018 C-USA Indoor Championships, 9th, 5000m, 14:54.53
2018 C-USA Indoor Championships, 9th, 3000m, 8:41.39
2018 C-USA Outdoor Championships, 3rd, 10,000m, 31:14.90
2018 C-USA Outdoor Championships, 9th, 5000m, 15:01.95
2018 USATF Junior Championships, 1st, 10,000m
2018 USATF Junior Championships, 3rd, 3000m steeplechase
2018 C-USA Cross Country, 10th, 8k, 24:47
2018 NCAA South Central Regional (XC), 19th, 10k, 32:18
2017 C-USA Cross Country, 10th, 8k, 24:46
2017 NCAA South Central Regional (XC), 31st, 10k, 31:14
PERSONAL BESTS
(Indoor)
Mile-4:11.73 (2/1/20)
3000m-8:22.02 (2/23/2020)
5000m-14:26.63 (2/23/2020) - SCHOOL RECORD
(Outdoor)
10,000m-29:56.69 3/28/2019
5000m-14:36.51 5/16/2021
3000m Steeplechase-8.54.03 5/15/2021
1500m-3:55.99 5/4/2018
2020-21
Cross Country: Made his NCAA Championship debut, placing 139th overall with a time of 32:05 in the 10k race in Stillwater, OK...earned first team all-conference honors by placing fourth overall at the C-USA Championships with a time of 24:11 in the 8k race. Indoor: In the lone indoor meet of the season, earned points in the 5000m (5th-14:41) at the C-USA Championships. Outdoor: Competed at seven meets...set a season-best time of 8:54.03 to place fifth in the 3000m steeplechase at the C-USA Championships, good enough to qualify for the NCAA West Prelims where he placed 21st...compiled five top-three finishes, including victories in the 3000m steeplechase at the Texas A&M Invitational and in the 1500m at the Roadrunner Invitational.
2019-20
Cross Country: Placed ninth at the C-USA Championships to earn Second Team All-Conference honors for a third straight season...placed 33rd overall at the NCAA South Central Regional...ran a season-best 8k time of 24:15 at the Arturo Barrios Invitational...was fourth at the Rice Invitational season opener. Indoor: Competed at four meets...earned points in both the 3000m (5th-8:22) and the 5000m (7th-14:26) at the C-USA Championships...posted three second place finishes in the 3000m.
2018-19
Cross Country: Repeated as the Owls top runner his sophomore season, Landa secured his second top 10 finish at the C-USA Championships before finishing 18th at the South Central Regional…placed sixth at the Norry Hersey Rice Invitational. Indoor: Placed ninth at the C-USA Championships in the 3,000m in a personal best time of 8:29.08…added an 11th place finish at the C-USA Championships in the 5.000m with a time of 14:54.02. Outdoor: Started the year with a fourth place finish in the 1.500m at the TSU Relays…. recorded a personal best in the 10,000m at the Mike Fanelli Track Classic finishing in 29:56.69….added another fourth place finish at the Texas A&M Invitational in the 5.000m….notched a fourth place finish in a third different event in the 3.000m steeplechase at the J Fred Duckett Twilight Meet…finished second in the 3000m steeplechase with a personal best time of 9:11.93….finished sixth in the 10,000m and 11th in the 5,000m at the C-USA Championships.
2017-18
Cross Country: The Owls top runner as a freshman, Landa placed 10th at the C-USA Championships before finishing 31st at the South Central Regional...placed fourth in his collegiate debut at the Rice Invitational...finished 16th at the Texas A&M Invitational. Indoor: Finished sixth in the 5,000m at the Charlie Thomas Invitational in 14:59.99 and eighth in the 3,000m with a time of 8:36.83...at C-USA Indoors, finished ninth in the 5,000m with a time of 14:54.53 and ran 8:41.39 for 18th in the 3,000m. Outdoor: Made his outdoor debut with a third-place finish in the 1500m at the 67th Annual TSU Relays in 4:03.46...at the Victor Lopez Classic, Rice University’s home meet, won the 10,000m in a personal best time of 31:14.20...continued his winning ways at the Skecher’s Performance Carl Kight Invitational 3,000m SC with a time of 9:28.93...placed second in the 5,000m with a personal best time of 14:42.02 at the UCSD Triton Invitational...took third place in the 3,000m SC in another personal best of 9:17.23 at the J Fred Duckett Twilight Meet...finished his outdoor season with a ninth-place finish in the 5,000m at C-USA Outdoors in 15:01.95 and a third-place finish in the 10,000m, nearly tying his personal best with a run of 31:14.90...concluded his stellar freshman campaign by winning the 10,000m at the USA Juniors while also placing third in the 3000m steeplechase.
HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from Brophy College Preparatory where he competed for the Broncos under head coach Michael Keahon..cross country state runner-ups in 2015 and 2016...ran 5k in cross country and 4x800m, 1600m, and 3200m in track...most valuable athlete (2017)...most valuable runner (2016)...most improved runner (2016)...most inspirational runner (2015)...All-Arizona Cross Country Team in 2015 and 2016...senior year bests: 5k (15:20), 3200m (9:09), 1600m (4:23)...graduated with a 4.08 GPA...Distinguished Student Award (2016-17)...chess club.
PERSONAL
Parents: Hociel and Diana Landa...four brothers...Major: Masters-Mechanical Engineering...Rice College: Hanszen.
