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Erik Enriquez

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Wichita, Kan.
  • Highschool Kapaun Mt. Carmel HS

Biography

Career and Season Results
NCAA Cross Country Midwest Regional
2023: 162nd - 33:46.1
Academic Honors
4x American Conference All-Academic Team - 2022, '23, '24, '25
8x AD Honor Roll - Fall 2021, Spring '22, Fall '22, Spring '23, Fall '23, Spring '24, Fall '24, Spring '25
2024-25 (Senior): Cross Country – Raced in three meets…Ran a season-best 8K time of 25:15.1 at the Gans Creek Classic. Indoor – Competed in four meets…Finished sixth in the 3,000 meters with a season-best time of 8:33.47 at the Steve Miller Invitational. Outdoor – Raced in four meets…Ran a season-best 5,000 meters time of 15:20.57 to finish ninth at the John McDonnell Invitational…Ran 31:16.70 in the 10,000 meters to take sixth at the KT Woodman Classic.

2023-24 (Sophomore): Cross Country – Raced in five meets for the Shockers, scoring twice…Opened his season with a seventh-place finish at the JK Gold Classic, running unattached…Raced in uniform for the first time at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational, finishing 80th in the 8K with a time of 24:47.4…Ran a season-best 24:35.9 at the AAC Championships, placing 45th…Finished 162nd at the NCAA Midwest Regional with a 10K time of 33:46.1. Indoor – Raced in five meets…Ran a season-best 8:29.73 in the 3,000 meters to take ninth at the Ichabod Invitational…Finished sixth in the 3,000 meters at the KU-KSU-WSU Triangular…Placed 17th in the 5,000 meters with a season-best time of 14:59.85 and 34th in the 3,000 meters with a time of 8:38.84 at the AAC Championships. Outdoor – Competed in four meets, recording three top-two finishes…Took second in the 10,000 meters with a season-best time of 30:56.16 at the KT Woodman Classic…Ran a season-best 15:07.27 in the 5,000 meters to finish second at the Ward Haylett Invitational…Placed 17th in the 10,000 meters and 31st in the 5,000 meters at the AAC Championships.

2022-23 (Redshirt-Freshman): Cross Country – Raced in four meets for the Shockers…Opened his season with an eighth-place finish at the JK Gold Classic…Ran a season-best 8K time of 25:08.0 at the Bradley Pink Classic…Finished 37th at the AAC Championships to cap the season. Indoor – Competed in four meets…Placed second in the 3,000 meters at the Herm Wilson Invitational…Ran a season-best 8:39.67 in the 3,000 meters at the KU-KSU-WSU Triangular…Recorded a season-best 15:19.66 in the 5,000 meters at the Ichabod Invitational…Finished 27th in the 3,000 meters at the AAC Indoor Championships with a time of 8:43.17. Outdoor – Competed in six meets…Picked up his first collegiate win at the Kansas Relays with a season-best 10,000-meter time of 31:02.37…Ran a season-best 14:55.55 in the 5,000 meters at the Friends Spring Open…Finished 12th in the 10,000 meters and 18th in the 5,000 meters at the AAC Outdoor Championships.

2021-22 (Freshman): Cross Country – Competed in four races in a Shocker uniform … Ran a season-best 8k at the Greeno/Dirksen Invite with a time of 25:10.30 … Placed 47th at the AAC Championships with a time of 26:33.80 to finish his season. Indoor - Did not compete in a Shocker uniform. Outdoor – Competed unattached in three meets, running the 3,000 meters, 5,000 meters and 10,000 meters.

High School: Three-time all-state cross country … All-state track and field … Set school records in the 5000 and 3200 meters … Set the JK Gold Classic high school meet record … Personal bests: 5000 meters – 15:18; 3200 meters – 9:13; 1600 meters – 4:25
 
Personal: Son of Luz and Salvador … Has one brother, Daniel … Plans to major in mechanical engineering.

Historical Player Information

  • 2021Freshman

  • 2022Sophomore

  • 2023Junior

  • 2024Senior