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Campbell University

2025 Cross Country Roster

Mario Cantarero

  • Height 6-1
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Puente San Miguel, Cantabria, Spain
  • Highschool IES Nueve Valles
  • Prev School The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Biography


2025 (JUNIOR)
  • Placed 53rd overall in the Men's 6K with a time of 20:06.5 at theĀ Elon Friday Night Lights Opener (Aug. 29).
  • Placed 47th overallĀ and second among Campbell runners in the Men's 6K with a personal-bestĀ time of 19:22.2 at the Adidas XC ChallengeĀ (Sep. 20).
  • Finished 24th overall and second among Campbell runners in the Men's 8K with a personal-best time of 25:24.84 at the Dill Family Foundation InvitationalĀ (Oct. 3).
  • Finished 162nd overall in the Men's 8KĀ with a time of 28:34.6 at the Upstate InvitationalĀ (Oct. 18).
2024 (SOPHOMORE @ UTRGV)
  • Placed 157th overall in the Men's 10K with a time of 33:56.5 at theĀ NCAA Division I South Central Regional (Nov. 15).
  • Finished 44th in the Men's 8K with a time of 27:17.4 at the Southland Cross Country Championships (Nov. 1).
  • Placed 11th in the Men'sĀ 8K with a time of 26:18.3 at the West Side Classic (Oct. 12).
  • Finished 54th inĀ the Men's 4-Mile with a time ofĀ 21:32.3 at the UIW Invitational (Sept. 13).
2023 (FRESHMANĀ @ UTRGV)
  • Finished 150th in the Men's 10KĀ with a time of 33:52.9 at the NCAA Division I South Central Regional (Nov. 10).
  • Finished 76th in the Men's 8K with a time of 27:34.6 at WAC Championships (Oct. 27).
  • Placed 318th overall and ran a time of 26:58.8 in the Men's 8K at the Arturo Barrios Invite (Oct. 13).
  • Finished 64th in the Men's 8K with a time of 27:22.7 at the U of Incarnate Word Invitational/Southland Preview (Sept. 16).
  • Finished 74th with a time of 21:28.9 in the Men's 6K at theĀ U of Incarnate Word Twilight (Sept. 1).
Before Campbell
  • Member of the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Cross Country and Indoor/Outdoor Track & Field teams (2023-2024)
  • Attended IES Nueve VallesĀ in Puente San Miguel, Cantabria, Spain, where he competed in cross country and track & field under head coach Raul Gutierrez.
  • Holds IES Nueve Valles records in the 800m and 1500m
  • Competed in soccer atĀ IES Nueve Valles
  • State Champion (2022)
  • Son of Manuel and MariaĀ Cantarero
  • Has two siblings, Miguel and Marina
Career Bests
  • 10K // 33:52.9 at theĀ NCAA Division I South Central Regional (Nov. 10, 2023)
  • 6K // 19:22.2 at the Adidas XC Challenge (Sep. 20, 2025)
  • 8K // 25:24.84 at the Dill Family Foundation InvitationalĀ (Oct. 3, 2025)
  • 4 Miles // 21:32.3 at the UIW Invitational (Sept. 13, 2024)