Mario Tavares

Photo by: John Fajardo

Photo by: John Fajardo

Photo by: John Fajardo

Photo by: Alyssa Gonzalez

Photo by: Alyssa Gonzalez

Photo by: Alyssa Gonzalez

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Photo by: Alyssa Gonzalez

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Photo by: Alyssa Gonzalez

Photo by: Alyssa Gonzalez

Photo by: Alyssa Gonzalez

Photo by: Alyssa Gonzalez

Height:
5-11
Class:
Senior
Major:
Management
Hometown:
Las Vegas, Nev.
Prev School:
Riverside City College

Mario Tavares - Season/Career Statistics

2023 (Senior): Competed in five meets ... Placed 10th in the Big West Preview... Ran a personal best 24:20.1 in the 8k at the UCR Cross Country Invitational... Represented LBSU at the NCAA West Regionals posting a personal best 10k time of 31:18.2.

2022 (Junior): Competed in five meets … Ran a career-best 24:58.8 in the 8K at the Bronco Invitational … Represented LBSU at the NCAA West Regionals, running a career-best 32:00.7 in the 10K.

Prior to LBSU: Spent his true freshman year at Arizona Christian University before transferring to Riverside City College for two years.

High School: Did not start running competitively until his junior year … Ran cross country in 2018 and then the distance events as a senior in 2019 … Was a State Qualifier and Regional Champion in his senior season.

Personal: Son of Martha Jacobo … Has three younger siblings, Daniel, Sarah, and Jose … Uncle Lino Flores is a Long Beach State alum … Majoring in Management.