Raquel Quintero
Class: Sophomore
Height: 5-3
Hometown: Corpus Christi, Texas
High School: Carroll H.S.
2010 (Freshman): Ran a time of 24:22 to finish 15th at the Texas A&M International meet (9/7). ... Finished 28th with a time of 22:06.7 at the Incarnate Word Invitational (10/2). ... Placed 56th at the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi meet (9/24) with a time of 22:21. ... Ran a time of 23:57.67 to finish 29th at the Angelo State Blue and Gold Classic (10/26). ... Had one of her best showings of the year at the Heartland Conference Championship, running a time of 26:29.21 on a 6k course to finish 28th.
High School: Ran cross country and track, and played soccer for coaches Tracie Jensen and Eddie Dillon. ... Helped her team win four district championships and make two state appearances. ... Off the field, was a member of the National Honor Society, the Permanent Honor Roll. ... Had perfect attendance. ... Was on the Student Council, Junior Statesmen of America and Pan American Student Forum President. ... Was Academic All-State in cross country and track, and Academic All-District in soccer.
Personal: Parents are Ricardo and Veronica Quintero. ... Majoring in forensic science/criminology. ... Has two siblings, Victoria and Vince. ... Family member Robert Quintero played baseball at St. Mary's.