El Paso athletes find success on college and professional level

Several El Pasoans are faring well at the college or professional level. Here is a look at how some of them are performing.

• Franklin graduate and University of Texas runner Eva Jess was the 2023 Texas Invitational 5k champion with her time of 17 minutes, 18.36.

• Eastwood graduate Mercedes Camacho has started 30 games for the 22-win McMurry University softball team, scored 16 runs and has driven in seven runs.

• Montwood graduate Lauren Garcia is hitting .286 with 25 RBI for the University of New Mexico softball team.

• Chapin graduate Kristin Fifield has 18 homers and 69 RBI for the Grand Canyon University softball team.

• Americas graduate Adlai Alvidrez has started 38 games for Western New Mexico softball and has 27 hits.

• Coronado graduate Mauricio Millan has a homer, 21 RBI and is hitting .318 for the Wichita State University baseball team.

• Eastlake graduate Kasey Flores has 19 homers and 61 RBI for the Lubbock Christian University softball team.

• Americas graduate Brianna Garcia has 27 homers and 85 RBI for the South Mountain College softball team in Arizona.

• Franklin graduate Jimmy DeLeon is hitting .350 with six homers and 33 RBI for the Incarnate Word University baseball team.

• Socorro graduate Brandon Pimentel is hitting .380 with 13 homers and 50 RBI for the UT-Rio Grande University baseball team.

• Americas graduate Adrian Torres is hitting .310 with 24 runs scored for the UT-Rio Grande University baseball team.

• Americas graduate Darell Hernaiz is batting .313 with two homers and 11 RBI for the Double-A Midland Rockhounds in the Oakland Athletics organization.

• Ysleta graduate Justin Maese is 2-0 with 13 strikeouts for Double-A Somerset in the New York Yankees organization.

• Franklin graduate Allyson Little won the 3,000 meter steeplechase at the Texas Invitational in a time of 10:47.58 for the University of Texas.

• Montwood graduate Zoey DeBaca has 13 homers and is hitting .491 for the Midland College softball team.

• Riverside graduate Lauren De La Cruz has 27 home runs for the Midland College softball team.

• Clint graduate EJ Miramontes is 6-0 with a 2.98 earned run average for the New Mexico Junior College baseball team.

• Eastlake graduate Robert Bonilla has four wins and 36 strikeouts on the mound for the New Mexico Junior College baseball team.

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Felix F. Chavez can be reached at fchavez@elpasotimes.com; @Fchavezeptimes on Twitter

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