Joel Mendez

Event:
Distance
Hometown:
Goodyear, Ariz.
High School:
Desert Edge HS
Previous School:
Paradise Valley CC

Outdoor Career Highlights
::: A two-time NCAA regional qualifier (steeplechase)

NCAA Championships Resume
2022 Outdoor Regionals: Steeplechase (17)
2021 Cross Country Regionals (72)

Big Sky Conference Championships Resume
2022 Outdoor: Steeplechase (9), 5,000m (DNF)
2022 Indoor: DMR (7), 3,000m (DNF)
2021 Cross Country: 1st UM/33rd overall
2020 Cross Country: 1st UM/40th overall

Academic All-Big Sky Conference
2021-22: Cross Country, Indoor, Outdoor
2020-21: Cross Country, Indoor, Outdoor

Career Bests
Cross Country: 6k (19:03); 8k (24:23); 5m (24:56); 10k (32:05)
Indoor: Mile (4:12.64); 3,000m (adj: 8:16.78); 5,000m (14:30.36)
Outdoor: 1,500m (3:51.31); Steeplechase (8:42.22); 5,000m (adj: 14:25.09)

Prior to UM: Ran two years at Paradise Valley (Ariz.) Community College ... Placed 45th at the NJCAA cross country national championships as a freshman ... Had an eight-kilometer PR of 26:22 ... Ran an indoor mile time of 4:24.70 as a sophomore ... A member of PVCC’s fourth-place distance medley relay team at the 2020 NJCAA indoor national championships.

Personal: A 2018 graduate of Desert Edge High ... The son of Luis and Ana Mendez ... Has an older brother, Luis ... A sociology major.