Jonathan Tijerina

	Class: Sophomore
	Hometown: Marshall, Texas
	High School: Marshall

	Height: 6-0
	Position: Distance

05/05/2013

Track & Field Women Finish Third, Men Seventh At Big 12 Championships

Senior Christina Holland tallies BU's lone event title with school-record in 400-hurdles.

05/02/2013

Track & Field Leads Big 12 with 41 on Academic All-Big 12 Teams

Bears have total of 32 first-teamers between men's, women's squads.

04/21/2013

Track & Field Wins 11 Events At Michael Johnson Classic

Bears get final tune-up before conference meet on Saturday in Waco.

04/06/2013

Track & Field Ends Run At Florida Relays

Atkinson sets school's hammer throw record for third time in 2013.

04/05/2013

Track & Field Opens Florida Relays

Bears have 15 top-15 marks on meet's first day.

• 2011 Academic All-Big 12 First Team (cross country)
• Three-time Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll selection

2011 Cross Country: Competed in five meets, scoring team's top five two times...Had season-best eighth-place finish at UTA Season Opener, covering four miles in 21:09...Turned in two other top-30 finishes, placing 27th at Bear Twilight Inivitational and 22nd at Baylor Invitational with personal-best six-kilometer time of 20:04.2...Finished 90th at Big 12 Championship with eight-kilometer time of 27:54.7...Earned Academic All-Big 12 First Team honors...Named to fall Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

2011 Track: Did not compete...Named to spring Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll and fall Baylor Dean's List.

2010 Cross Country: Did not compete...Named to fall Big 12 Commissioner's and fall Baylor Dean's List.

High School: Helped lead Marshall High School to three district championships in cross country and two district titles in track and field...MHS track team also finished as district runner up in 2009...Earned academic all-state honors in cross country...Valedictorian of graduating class at MHS...National Merit Scholar and National Hispanic Scholar...Member of National Honor Society...Volunteered for Yellow Roses Organization.

Personal: Full name is Jonathan David Tijerina...Born Nov. 22, 1991, in Texarkana, Texas...Son of George and Anne Tijerina...Majoring in biology/pre-medicine.