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Class
Senior
Hometown
Springville,
Utah
Last School
Springville High School
Roster Years
2018-2020-2021
Personal
- Parents are Alfredo and Stacy Garnica
- Has two younger brothers, his twin Caleb and Logan
- His twin brother, Caleb, runs for USU's T&F and XC teams
- Major: Electrical Engineering
- Can ride a unicycle and is a competitive Fortnite player on the PS4
- Also recruited by Northern Arizona, Utah State and Southern Utah
Before BYU
- Third-place finish helped lead Springville H.S. to win the 2017 UHSAA 5A Cross Country State Championship race
- 20th-place finish at the 2017 Nike Cross Nationals
- H.S. Personal Bests: 4:16.21 (1600m), 8:57.25 (3200m)
Career Stats
Men's Track & Field Athlete Profile
BYU Hall of Fame
Freshman Year
2018
| Distance | Time | Finish | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10K | 29:58.5 | 28th | NCAA Mountain Regional |
| 7K | 21:21.2 | 3rd | Steven Reeder Memorial Invitational |
| 5M | 24:41.0 | 6th | Joe Piane - Notre Dame Invitational |
Sophmore Year
2019
- Earned WCC All-Conference First Team honors after finishing 7th with a time of 23:52.4.
- Competed on the 2019 Nation Championship winning team, finishing 42nd with a time of 31:23.3.
| Distance | Time | Finish | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10K | 31:21.3 | 42nd | NCAA Championships |
| 8K | 23:52.4 | 7th | WCC Championships |
| 8K | 23:46.7 | 14th | Pre-National Invitational |
| 8K | 23:57.0 | 16th | Bill Dellinger Invitational |
Junior Year
2020-2021
- All-WCC First Team
- Competed in all five meets of the 2020-21 season
- Earned his second consecutive All-WCC First Team honors after taking fifth place overall (third Cougar to cross) while helping the BYU men's team claim its sixth consecutive WCC title
- Scored for the Cougars at the Silver State Challenge (sixth overall, third BYU runner) and the Weber State Invitational (third overall, second BYU runner)
| Distance | Time | Finish | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8K | 23:25.8 | 5th | WCC Championships |
| 8K | 23:11.5 | 6th | Silver State Collegiate Challenge |
| 8K | 23:58.2 | 3rd | Weber State Cross Country Invitational |
| 8K | 24:54.0 | 35th | Oklahoma State Invitational |
Senior Year
2021
- Clocked a career-best 29:41.8 10k at nationals
- Named All-WCC First Team
- Named All-Mountain Region
- Following the 2021 season...
- Has competed in 17 career meets for the Cougars
- 10 top-10 finishes
- Two podium finishes
| Distance | Time | Finish | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5k | 22:52.4 | 5th | Autumn Classic |
| 8k | 24:39.1 | 7th | Roy Griak Invitational |
| 8k | 23:24.0 | 19th | FSU XC Invite/Pre-Nationals |
| 8k | 23:33.2 | 4th | WCC Championships |
| 10k | 29:58.5 | 8th | NCAA Mountain Regional |
| 10k | 29:41.8 | 54th | NCAA National Championships |
Graduate Year
Redshirt Year
Medical Redshirt Year
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M Cross Country | Feb, 25
Cross country racks up WCC honors
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M Cross Country | Feb, 11Men’s Cross Country Voted No. 1 in WCC Preseason Poll