Aaron Gilliam

Photo by: Parker Waters

Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
El Paso, TX
High School:
Irvin HS

Gilliam's TFRRS Page

2022-23 Track Season: Competed in nine meets between indoor and outdoor season…Earned All-Conference honors in the 1500m by finishing third with a 3:45.27 at the AAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships…Finished second in the 800m at the Samford Invitational (1:54.95)…Took 11th in the mile at the Music City Challenge (4:03.85)…Had a career-best run of 14:27.84 at the 5000m at the Raleigh Relays…Placed 12th in the mile at the Texas Relays (14:23.39)…Also competed in the 5000m at the AAC Outdoor Championships (15:31.01).

2022 Cross Country : Won the UNO XC Opener on Sept. 2, with a time of 14:43.0 in the 5k… Placed 11^th in the Louisville Classic on Oct.1 with a time of 23:43.2 in the 8k… Finished 12^th in the Arturo Barrios Invitational (Oct. 15) and 13^th in the AAC Championships (Oct. 28)… Had a career best in the 10k at the NCAA Division I South Central Region Cross Country Championships with a time of 32:19.6 (Nov. 19).

2021:

Placed 6th at the SLC Championship 4.97M with a PR of 24:56.8
Placed 25th at the Arturo Barrios Invitational 8K with a PR of 24:09.5

2020:

Placed 38th at the Southland Conference CC Championship 8K with a 25:32.0 time

2019:

Placed 10th at the McNeese XC Season Opener 6K with a PR of 18:49.1
Placed 6th at the McNeese State Cowboy Stampede 4M with a PR of 20:18.0
Placed 82nd at the Arturo Barios Invitational 8K with a PR of 25:20.1
Placed 76th at the NCAA Division 1 South Central Region Cross Country Championships 10K with a PR of 32:28.7

2018:
• Placed 51st at SLC Championships 8k with a time of 29:10.6.
• Clocked a PR in the 10k at the NCAA South Central Regional meet wit a time of 33:45.6 to finish 67th.
• PRs in both the 4-mile (21:49.5, LSU Invitational) and the 4k (13:21.3, McNeese Season Opener).

Before McNeese:
• 3-time district cross country champion while at Irvin HS in El Paso, Texas.
• Earned a bronze medal at the UIL State Championships.
• Member of the varsity track and XC teams for three years.
• "A" honor roll student.

Other:
• Son of Robert and Yvonne Gilliam.
• The first person in his family to compete in athletics in college.