Nick Guerra

Nick Guerra
Nick Guerra
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Hometown:
    Richardson, Texas
  • Year:
    Senior
  • High School:
    Bishop Lynch
Bio

2016: Competed in three meets as a senior despite juggling cross country, track and field and Carson-Newman ROTC… Placed a season’s best 11th at the Tusculum Open while running a year’s fastest time of 18:10.4 in the men’s five-kilometer run to begin the fall…

Tusculum Open: 11th- 18:10.4

Maryville College Invitational: 15th- 31:53.75

SAC Championships: 73rd- 30:27.1 

 

2015: Consistently finished in the top-three for the Eagles during his junior campaign… Placed a season-best fifth at the Blue/Orange Meet…Ran his fastest 10-kilometer time at the South Atlantic Conference Championships where Guerra finished 55th overall with a 28:02.1 time…

 Blue/Orange Meet (5K): 5th- 15:42.91

Victor Ashe Meet (5K): 19th- 17:54.3

Furman Invitational (8K): 87th- 28:38.22

Maryville Dual Meet (5K): 9th- 18:33.2

Greater Louisville Classic (8K): 139th- 28:31.47

South Atlantic Conference Championships (10K): 55th- 28:02.1

NCAA Southeast Regional (10K): 91st- 37:23.3 

 

2014: Guerra was one of the most established Carson-Newman runners in his second year in Mossy Creek. The sophomore finshed with three top-ten times, as well as two top-five qualifers. Guerra had his best outings of the season at the Blue & Orange Meet and the Victor Ashe Meet recording second place in both.

Blue & Orange Meet- 16:03.50 (2nd) 4k

Victor Ashe Meet- 18:14.84 (2nd) 5k

Berea Invitational- 30:07 (29th) 8k

Maryville Dual Meet- 23:21.12 (7th) 6k

Lousiville Invitational- 29:20.34 (219th) 8k

McAlphine Invitational- 29:24.4 (119th) 8k

Falcon Classic- 30:22.70 (89th) 8k

SAC Championships- 29:17.71 (56th) 8k

NCAA Southeast Regional- 36:50.6 (119th) 10k

 

2013: Guerra was one of Carson-Newman's top finishers during his freshman campaign,recording two top-20 finishes.

Hyder-McMahill College Invitational: 35th  29:15.14

Bulldog Stampede: 18th  29:38 

Carson-Newman Duel: 5th 31:13.51

Maryville Invitational: 6th

Royal XC Challenge: 74th 27:50.1 

South Atlantic Conference Cross-Country Championships: 38th 28:25.3

Southeast Regional: 106th  35:32

 

High School: Guerra is a three-time all-district and 2012 all-state cross country runner for Bishop Lynch High School. In addition to running cross country and track, he also played soccer for two years, and was a semi-finalist for his 2012 season. He has lettered in Cross Country, Track, and Soccer. Guerra owns personal bests of 4:52 in the 1600 meters, 10:30 in the 3200 meters, and 16:52 in the 5k.

PERSONAL: Born October 11, 1994, he is the son of David and Nancy Guerra of Richardson, Texas, and one of three children with siblings Danny and Adam. He is enrolled in C-N's foods, nutrition and dietetics program. 

News mentions
Korir nets freshman honors as C-N concludes SAC Championships
Korir nets freshman honors as C-N concludes SAC Championships

COLUMBIA, S.C.— The Carson-Newman cross country teams wrapped up the South Atlantic Conference Championships Saturday morning with a fifth-place showing by the women and an eighth-place tally by the men in both the five and eight kilometer runs.

Balancing Act: Nick Guerra balances ROTC and cross country on top of academics
Balancing Act: Nick Guerra balances ROTC and cross country on top of academics

Nick Guerra is not only a student-athlete, he is also a future Army officer.

Eagles sweep Maryville College Invitational
Eagles sweep Maryville College Invitational

MARYVILLE, Tenn.—In the second meet of the season, both Carson-Newman cross country squads stole the goal as the men and women’s team finished first in their respected races at the Maryville College Invitational Saturday morning.

Women claim top-spot, men take second as Eagles compete in Tusculum Open
Women claim top-spot, men take second as Eagles compete in Tusculum Open

GREENEVILLE, Tenn.— The Carson-Newman cross country team began its 2016 season Friday evening as the women’s club claimed the top-spot in the standings with a low of 34 points while the men came in second-place in the later race with a combined 52 points at the Tusculum Open.

Eagles voted 10th in SAC preseason XC poll
Eagles voted 10th in SAC preseason XC poll

ROCK HILL, S.C.—Picking up right where the club left off a year ago at the conclusion of the 2015 men’s cross country season, Carson-Newman was picked to finish 10th again in the South Atlantic Conference for the 2016 season, the league announce earlier Wednesday morning in the preseason poll.

C-N cross country set for '16 season
C-N cross country set for '16 season

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn.— Carson-Newman cross country coach Tyler Stepp has announced the 2016 cross country schedule as well as insights on the team and its members during what will be the coach’s first-season at the helm of the Eagle program.

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