Before ACU: Carlosejose had a stellar career at Troy HS. As a senior, he placed 4 th in the 3A state XC
meet and followed that in the spring going to the 3A state state in 2 events, finishing 5 th in the 1600 and
climbing onto the medal stand with a 3 rd place finish in the 3200. His PR time in the 3200 (9:29.19) put
him #93 in Texas for all high schoolers in that event. His junior year, he also went to state in XC, placing
11 th in the 3A race and just missed a trip to state on the track – running in the Reg III-3A meet he place
3 rd in the 800 and 4 th in the 1600. As a HS sophomore, Carlosjose went to state in XC for the first time,
finishing 53 rd in 3A. That same year, he placed 6 th in the 3A 1600 at state in his first trip to Austin for track
and field. At the finish of his HS career, Carlosjose held the school records for the 1600 and 3200 on the
track and in the 5K in XC. He received 4 letters in both XC and T&F. He was a 6-time state qualifier – 3
times in XC and 3 different events in track. He was also Academic All-State in both XC and T&F.

Personal: Carlosejose graduated from Troy HS in the spring of 2024, receiving the Team Tacala
scholarship. He plans on majoring in Finance at ACU. His parents are Eugenia Monroy and Ignacio Cortez
and he has three brothers – JuanIgnacio, Heriberto, and Vicente - and 2 sisters – Isabel and Nanci.

Why did you choose ACU? It felt like a perfect fit. Loved the coaching and the team was amazing.

What is your favorite thing about ACU? The community.