2016-17 Track and Field Roster
Roster
Jose Herrera
- Position:
- Throws
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Redshirt
- Hometown:
- Brownsville, Texas
- High School:
- Homer Hanna High School
| Personal Bests | ||||
| Indoor | Date | |||
| Weight Throw | 16.68m (54-8.5) | 2.9.18 | ||
| Shot Put | 14.54m (47-8.5) | 2.6.16 | ||
| Outdoor | Date | |||
| Shot Put | 14.68m (48-2) | 4.23.16 | ||
| Discus | 45.35m (148-9) | 5.4.18 | ||
| Hammer | 53.60m (175-10) | 4.7.18 | ||
2017-18 (RS Senior)
Indoor: Threw the weight in four meets for Houston during the indoor season...Set a personal best at 16.68m (54.875) to finish fourth in the weight throw at the Howie Ryan Invitational.
Outdoor: Competed in eight meets for Houston during the outdoor season…Set a personal-best in the discus at the Tom Tellez Invitational, when he threw 148.9 (45.35m)…Threw the hammer a personal-record 175-10 (53.60m) to finish fifth at the Houston Alumni Invitational.
2016-17 (RS Junior)
Indoor: Competed in three meets during the indoor season...Set a personal best in the weight throw at the Reveille Invitational where he threw 15.47m (50-9.25).
Outdoor: Competed unattached throughout the 2017 outdoor season.
2015-16 (RS Sophomore)
Indoor: Competed in the shot put and the weight throw during five events...Record a personal best shot put of 14.54m (47'8.5") at the Charlie Thomas Invitational where he finished 10th...Placed fifth in the weight throw (season best, 14.53), while taking sixth in the shot (14.03m) at the Leonard Hilton Memorial Invitational...One of just two Cougars to compete in multiple events at the Reveille Invitational where he finished fifth in the weight throw at 14.20m and threw the shot 13.19m to finish second.
Outdoor: Threw 49.86m at the Twilight Invitational to set a new personal record...Set a new best in the shot put at the Victor Lopez Classic with a throw of 14.87m...Opened the outdoor season with personal bests in the hammer throw (49.81m) and discus (44.00m) at the UTSA Invitational.
2014-15 (Sophomore)
Indoor: Has appeared in two meets for Houston this season...Threw the weight throw 14.96m (48-2.5) in his indoor collegiate debut at the Leonard Hilton Memorial Invitational
2013-14 (Freshman)
Indoor: Redshirted.
Outdoor: Competed in the shot put, hammer and discus in six meets for the Cougars... Recorded a personal best of 43.13m (141'-6") in the hammer throw to take ninth place at the Texas Invitational, his highest finish of the season.
HIGH SCHOOL
Threw shot put for the Homer Hanna Eagles...Named City and District Champion for 2012.. Awarded Co-City and Co-District Champion in 2013...Herrera broke the Hanna High School shot put record last season.
PERSONAL
Raised in Brownsville, Texas...Recognized for being in top ten percent of graduating class...Involved in Health Occupations Students of America and participated in the city math meet...hobbies include lifting weights and technology...Recognizes his mother and father as being his biggest influences...Majoring in Sports Administration.
