2024-25 Track & Field/XC Roster
Neiva, Victor
Victor Neiva
- Position:
- Distance/XC
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Central HS
- Hometown:
- Keller, Texas
Bio
TFRRS Bio
Personal Bests
Honors and Awards
• School Record Holder (10K - XC)
• School Record Holder (8K - XC)
• School Record Holder (10,000 Meters)
• 2x NCAA Cross Country National Qualifier (2022-23)
• 4x USTFCCCA Cross Country All-Region (2021-24)
• 2x All-AAC (XC) (2023-24)
• 2022 All-Conference USA First Team (XC)
• 2022 All-Conference USA First Team (5,000m - Indoors)
• 2021 All-Conference USA Second Team (XC)
2025 Outdoors
Participated in five different events while competing at four meets in his final season of eligibility ... Beat his own school record in the 10,000 meters by over 15 seconds on his way to his third program record at the Raleigh Relays ... Smashed his personal best in the 3,000m steeplechase to win the Alumni Muster and post the second-fastest time in school history (8:54.15) ... Placed fourth in the steeplechase at the AAC Championships and 16th in the 5,000 meters ... Also appeared in the 1,500m and 4x400m relay at the Bill Schmidt Invite.
2025 Indoors
Ran at four meets, competing in three different distance events ... Placed seventh at the Jarvis Scott Invite with a personal best mile time of 4:17.12 ... Also recorded a personal best in the 3,000m (8:18.39) at the UW Invite ... Placed 13th in the 3,000m at the conference meet.
2024 Cross Country
Became the third male runner in program history to earn four career all-conference honors by placing eighth in the men's 8K with a time of 24:32.2 to lead the Mean Green ... Collected his fourth career all-region honor at the NCAA South Central Regional, marking the most by a UNT runner in program history ... Posted the second-best time in program history in the 10,000m at 29:58.0 to place 18th ... Made his season debut at the JK Gold Classic where he placed eighth matching his best individual finish of the season ... Also posted the second-fastest time in the 8K at the Arturo Barrios at 23:30.4 ... Finishes his cross country career holding the two fastest times in program history in both the 8K and the 10K.
2024 Outdoors
Did not compete.
2024 Indoors
Did not compete.
2023 Cross Country
Earned all-region honors for the third consecutive season and earned an automatic bid to his second NCAA Cross Country Championships with personal best 29:41.7 and 10th-place finish in the 10,000 meters at the NCAA South Central Region Championship ... Placed 169th with a time of 31:16.2 at the NCAA Championships ... Also earned all-conference honors for the third time with a 12th-place finish and personal best 8,000 meters time of 23:19.6 at the AAC Championships ... Recorded 14th and 15th place finishes at the Chile Pepper Cross Country Festival and the Arturo Barrios Invite.
2023 Outdoors
Placed fourth at the Conference USA Outdoor Championships with a personal-best time of 9:10.77 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase ... Finished seventh at CUSA Outdoors in the 5,000 meters with a time of 14:35.06 ... Won the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Sooner Invitational & Multis with a time of 9:14.16 ... Won the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the TCU Alumni Invitational with a time of 9:28.77 ... Took third in the 5,000 meters at the Texas Tech Corky/Crofoot Shootout with a time of 15:08.37 ... Recorded a personal-best time of 3:57.34 in the 1,500 meters at the Michael Johnson Invitational, placing 20th.
2022 Cross Country
NCAA National Qualifier, placing 193rd at the NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships with a 10K time of 30:58.3 ... Earned a spot at Nationals with a 10th-place finish at the NCAA Division I South Central Region Cross Country Championships, recording a personal-best 10K time of 30:51.4 ... 2022Â All-Conference USA First Team honoree after finishing third at the Conference USA Championships with a personal-best 8K time of 24:28.2 ... Opened the season with a runner-up finish at the UIW XC Twilight, recording a personal-best 6K time of 18:15.9 ... Placed seventh at the Texas A&M Invitational with an 8K time of 24:35.8.
2022 Outdoors
Set the school record in the 10,000 meters with a time of 29:19.34 at the 62nd Annual Mt. SAC Relays, placing 11th in the collegiate division ... Won the 5,000 meters at the North Texas Classic with a personal-best time of 14:29.44 ... Took the 3,000-meter steeplechase title at the Baylor Invitational with a time of 9:21.55 ... Recorded a personal-best time of 9:20.16 to win the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the UTA vs. UNT Dual.
2022 Indoors
Earned All-Conference USA First Team with a third-place finish in the 5,000 meters at the indoor championships, recording a personal-best time of 14:22.60 ... Scored in the 3,000 meters at the C-USA Indoor Championships, finishing eighth with a personal-best time of 8:22.49 ... Recorded a personal-best mile time of 4:23.56 at the Texas Tech Shootout.
2021 Cross Country
Earned USTFCCCA All-Region accolades with a 24th-place finish at the NCAA South Central Regional Championships, recording a personal-best 10K time of 31:44.3 ... 2021 All-Conference USA Second Team after placing 14th at the C-USA Cross Country Championships with an 8K time of 24:40.5 ... Recorded a personal-best time of 24:28.4 in the 8K to place 17th at the Texas A&M Invitational and help the Mean Green to the team title over host Texas A&M.
2021 Outdoors
Scored in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the C-USA Outdoor Championships, placing eighth with a time of 9:34.46 ... Placed third in the 3,000 meters at the TCU Invitational with a time of 8:46.71 ... Finished fourth in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the North Texas Classic with a time of 9:44.40 ... Placed sixth in the 5,000 meters at the UT Arlington Invitational with a time of 14:58.56.
2021 Indoors
Finished ninth in the mile at the Texas Tech Red Raider Invitational with a time of 4:39.59 (1/23/21)
High School
Two-time UIL Cross Country State Championship qualifier (2018, 2019) ... NXR South Regional Championship qualifier (2019) ... Foot Locker South Regional qualifier (2019)
Personal Bests
| 1,500 Meters | 3:57.34 |
| Mile | 4:17.12 |
| 3,000 Meters | 8:18.39 |
| 5,000 Meters | 14:22.60 |
| 10,000 Meters | 29:04.20 |
| 3000m SC | 8:54.15 |
| 6K (XC) | 18:15.9 |
| 8K (XC) | 23:19.6 |
| 10K (XC) | 29:41.7 |
Honors and Awards
• School Record Holder (10K - XC)
• School Record Holder (8K - XC)
• School Record Holder (10,000 Meters)
• 2x NCAA Cross Country National Qualifier (2022-23)
• 4x USTFCCCA Cross Country All-Region (2021-24)
• 2x All-AAC (XC) (2023-24)
• 2022 All-Conference USA First Team (XC)
• 2022 All-Conference USA First Team (5,000m - Indoors)
• 2021 All-Conference USA Second Team (XC)
2025 Outdoors
Participated in five different events while competing at four meets in his final season of eligibility ... Beat his own school record in the 10,000 meters by over 15 seconds on his way to his third program record at the Raleigh Relays ... Smashed his personal best in the 3,000m steeplechase to win the Alumni Muster and post the second-fastest time in school history (8:54.15) ... Placed fourth in the steeplechase at the AAC Championships and 16th in the 5,000 meters ... Also appeared in the 1,500m and 4x400m relay at the Bill Schmidt Invite.
2025 Indoors
Ran at four meets, competing in three different distance events ... Placed seventh at the Jarvis Scott Invite with a personal best mile time of 4:17.12 ... Also recorded a personal best in the 3,000m (8:18.39) at the UW Invite ... Placed 13th in the 3,000m at the conference meet.
2024 Cross Country
Became the third male runner in program history to earn four career all-conference honors by placing eighth in the men's 8K with a time of 24:32.2 to lead the Mean Green ... Collected his fourth career all-region honor at the NCAA South Central Regional, marking the most by a UNT runner in program history ... Posted the second-best time in program history in the 10,000m at 29:58.0 to place 18th ... Made his season debut at the JK Gold Classic where he placed eighth matching his best individual finish of the season ... Also posted the second-fastest time in the 8K at the Arturo Barrios at 23:30.4 ... Finishes his cross country career holding the two fastest times in program history in both the 8K and the 10K.
2024 Outdoors
Did not compete.
2024 Indoors
Did not compete.
2023 Cross Country
Earned all-region honors for the third consecutive season and earned an automatic bid to his second NCAA Cross Country Championships with personal best 29:41.7 and 10th-place finish in the 10,000 meters at the NCAA South Central Region Championship ... Placed 169th with a time of 31:16.2 at the NCAA Championships ... Also earned all-conference honors for the third time with a 12th-place finish and personal best 8,000 meters time of 23:19.6 at the AAC Championships ... Recorded 14th and 15th place finishes at the Chile Pepper Cross Country Festival and the Arturo Barrios Invite.
2023 Outdoors
Placed fourth at the Conference USA Outdoor Championships with a personal-best time of 9:10.77 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase ... Finished seventh at CUSA Outdoors in the 5,000 meters with a time of 14:35.06 ... Won the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Sooner Invitational & Multis with a time of 9:14.16 ... Won the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the TCU Alumni Invitational with a time of 9:28.77 ... Took third in the 5,000 meters at the Texas Tech Corky/Crofoot Shootout with a time of 15:08.37 ... Recorded a personal-best time of 3:57.34 in the 1,500 meters at the Michael Johnson Invitational, placing 20th.
2022 Cross Country
NCAA National Qualifier, placing 193rd at the NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships with a 10K time of 30:58.3 ... Earned a spot at Nationals with a 10th-place finish at the NCAA Division I South Central Region Cross Country Championships, recording a personal-best 10K time of 30:51.4 ... 2022Â All-Conference USA First Team honoree after finishing third at the Conference USA Championships with a personal-best 8K time of 24:28.2 ... Opened the season with a runner-up finish at the UIW XC Twilight, recording a personal-best 6K time of 18:15.9 ... Placed seventh at the Texas A&M Invitational with an 8K time of 24:35.8.
2022 Outdoors
Set the school record in the 10,000 meters with a time of 29:19.34 at the 62nd Annual Mt. SAC Relays, placing 11th in the collegiate division ... Won the 5,000 meters at the North Texas Classic with a personal-best time of 14:29.44 ... Took the 3,000-meter steeplechase title at the Baylor Invitational with a time of 9:21.55 ... Recorded a personal-best time of 9:20.16 to win the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the UTA vs. UNT Dual.
2022 Indoors
Earned All-Conference USA First Team with a third-place finish in the 5,000 meters at the indoor championships, recording a personal-best time of 14:22.60 ... Scored in the 3,000 meters at the C-USA Indoor Championships, finishing eighth with a personal-best time of 8:22.49 ... Recorded a personal-best mile time of 4:23.56 at the Texas Tech Shootout.
2021 Cross Country
Earned USTFCCCA All-Region accolades with a 24th-place finish at the NCAA South Central Regional Championships, recording a personal-best 10K time of 31:44.3 ... 2021 All-Conference USA Second Team after placing 14th at the C-USA Cross Country Championships with an 8K time of 24:40.5 ... Recorded a personal-best time of 24:28.4 in the 8K to place 17th at the Texas A&M Invitational and help the Mean Green to the team title over host Texas A&M.
2021 Outdoors
Scored in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the C-USA Outdoor Championships, placing eighth with a time of 9:34.46 ... Placed third in the 3,000 meters at the TCU Invitational with a time of 8:46.71 ... Finished fourth in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the North Texas Classic with a time of 9:44.40 ... Placed sixth in the 5,000 meters at the UT Arlington Invitational with a time of 14:58.56.
2021 Indoors
Finished ninth in the mile at the Texas Tech Red Raider Invitational with a time of 4:39.59 (1/23/21)
High School
Two-time UIL Cross Country State Championship qualifier (2018, 2019) ... NXR South Regional Championship qualifier (2019) ... Foot Locker South Regional qualifier (2019)
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