2013 (Track and Field): Competed in six meets for A&M-Commerce, running the 800 and 1,500 meters ... Holds the top-five 800 meter run times on the year for the Lions ... Earned USTFCCCA All-Region honors in the 800 ... Broke a 53-year-old school record in the 800 meter run at the Lone Star Conference Championships, running a 1:51.62 in the preliminaries to best the previous mark of 1:51.80, set by Lion Hall of Famer Socrates Bagiackas in 1960 ... Ran a 1:55.83 the following day in the finals to finish second at the LSC Championships ... Placed second at the UTA Bobby Lane Invitational with a time of 1:52.66 ... Posted a time of 1:54.35 at the Mt. SAC Relays ... Won the 800 meter run at the Tarleton State Invitational with a time of 1:56.43 ... Competed in the 1,500 meter run on two occasions, highlighted by a 3:57.35 showing at the North Texas Spring Classic, placing sixth ... Finished second at the season-opening Lion Spring Invitational with a mark of 4:13.23.

2012 (Cross Country): Competed in four meets for A&M-Commerce ... Earned All-Lone Star Conference honors after placing 15th at the LSC Championships with a time of 26:08 … Had a season-best finish with a sixth place run at the Lois Davis Invitational, recording a time of 26:08 ... Finished 44th at the NCAA South Central Regional meet with a time of 34:33.

Prior to A&M-Commerce: Earned three letters in cross country and track and field at Montwood High School … State qualifier as a junior and senior … All-district and all-region as a junior and senior … Qualified for the state meet in the 800 meter run with a time of 1:51 … Regional champion in the 800 … All-City selection in cross country as a junior and senior … Holds the Montwood school records in the 800 (1:51), 1,600 (4:18) and 3,200 (9:28) meter runs.

Personal: Born May 26, 1994 … Son of Ricardo and Reyna Romero … Collegiate major is undecided.

Romero's A&M-Commerce Career-Bests
800 Meter Run: 1:51.62* - Lone Star Conference Championships (May 3, 2013)
1,500 Meter Run: 3:57.35 - North Texas Spring Classic (Apr. 6, 2013)

* - A&M-Commerce school record