Javier Montes - Bowie High School - El Paso, Texas

Javier Montes - Bowie High School - El Paso, Texas

Javier Montes, Bowie Track Yearbook . He was UTEP's first Olympian, competing at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics, Javier Montez was an incredible performer for the men's track & field program in 1951. A native of El Paso, Montez dominated in the one and two mile runs at the collegiate and international level. He set the meet record for the mile at the Border Conference and Texas Relays, before going on to establish a national mile record at an NAIB meet. Montez also set the Texas Relays at the 1500m, in addition to toppling the standard for two miles in the California Medley Relay. He became a three-event champion (880, one and two miles) during day one of the 1951 Border Conference track meet. http://www.utepathletics.com/hallfame/2007-inductees.html

Área: Central / Downtown

Fuente: Tony (Azul) Alvarado JR

Cargado por: El Paso Museum of History

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