Colorado State University Pueblo

Years at CSU Pueblo: 2015-20
Category: Student-Athlete
Sport: Men's Cross Country and Track & Field
Era: Colorado State University Pueblo (2003-present)

Marcelo Laguera (Men's Cross Country/Track & Field, 2015-20) – One of now 11 individuals at SCSC/USC/CSUP to win an NCAA Division II National Championship as Laguera won the 2018 Men's Cross Country National Title … In his CSU Pueblo career, Laguera landed atop event podiums 12 times, placed second eight times and finished third four times … Laguera won three RMAC gold medals at events in 2018 (Outdoor 5,000 meters), 2019 (Outdoor 5,000 meters) and 2020 (Indoor 3,000 meters) … In 2019, he was the National Runner-up in the NCAA Division II Outdoor 10,000 meters … He was a four-time All-American in cross country and track and field … Laguera was named a 2019 CoSIDA First-Team Academic All-American and was the 2018 USTFCCCA Cross Country Scholar-Athlete of the Year … Additionally, he was the 2020 USTFCCCA South Central Region Indoor Track Athlete of the Year … Currently, Laguera is ranked 226th in the world in men's road running and 431st in men's marathon and finished sixth in the 10,000 meters at the 2023 Pan Am Games held in Santiago, Chile.