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Class
Senior
Hometown
Pasco,
Washington
Last School
Chiawana High School
Roster Years
2019-2022
Personal
- Parents are Javier and Verna Ruiz
- Has four siblings: Italia, Jaden, Roman and Elijah
- His brother Roman is a decathlete for the Utah State track and field team
- Married to Sarah Ruiz
- Major: Russian
- Mission: Novosibirsk, Russia
- Minors: Global Business & Literacy, Psychology
- Fun Fact: the middle child
- Instagram: cortezmr82 | LinkedIn: Cortez Ruiz
Before BYU
- Played high school football, won Washington state championship with Chiawana High School (2013)
Stats
Indoor Personal Bests |
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Time |
Event |
Meet |
22.25 |
200m |
2021 BYU Cougar Indoor III |
48.10 |
400m |
2020 Texas Tech Shootout |
1:05.02 |
500m |
2020 BYU Indoor Invitational |
Outdoor Personal Bests |
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Time |
Event |
Meet |
21.82 |
200m |
2022 Hal Wing UVU Collegiate Invitational |
47.91 |
400m |
2022 BYU Cougar Invitational |
Career Stats
BYU Hall of Fame
Freshman Year
2019
Sophmore Year
2020
Indoor
- Team member on the third-place 4x400 team at the 2020 MPSF Indoor Championships
- Was on the season-best 4x400 relay team that clocked 3:09.47 at the 2020 Texas Tech Shootout
- Competed in six meets during the 2020 indoor season
Outdoor
- Clocked a career-best 48.05 in the 400m at the Robison Invitational
- Earned a personal record in the 200m with a time of 22.38 at the Oxy Invitational
- Competed in six meets during the 2019 outdoor season
Junior Year
2021
Indoor (2021)
- Competed in five meets for the Cougars and helped the men’s 4x400 relay team take first at the BYU Cougar Indoor I with a time of 3:17.45.
- Set a personal-best time of 22.25 in the men’s 200m at the BYU Cougar Indoor III.
Outdoor (2021)
- Competed in seven meets for the Cougars including the NCAA Track and Field Championships.
- Set personal bests in the men’s 200m (21.88) and 400m (47.92) at the BYU Cougar Invitational.
Overall
- Received USTFCCCA All-Academic honors
Senior Year
2022
Indoor Season
- Combined with Kenneth Rooks, Brandon Garnica and Joey Nokes to win the 2022 MPSF Men's Distance Medley Relay Championship with a time of 9:48.28.
- Combined with Colten Yardley, Spencer Carlile and Jace Jensen to win the 2022 MPSF Men's 4x400 Championship.
- Competed in five meets with four first-place finishes.
Outdoor Season
- Competed in six meets.
Graduate Year
Redshirt Year
Medical Redshirt Year
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- M Track & Field | Jun, 09
Mantz takes second place in 10,000m on first day of 2021 NCAA Outdoor Championships