2024 Track & Field Roster
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Cortes, Mark
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Mark Cortes
- Position:
- Distance
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Great Oak HS
- Hometown:
- Temecula, Calif.
Bio
TFRRS Profile
Career Summary
Earned two letters apiece in cross country and outdoor track over the 2023-24 and 2024-25 school years at UCLA ... Competed at Pac-12s and NCAA Regionals in cross country as a freshman in 2023 ... At UCLA, posted best times in the 1,500m (4:09.25), 3k (8:48.66), and 5k (15:48.84).
2025 (Track & Field)
Competed at four outdoor meets ... Ran an 8:48.66 in the 3,000m at the Long Beach Opener on Mar. 7 ... Also ran the 3k during the USC dual meet on May 4... Also ran in the 1,500m (4:09.25) at the Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invite on Apr. 5 and the 5k (15:48.84) at the Bob Larsen Distance Carnival on March 21 ... Did not compete during indoor season ... Named to the UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll for winter quarter.ย
2024 (Cross Country)
Raced in UCLA's first two events of the year ... Placed No. 15 in the season-opening tri-meet with UC Santa Barbara and UC Riverside with a time of 19:04.62 ... Also raced at the Gans Creek Classic hosted by Missouri ... named to the Fall 2024 Academic All-Big Ten Team.
2024 (Track & Field)
Did not compete during the indoor season โฆ Ran three races during the outdoor campaign โฆ Placed fifth in the 3000m race at the USC Dual Meet in which the Bruins claimed spots one through five โฆ Ran the 5000m event at the Bob Larsen Distance Carnival.
2023 (Cross Country)
Competed in three races during his freshman season โฆ Made his UCLA debut at the Texas A&M Arturo Barrios Invitational โฆ Competed at the Pac-12 Championships, running a 26:29.4 for 75th place โฆ Placed 177th at the NCAA West Regionals with a 33:17.4 in the 10k race.
High School
Attended Great Oak High School, running cross country and track and field all four years during his time there ... Lettered four times each in both sports ... Earned individual honors (All-CIF, All-League) during his high school career, and contributed to Great Oakโs Division I California State Championship.
Personal
Born in Riverside, Calif., to parents Frank and Florina ... Has two older siblings, Isaac and Fatima, and a twin brother Ramses who also runs for UCLA ... Decided to attend UCLA for โthe amazing campus life and prestigious academic historyโ... Describes his greatest athletic thrill as โlooking at the timer and knowing youโre hitting your pace, while feeling comfortable at the same timeโ ... Lists Kobe Bryant, Shaquille OโNeal and Lionel Messi as famous athletes he admires ... Outside of running, his hobbies include soccer, basketball, spike ball, ping pong and watching movies ... A fun fact about Mark, he can name all the countries of the world on a blank map.
Career Summary
Earned two letters apiece in cross country and outdoor track over the 2023-24 and 2024-25 school years at UCLA ... Competed at Pac-12s and NCAA Regionals in cross country as a freshman in 2023 ... At UCLA, posted best times in the 1,500m (4:09.25), 3k (8:48.66), and 5k (15:48.84).
2025 (Track & Field)
Competed at four outdoor meets ... Ran an 8:48.66 in the 3,000m at the Long Beach Opener on Mar. 7 ... Also ran the 3k during the USC dual meet on May 4... Also ran in the 1,500m (4:09.25) at the Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invite on Apr. 5 and the 5k (15:48.84) at the Bob Larsen Distance Carnival on March 21 ... Did not compete during indoor season ... Named to the UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll for winter quarter.ย
2024 (Cross Country)
Raced in UCLA's first two events of the year ... Placed No. 15 in the season-opening tri-meet with UC Santa Barbara and UC Riverside with a time of 19:04.62 ... Also raced at the Gans Creek Classic hosted by Missouri ... named to the Fall 2024 Academic All-Big Ten Team.
2024 (Track & Field)
Did not compete during the indoor season โฆ Ran three races during the outdoor campaign โฆ Placed fifth in the 3000m race at the USC Dual Meet in which the Bruins claimed spots one through five โฆ Ran the 5000m event at the Bob Larsen Distance Carnival.
2023 (Cross Country)
Competed in three races during his freshman season โฆ Made his UCLA debut at the Texas A&M Arturo Barrios Invitational โฆ Competed at the Pac-12 Championships, running a 26:29.4 for 75th place โฆ Placed 177th at the NCAA West Regionals with a 33:17.4 in the 10k race.
High School
Attended Great Oak High School, running cross country and track and field all four years during his time there ... Lettered four times each in both sports ... Earned individual honors (All-CIF, All-League) during his high school career, and contributed to Great Oakโs Division I California State Championship.
Personal
Born in Riverside, Calif., to parents Frank and Florina ... Has two older siblings, Isaac and Fatima, and a twin brother Ramses who also runs for UCLA ... Decided to attend UCLA for โthe amazing campus life and prestigious academic historyโ... Describes his greatest athletic thrill as โlooking at the timer and knowing youโre hitting your pace, while feeling comfortable at the same timeโ ... Lists Kobe Bryant, Shaquille OโNeal and Lionel Messi as famous athletes he admires ... Outside of running, his hobbies include soccer, basketball, spike ball, ping pong and watching movies ... A fun fact about Mark, he can name all the countries of the world on a blank map.
UCLA New Director of Track & Field: Joanna Hayes
Friday, June 21
UCLA New Director of Track & Field: Joanna Hayes
Friday, June 21
UCLA Track & Field Jim Bush Legends Invite (April 13, 2024)
Wednesday, April 17
powHER of the Pac: UCLA's Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Monday, June 27
