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Dallas Baptist University Athletics

2026 Women's Cross Country Roster

Lesli Salas

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown San Angelo, TX
  • Prev School Cornerstone Christian School

Biography

CAREER HONORS
2025:

Fall Lone Star Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll
Spring Lone Star Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll
2024:
All-Lone Star Conference
Lone Star Conference All-Academic Team
USTFCCCA Division II National Runner of the Week (Week of Oct. 7)
Two-time LSC Runner of the Week
Fall Lone Star Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll
Spring Lone Star Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll
2023:
USATF U20 All-American
NCAA All-South Central Region
Two-time LSC Freshman of the Week
Fall Lone Star Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll
Spring Lone Star Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll

2025 (JUNIOR)
Did not compete in any events. 

2024 (SOPHOMORE)
Garnered All-Lone Star Conference and LSC All-Academic team honors ... Competed in five events ... Posted a 20th place finish in 5k at the Chile Pepper XC Festival (9/28) to earn LSC Runner of the Week honors ... Recorded a 1st place finish in the 5k at the DBU Old Glory Gallop (10/5) to earn LSC Runner of the Week and USTFCCCA National Runner of the Week honors ... Posted a 4th place finish in the 6k at the Lone Star Conference Championships (10/26) to earn All-Conference honors ... Registered a 28th place finish in the 6k at the NCAA South Central Regional Championships (11/9) ... Finished in 54th place with a time of 21:39.1 in the 6k at the NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships (11/23).

2023 (FRESHMAN)
Garnered USATF U20 All-American and NCAA All-South Central Region honors ... Competed in seven events in her first collegiate season ... Debuted at the Orville Rogers XC Opener (9/2) with a 4th place finish of 18:39.0 … Finished 12th at the Texas A&M Invitational (9/15) with a time of 18:12.5 to earn LSC Freshman of the week honors ... Recorded a 1st place finish at the DBU Old Glory Gallop (10/7), finishing with a 17:22.1 5k time and earning LSC Freshman of the week honors for the second time ... Posted a 7th place finish at the LSC Championships (10/21) with a 22:17.8 mark in the 6k ... Set a career-best in the 6k by running a 20:55.8 to finish in 52nd place at the NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships (11/18) ... Finished 12th at the USA U20 Cross Country Championships (1/20) with a mark of 21:42.2. 

HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year letterman at Cornerstone Christian School ... Coached by Gary Gabriel ... Was a TAPPS first team All-State selection during her prep career ... Competed in the summers for San Angelo Recreation. 

PERSONAL
Born on September 8, 2005 ... Parents are David and Irma Salas … Her brother David is on the DBU Men’s Cross Country team ... Majoring in Commercial Art … Favorite Bible verse is Psalms 44:6-8.


Historical Player Information

  • 2023Freshman

  • 2024Sophomore

  • 2025Junior

  • 2026Senior