Antonio Aparicio
Antonio Aparicio
Height: 6-0
Year: Jr.
Hometown: Paterna, Spain
High School: EPLA
Events: Distance
Major: Mathematics

Tusculum Indoor PRs
800: 1:55.94 at VMI Winter Relays, 1/30/21 (School record)
1000: 2:35.67 at VMI Winter Relays, 1/29/21 (School record)
Mile: 4:29.88 at Carolina Challenge, 1/31/20
3000: 9:34.85 at ETSU Invitational, 1/11/20

Tusculum Outdoor PRs
800: 1:55.27 at Catamount Classic, 4/17/21
1500: 4:00.29 at Flames Invitational, 4/9/21

2021
Outdoor:
Finished eighth in 800 meters (2:00.25), 11th in 1500 meters (4:09.30) and ninth in 4x400 relay (3:28.03) at SAC Championship... Placed second in 800 meters at Catamount Classic (Apr. 17) in 1:55.27, and was fifth in 4x400 at 3:27.20... Ran 4:00.29 in 1500 meters at Flames Invitational (Apr. 10)... Earned sixth place in 800 meters (1:56.67) and was fifth in 4x400 (3:26.44) at Montreat Invitational (Mar. 27)... Took second place in 4x400 relay (3:33.82) at LR Bears Open.

Indoor: Set two school records at VMI Winter Relays (Jan. 29-30), playing third in 800 (1:55.94) and seventh in 1000 (2:35.67)... Was part of winning DMR (10:28.97) at VMI Winter Classic (Feb. 13)... Took 10th in 800 at Camel City Invitational (Feb. 20) with time of 1:58.35.

2020
Indoor: Placed fifth in 800 meters at SAC Championships, running 1:58.43 in finals... Ran 4x400 relay four times, finishing third (3:20.99) at USC Open (Feb. 22) and seventh (3:31.50) at Camel City Invitational (Feb. 8).

High School: Graduated from EPLA in Valencia, Spain... Coached by Eduardo Gomez... Autonomic champion in 800m and 1,500m... Team was Spanish champion in cross country... Team represented Spain in the world championship in Paris, France... Team finished 8th at the track and field clubs national championship... Cross country was 2018 national champions and 11th in the world championship... PR: 1:55 in 800, 3:59 in 1500.

Personal: Born Oct. 30, 2001 in Algemesi, Spain... Son of Antonio and Maria Jose... Siblings: Alejandro, Irene, and Celia (triplets)... Majoring in mathematics... Athletic Director's Honor Roll... Favorite book: "Las Casa de los Espiritus"... Favorite class at Tusculum: Calculus; Favorite movie: "The Silence of the Lambs"; Favorite musical artist: Yung Beef; Favorite song: "Intro A.D.R.O.M.I.C.F.M.S."; Favorite athlete: Cristiano Ronaldo; Favorite color: White; Favorite food: Arros al forn.