Fredonia University

2019-20: Mendez competed in the 400, 500, and 1,000 meter dash as well as the mile and 4x400 and distance medley relay... Mendez ran his personal best time in the 400 meter dash at the Conference Tune-Up Invitational... at the Blue and Orange Invitational & Multi Mendez ran his personal best 500 meter dash time in 1:16.25... Mendez's best 1,000 meter time came in the RIT Early February Invitational with a time of 2:57.48... at the Brockport Season Opener, Mendez had his personal best mile with a time of 5:01.54 and 4x400 relay time of 3:46.82.

Personal: Full name -- Vincent Noel Lanuza Mendez ... son of Ella Lanuza and Oliver Mendez ... brother to Aaron Mendez and Cassandra Long ... Aaron is a teammate on both the Blue Devil cross country and track & field teams ... majoring in Applied Mathematics with a minor in Chemistry ... President's Award and Richard Dowds MAA Award ... member of the Math Club, the TV Club, and the Chess Club ... 2019 graduate of Kenmore West H.S. in Buffalo, N.Y. ... Kenmore West Alumni Scholarship ... coached in high school by Martin Madore ... National Honor Society student ... Western New York Scholar Athlete ... his reason for choosing Fredonia State: "I liked the campus and mathematics program offered."

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