2026 Men's Cross Country Roster

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Hector Toro

  • Height 5-7
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Naples, Fla.
  • High School Naples HS

Biography

TFRRS Profile

FGCU Top Times
8k: 25:16.4 (ASUN Championships, 10/31/25)
10k: 32:54.8 (NCAA South Region Championships, 11/14/25)
5000m: 15:29.78 (Tampa Classic, 3/7/25)

As a sophomore (2025-26)
Toro continued to improve throughout his sophomore season, posting a career best 25:16.4 in the 8k at the ASUN Championships, more than 20 seconds better than his previous best mark. Two weeks later he set a new personal best in the 10k, going 32:54.8 at the NCAA South Region Championships. Spring 2026 - His spring highlight came with a top 25 finish at the UCF Black & Golf Challenge when he ran a 15:54.42 5000m.

As a freshman (2024-25)
Toro had a strong start to the season with a 10th-place finish at the FAU Invitational for a 5k time of 15:56.3. He finished off the season with a 64th-place finish at the 2024 ASUN Cross Country Championships with a time of 26:13.2 (Running a personal best) and a 10k time of 34:30.2 at the NCAA South Region Championships (In Tallahassee, FL). Toro was awarded the program’s first-ever ASUN Freshman of the Week award… Spring 2025 - Took 25th spot in the 5000m at the Tampa Classic with a 15:29.78 showing. 

High School Highlights:

· High school PRs – 1600: 4:20, 3200: 9:24.49, 5k(XC): 15:25.76

· Naples High Record Holder for 4x800m: 7:55, 1600m: 4:20.00, 3200m: 9:24.49, 5k (XC): 15:25.76,

· 3x All Conference 2020, 2022, 2023

· District Champion 2023

· Team District Champion 2023

· Team Regional Champion 2023

· State Team Runner Up 2023

· 15th Place Medaled at States 2022

· 14th Place Medaled at States 2023

· 3x All-State 4x800m 2022, 2023, 2024

· CCAC All-Academic Team

· Highest Honors

· Summa Cum Laude

· AP PHYSICS 1 Honors Award

· Spanish 4 Honors Award


Personal
Born on Nov. 16, 2005... Son of Martha Toro & Diego Toro, has one sibling,



Updated 9/3/26

Historical Player Information

  • 2024Freshman

    5'7"
  • 2025Sophomore

    5'7"
  • 2026Junior

    5'7"