Carlos Tello

Position:
Mid-Distance
Position:
Mid-Distance
Height:
5-11
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Fort Worth, Texas
High School:
Byron Nelson High School

2026 SEC Outdoor Championships Competitor – 800m
2026 SEC Indoor Championships Competitor – DMR
2024 NCAA West First Round Qualifier (4x400)
2023 Spain U20 Championships Runner-Up (800m)
2023 U20 European Athletics Championships Qualifier (800m)
2025 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll

OU Indoor Collegiate Bests:
400-meter: 49.87, 2024
600-meter: 1:20.42, 2024
600-yard: 1:11.00, 2025
800-meter: 1:51.43, 2025

OU Outdoor Collegiate Bests:
400-meter: 49.38, 2026
800-meter: 1:50.64, 2025

2026
(Outdoor) Competed in seven meets … Ran 1:50.20 in the 800m at the 2026 SEC Outdoor Track & Field Championships … Won the 800m with a time of 1:51.08 and competed in the 4x400m relay at the Sooner Invitational … Won the 800m with a time of 1:50.75 at the OU Alumni O’Ring Open … Placed third in the 800m with a time of 1:50.87 at the 66th Annual Mt. SAC Relays … Set a personal best in the 400m with a time of 49.38 at the John Jacobs Invitational College 2026 … Set a personal best in the 800m with a time of 1:50.00 at the LSU Battle on the Bayou … Placed fifth in the 800m with a time of 1:52.06 and helped the 4x400m relay finish sixth with a time of 3:15.67 at the TCU Alumni Invitational.

(Indoor) Competed in five meets … Finished 10th in the DMR with a time of 10:01.66 at the 2026 SEC Indoor Track and Field Championships … Ran 1:51.59 in the 800m and helped the 4x400m relay clock 3:12.06 at the Tyson Invitational … Won the 600y with a time of 1:13.56 and helped win the DMR with a time of 9:59.82 at the Oklahoma Classic Invitational … Ran 1:55.10 in the 800m and competed in the 4x400m relay at the K-State DeLoss Dodds Invitational … Placed second in the 800m with a time of 1:56.39 at the Owen Hewett Invitational 2026.

2025
(Outdoor) Competed in four meets … Set a PR in the 800m (1:50.64) for ninth at the Horned Frog Invitational … Got the win in the 4x400 (3:14.83) and earned third in the 800m (1:52.04) at the John Jacobs Invitational … Finished 14th in the 4x400 (3:10.48) at Texas Relays … Clocked 3:15.81 in the 4x400 for second and 49.88 in the 400m for 14th at the TCU Alumni Invitational …

(Indoor) Competed in six meets … Finished 10th in the 4x400 (3:10.65), 11th in the DMR (9:45.18) and 31st in the 800m (1:58.14) at the SEC Indoor Championships … Registered 1:52.43 for 10th in the 800m at the Tyson Invitational … Set a PR in the 600y (1:11.00) for seventh at the Steve Miller Invitational … Recorded 1:54.34 for third in the 800m at the JD Martin Invitational … Posted a time of 1:54.58 in the 800m for 10th at the Red Raider Invitational … Clocked 1:55.21 in the 800m for second at the Owen Hewett Invitational …

2024
(Outdoor) Raced in the 4x400 at the NCAA West First Rounds, clocking in at 3:09.15 … Finished with a 3:09.47 time in the 4x400 at the Big 12 Championship … Posted a PR of 1:53.53 in the 800m at the Arkansas Twilight … Earned fourth place in the 4x800 with a 7:33.98 time at Texas Relays … Clocked 1:54.02 in the 800m at the Clyde Hart Classic …

(Indoor) Set a PR in the 400m with a time of 49.87 for 19th and grabbed a ninth-place finish in the 4x400 with a 3:23.23 time at the Charlie Thomas Invite… Set a PR in the 800m with a 1:53.78 for 46th at the Razorback Invitational… Debuted as a Sooner at the McFerrin-12 Degree Invite, earning a 10th-place finish in the 600m with a 1:20.42 time …