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Track and Field athlete Quetta Peinado

Quetta Peinado

  • Award
    Wildcat Athletes of the Week
  • Week Of
    5/12/2014
  • Sport
    Women's Track & Field
  • Bio
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The month of May has been extremely positive – and productive – for Chico State women's distance runner Quetta Peinado. The sophomore from Santa Maria, fresh off an All-CCAA showing in the conference's annual track & field championships, followed up that effort with a fourth place finish and an NCAA Provisional Qualifying mark in the 5,000-meter run during Saturday's West Coast Last Chance Open. Her big-time performance makes Peinado the latest Wildcat of the Week.
 
Peinado stopped the clock Saturday at 17:18.95, beating her previous personal best in the event by nearly 16 seconds. By earning the NCAA Provisional mark, Peinado now has a chance to qualify for the upcoming NCAA Track & Field Championships in Allendale, Mich.
 
"Quetta has encountered a lot of injuries and setbacks over the year," Chico State distance coach Gary Towne said of Peinado, who also ran cross country in the fall. "We worked on some things and made some adjustments to make her stronger and more resilient, and she worked hard to finally put herself in a position to end the season on a high note."
 
Saturday's effort at San Francisco State's Cox Stadium was just the latest in a series of season successes for Peinado. Earlier in the year, at the Chico Distance Carnival, she notched a PR in the 1,500-meter run with a time of 4:44.75.
 
At the CCAA Track & Field Championships, Peinado teamed with fellow Wildcat Ayla Granados to post two of the top three finishes in the 5k, giving Chico State the points it needed to clinch the program's fifth straight women's team conference crown.    


Athlete Awards
Date Athlete Sport
9/28/2020 Sara Mitrano and Reilani Peleti Softball
9/22/2020 Christopher Colla Men's Golf
9/21/2020 Brooke Ono Volleyball
9/15/2020 DiAngelo Gleaves Men's Soccer
9/14/2020 Natalie Kinney Women's Golf
5/19/2020 Samuel Licona Men's Soccer
5/18/2020 Maddy Wong Women's Basketball
5/11/2020 Kim Wright Volleyball
5/5/2020 Bekah Boyle Volleyball
5/5/2020 Tyler Stofiel Baseball
4/28/2020 Devon Morones Women's Soccer
4/27/2020 Randall LeBlanc Men's Track & Field
4/21/2020 John Brownell Baseball
4/20/2020 Hannah Washington Women's Basketball
4/14/2020 Anais Mayo Men's Soccer
4/14/2020 Emily McPhee Spooner Women's Cross Country
4/7/2020 Christopher Colla Men's Golf
4/6/2020 Nora Pizzella Women's Cross Country
3/30/2020 Kristin Worley Softball
3/30/2020 Chris Jaeger Men's Track & Field
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