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Katelyn Espino

  • Height 5-4
  • Class Sophomore
  • Highschool Foothill HS
  • Hometown Pleasanton, Calif.

Biography

Click here to view Katelyn Espino's TFFRS profile

As a Freshman - TF (2026)
- Appeared in five meets
- Set season bests in the 800m (2:23.15) and 1500m (4:54.64) at the Wildcat Invite
- Recorded a season best of 11:31.98 in the 3000m steeplechase at the ULV Leopard Invite

As a Freshman - XC (2025)
- Raced in two meets
- Recorded a season-best 6K of 23:38.4 at the Kim Duyst Twilight XC Invite

As a Freshman - TF (2025)
- Did not compete

As a Freshman - XC (2024)
- Did not compete

Academic Honors
- 2025-26 CCAA All-Academic

With Foothill High School (Pleasanton)
- Lettered in cross country, track & field and soccer
- Helped the cross country team win the East Bay Athletic League
- Earned first-team All-EBAL honors in cross country
- Voted team MVP five times, three in track & field and two in cross country
- Holds the school record in the 3-mile in cross country
- Selected as Rookie of the Year in both cross country and track & field
- Competed at the CIF North Coast Section Meet of Champions in the 800m as a senior

Personal
- Born July 30 in San Francisco
- Parents are Joseph and Lauren
- Has one sister, Madyson
- Earned a Girl Scouts Bronze Award
- Has volunteered distributing Thanksgiving meals to homeless shelters through the Berkeley Police Department and helping organize the JDRF Walk
- Also volunteered at her elementary and high schools
- Was involved in National Honor Society, Kids Against Hunger, Girl Up, R.A.G.E. Leadership Club, Spanish Club and Peer Advocates
- Earned her first-degree black belt in 2018
- Her hero is her grandfather because "he is such a strong willed person with so much character whether it's good or sarcastic. He has taught me so much in life but most importantly to keep going no matter the situation I am in. Many of my family has inspired and helped me but my grandpa is someone who I truly owe it to."
- Admires U.S. soccer star Alex Morgan because "Growing up I played soccer my whole life and she was someone I always looked up to. Starting soccer at such a late age and striving to victory and ended being one of the best. While she was my motivation for soccer it also translates into running and how even though I started my running journey later than most runners, I can still strive to work hard, have dedication, and do what I want to do."
- Chose Chico State in part because her mother attended the university and said that as the recruiting process progressed, "I knew it was the place for me just like it was for my mom."
- Her greatest sports moment was her first cross country race, which she says was the reason she continued in the sport
- Says one of her greatest accomplishments outside of sports has been being a supportive big sister
- Outside of sports, considers being adventurous one of her best qualities
- In her free time, enjoys spending time with friends and family, skiing, hiking, swimming and going to the gym
- On her bucket list is going skydiving
- A hidden talent is that she can crack her ears
- The best advice she received came from her mom: "Be kind and take {expletive} from no one."
- Majoring in Psychology with career aspirations to become a forensic psychologist

Historical Player Information

  • 2024Freshman

    5'4"
  • 2025Freshman

    5'4"
  • 2026Sophomore

    5'4"
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