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Notable Cross Country Awards
- All-American (2023, 2024)
- CCAA Runner of the Year (2024)
- All-West Region (2023, 2024)
- All-CCAA (2023, 2024)
- CCAA Champion - Individual (2024)
- NCAA West Region Cross Country Team Champion (2024)
- CCAA Cross Country Team Champion (2023, 2024)
- Four-time CCAA Runner of the Week
Notable Track & Field Awards
- First-Team All-American - 10,000m (2025, 2026)
- Second-Team All-American - 5,000m (2024, 2025, 2026)
- All-West Region - 5,000m (2024, 2025, 2026)
- All-West Region - 10,000m (2025, 2026)
- All-CCAA - 5,000m (2024, 2025, 2026)
- CCAA Track & Field Team Champion (2026)
Notable Results
- Ranks 2nd in Chico State history in the 5,000m with a personal best of 16:16.87
- Ranks 3rd in Chico State history in the 10,000m with a personal best of 34:06.18
- Holds a collegiate 1500m personal best of 4:31.38
- Holds a collegiate 6K cross country personal best of 20:38.1
As a Senior - XC (2026)
- Returned to the Chico State cross country lineup after sitting out the 2025 season
- Opened the season with a 3rd-place finish at the Saint Mary's Invitational, running 20:18.1 over the 5.95-kilometer course
- Led Chico State to the team title with 39 points against a field made up primarily of Division I programs
- Named CCAA Women's Cross Country Runner of the Week for the fourth time in her career following the performance
As a Junior - TF (2026)
- Appeared in seven meets
- Recorded a personal best of 34:06.18 in the 10,000m at the Stanford Invitational
- Recorded a personal best of 16:16.87 in the 5,000m at the Bryan Clay Invitational
- Finished 3rd in the 5,000m at the CCAA Championships to earn All-CCAA honors
- Earned All-West Region honors in both the 5,000m and 10,000m
- Qualified for the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships in both the 5,000m and 10,000m
- Finished 5th nationally in the 10,000m in 34:29.63 to earn First-Team All-America honors
- Finished 11th nationally in the 5,000m in 16:40.09 to earn Second-Team All-America honors
- Helped Chico State capture the 2026 CCAA Track & Field team championship
As a Junior - XC (2025)
- Did not compete
As a Sophomore - TF (2025)
- Appeared in seven meets
- Recorded a personal best of 34:09.93 in the 10,000m at the Stanford Invitational
- Recorded a then-personal best of 16:17.53 in the 5,000m at the Bryan Clay Invitational
- Earned her first career CCAA Track Athlete of the Week honor after running 16:32.76 in the 5,000m at the Hornet Invite
- Finished 3rd in the 5,000m at the CCAA Championships to earn All-CCAA honors
- Qualified for the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships in both the 5,000m and 10,000m
- Finished 6th nationally in the 10,000m to earn First-Team All-America honors
- Finished 12th nationally in the 5,000m to earn Second-Team All-America honors
As a Junior - XC (2024)
- Raced in all six meets
- Won the Kim Duyst Twilight XC Invitational with a career-best 6K time of 20:38.1
- Won the CCAA individual championship in 21:11.9 to earn All-CCAA honors
- Named the 2024 CCAA Women's Cross Country Runner of the Year
- Finished 4th at the NCAA Division II West Region Championships to earn All-West Region honors
- Helped Chico State capture the CCAA and NCAA West Region team championships
- Finished 32nd at the NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships in 21:19.6 to earn her second consecutive All-America honor
- Helped Chico State finish 15th nationally at the NCAA Championships
As a Freshman - TF (2024)
- Appeared in eight meets
- Recorded a personal best of 4:31.38 in the 1500m at the Chico Invite
- Recorded a then-personal best of 16:24.48 in the 5,000m at the APU Franson Last Chance
- Finished 3rd in the 5,000m at the CCAA Championships to earn All-CCAA honors
- Finished 5th in the 1500m at the CCAA Championships
- Qualified for her first NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships in the 5,000m
- Finished 11th nationally in the 5,000m in 17:06.64 to earn Second-Team All-America honors
- Ran on Chico State's distance medley relay that set a school and meet record of 11:45.20 at the Mike Fanelli Track Classic
As a Sophomore - XC (2023)
- Raced in all six meets
- Earned All-CCAA honors with a 4th-place finish at the CCAA Championships in 21:21.7
- Helped Chico State capture the CCAA team championship
- Finished 4th at the NCAA Division II West Region Championships in 20:54.2 to earn All-West Region honors
- Finished 37th at the NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships in a season-best 20:40.6 to earn her first All-America honor
- Placed 3rd at the Cal State San Marcos Cougar Challenge in 20:57.0
- Made her collegiate 5K debut at the Ash Creek Collegiate Invite, finishing 4th in 18:01.3
As a Freshman - XC (2022)
- Ran in five meets
- Finished 18th at the CCAA Championships in 22:41.7
- Finished 27th at the NCAA Division II West Region Championships in 21:53.7
- Competed in her first NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships, finishing 92nd in 21:58.3
- Recorded a season-best 6K of 20:58.1 at the Santa Clara Bronco Invitational
Pre-Chico Days
- Competed in cross country and track & field at Chico High School alongside her twin sister Iresh
- Developed into one of the most decorated distance runners in Northern Section history
- Won six of the 11 cross country races she competed in during her senior season
- Held Chico High school records in the 1600m and 3-mile cross country run
- Won the Eastern Athletic League individual cross country title
- Finished 2nd at the Northern Section Cross Country Championships
- Finished 16th at the CIF State Cross Country Championships, running a personal-best 18:32.3 over the 5K course at Woodward Park
- Set a Chico High school record of 5:08.7 in the 1600m at the Thunder Invitational
- Recorded a high school personal best of 11:00.3 in the 3200m, which ranked 9th in Northern Section history at the time
Personal
- Born January 22, 2004, in Sacramento
- Daughter of Forough Molina
- Has two sisters, Sondae and twin sister Iresh, and one brother, Andris
- Majoring in Kinesiology with a minor in Art
- Expected to graduate in Spring 2027
- Hopes to qualify for the U.S. Olympic Team Trials in the marathon following her collegiate career
- Plans to pursue master's and doctoral degrees with the goal of becoming a professor
- Lists Exercise Physiology among her favorite Chico State courses
- Lists Layne Case, Josh Trout, Marci Pope, Traci Ciapponi and Dr. Jack Azevedo among her favorite Chico State professors
- Lists her teammates as her favorite athletes because they inspire her more than any famous athlete
- Chose Chico State for the trees, trails, distance program and coaching
- Lists the 2023 NCAA Division II West Region Cross Country Championships in Monmouth, Oregon, as her greatest sports moment, describing it as the hardest race and best finishing kick of her career
- Lists reading quickly, making creative birthday cards and saying the alphabet backwards among her talents outside of running
- Enjoys reading historical fiction and Greek mythology, creating art and making birthday cards
- Once played Monopoly for 10 straight hours
- Read an entire book every day during the summer of 2017
- Can recite the Preamble to the Constitution quickly
- Her uncle Scott Molina won the Ironman World Championship in 1988
- Wants to leave fairy houses in random places so people are more likely to believe in magic
- Says the best advice she has received came from her mother: "Leave things better than you found them"
