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Notable Track & Field Awards
• NCAA Championship Qualifier - 5,000m, 10,000m (2023)
• USTFCCCA All-West Region - 5,000m, 10,000m (2023)
• All-CCAA - 10,000m (2023)
Notable Cross Country Awards
• All-CCAA (2022)
All-Time Track & Field Records
• 5,000m - 16:33.87 - 6th best (2023 season)
• 10,000m - 34:58.50 - 6th best (2023 season)
As a Freshman - T&F (2023)
- Appeared in seven meets
- Finished 21st in the 10,000m and 23rd in the 5,000m at the NCAA Championships
- Used a PR time of 34:58.50 in the 10,000m to finish second at the CCAA Championships
- Ran a PR time of 4:37.70 in the 1,500m at the Bryan Clay Invitational, also won the 5,000m
As a Freshman - XC (2022)
- Ran six races
- Finished 81st overall at the CCAA Championships
- Placed 31st at the NCAA West Regional Championships
- Earned All-CCAA status by finishing 12th at the CCAA Championships
- Ran a best 21:15.9 at the Santa Clara Bronco Invitational
Pre-Chico Days
- Lettered in both cross country and track at Nevada Union High School in Nevada City
- Two-time state championship qualifier
- As a senior, helped lead the Miners to the 2019 Foothill Valley League cross country championship, the Sac-Joaquin Section Division III title, and a 10th place finish at the State meet
- Won the FVL cross country championship (three mile time of 19:43.1, more than 13 seconds faster than the second place finisher), earning league MVP honors
- Recorded a 14th place finish at the Sac-Joaquin Section Championships
- Placed 33rd at the State Championships with a 5k PR time of 19:13
- Named the league’s MVP award as a senior
- On the track, posted PRs in the 800m (2:31), 1,600m (5:34), and 3,200m (11:50)
- Team’s Rookie of the Year in 2016
- Served as team captain in 2020.
Personal
- Born September 27, 2002, in Grass Valley
- Daughter of Jason and Dianne
- Has one younger brother, Joshua
- Her mom is her hero (“She finds the positive in everything and continues to succeed and push forward no matter how hard things get. She is the hardest worker I have ever met”)
- The person she most admires in the sports world is distance runner Molly Seidel (“she has achieved so much despite all the adversity she has faced, and the positive attitude she has toward running”)
- Favorite course at Chico State is Discrete Mathematics, taught by John Lind
- Why she chose to attend Chico State: “I loved the cross country team and environment, and well as the computer science department. The town also reminds me of home”
- Her greatest sports moment was winning the Foothill Valley League cross country championship
- The most interesting thing she’s ever done is earn her black belt in the Korean martial art of Kuk Sool Won
- The most impressive thing she’s ever accomplished: “Teaching myself to swim, and then swimming 1.5 miles across a lake and back”
- Has learned by competing in distance running that “sport is not everything. It’s important to find yourself outside of your sport and your accomplishments there”
- Enjoys reading, cooking, doing anything outside, and spending time with friends
- Considers baking her biggest talent outside of running
- Plays the flute and piano
- Loves to rock climb (“I really want to get better at it”)
- At the top of her bucket list: “Run the Western States 100-mile race”
- Best advice ever received: “The body is capable of much more than you think. It is your mind that holds you back”
- Majoring in computer science
- Hopes to teach computer science and math in high school and volunteer coach the track and cross country teams.
