TFRRS Profile
Notable Awards
- Chico Sports Person of the Year (2025-26)
- Chico State Athletics Female Athlete of the Year (2025-26)
Notable Cross Country Awards
- All-American (2023, 2024, 2025)
- All-West Region (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)
- CCAA Champion - Individual (2025)
- CCAA Runner of the Year (2025)
- All-CCAA (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)
- NCAA West Region Cross Country Team Champion (2024, 2025)
- CCAA Cross Country Team Champion (2023, 2024, 2025)
- First three-time All-American in Chico State women's cross country history
Notable Track & Field Awards
- First-Team All-American - 10,000m (2025, 2026)
- First-Team All-American - 5,000m (2026)
- Second-Team All-American - 10,000m (2024)
- All-West Region - 5,000m (2025, 2026)
- All-West Region - 10,000m (2024, 2025, 2026)
- CCAA Champion - 5,000m (2025, 2026)
- CCAA Champion - 10,000m (2025, 2026)
- All-CCAA - 5,000m (2025, 2026)
- All-CCAA - 10,000m (2025, 2026)
- CCAA Track & Field Team Champion (2026)
Notable All-Time Marks
- 10,000m - 33:38.07 - Chico State school record
- 5,000m - 16:16.90 - 3rd in Chico State history
- 1,500m - 4:28.50 - 8th in Chico State history
As a Junior - TF (2026)
- Competed in six meets
- Broke the Chico State school record in the 10,000m with a personal best of 33:38.07 at the Stanford Invitational
- Recorded a personal best of 16:16.90 in the 5,000m at the Bryan Clay Invitational, moving to 3rd in Chico State history
- Recorded a personal best of 4:28.50 in the 1,500m at the Bryan Clay Invitational, moving to 8th in Chico State history
- Won both the 5,000m (17:08.79) and 10,000m (36:16.67) at the CCAA Championships to earn All-CCAA honors in both events
- Earned All-West Region honors in both the 5,000m and 10,000m
- Helped Chico State capture the 2026 CCAA Track & Field team championship
- Finished 3rd nationally in the 10,000m at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships in 34:21.05 to earn First-Team All-America honors
- Finished 6th nationally in the 5,000m at the NCAA Championships in 16:34.95 to earn First-Team All-America honors
As a Junior - XC (2025)
- Raced in four meets
- Finished 4th at the Lewis Crossover
- Won the CCAA individual championship in 21:32.7 to earn All-CCAA honors
- Named the 2025 CCAA Women's Cross Country Runner of the Year
- Recorded a career-best 6K of 20:32.6 at the NCAA Division II West Regional, finishing 2nd overall to earn All-West Region honors
- Helped Chico State capture the CCAA and NCAA West Region team championships
- Finished 21st at the NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships in 20:48.3 to earn her third consecutive All-America honor
- Became the first three-time All-American in Chico State women's cross country history
- Helped Chico State finish 8th nationally, its best NCAA team finish since 2019
As a Sophomore - TF (2025)
- Competed in seven meets
- Recorded a personal best of 34:08.97 in the 10,000m at the Stanford Invitational
- Recorded a then-personal best of 16:21.15 in the 5,000m at the Bryan Clay Invitational
- Recorded a season-best 4:33.65 in the 1,500m at the Chico Invite
- Swept the CCAA distance titles, winning the 10,000m in 37:07.37 and the 5,000m in 17:16.53
- Earned All-CCAA honors in both the 5,000m and 10,000m
- Earned USTFCCCA All-West Region honors in both the 5,000m and 10,000m
- Finished 5th nationally in the 10,000m at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships in 35:27.10 to earn First-Team All-America honors
- Finished 13th in the 5,000m at the NCAA Championships in 17:13.65
As a Junior - XC (2024)
- Raced in all six meets
- Finished 2nd at the Kim Duyst Twilight XC Invitational in 20:38.1, crossing the line alongside twin sister Della
- Finished 2nd at the CCAA Championships in 21:13.7 to earn All-CCAA honors
- Helped Chico State capture the CCAA team championship
- Finished 5th at the NCAA Division II West Region Championships to earn All-West Region honors
- Helped Chico State capture the NCAA West Region team championship
- Finished 24th at the NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships in 21:08.3 to earn her second consecutive All-America honor
- Helped Chico State finish 15th nationally
As a Freshman - TF (2024)
- Appeared in eight meets
- Recorded a personal best of 34:19.11 in the 10,000m at the APU Franson Last Chance
- Qualified for her first NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships in the 10,000m
- Finished 12th nationally in the 10,000m in 36:17.45 to earn Second-Team All-America honors
- Recorded a personal best of 16:37.94 in the 5,000m at the Bryan Clay Invitational
- Finished the season ranked 30th nationally in NCAA Division II in the 5,000m
- Recorded a personal best of 9:52.65 in the 3,000m at the Hornet Invite
- Recorded a personal best of 4:36.90 in the 1,500m at the Chico Invite
- Finished 5th in the 5,000m and 8th in the 1,500m at the CCAA Championships
- Earned USTFCCCA All-West Region honors in the 10,000m
As a Freshman - TF (2023)
- Did not compete
As a Sophomore - XC (2023)
- Raced in all six meets
- Earned All-CCAA honors with a 3rd-place finish at the CCAA Championships in 21:18.4
- Helped Chico State capture the CCAA team championship
- Finished 21st at the NCAA Division II West Region Championships in 21:37.4 to earn All-West Region honors
- Finished 31st at the NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships in a season-best 20:36.1 to earn her first All-America honor
- Finished 6th at both the San Francisco State Invitational and Cal State San Marcos Cougar Challenge
- Made her collegiate 5K debut at the Ash Creek Collegiate Invite, finishing 5th in 18:06.0
As a Freshman - XC (2022)
- Raced in five meets
- Earned All-CCAA honors with a 10th-place finish at the CCAA Championships in 22:08.1
- Finished 21st at the NCAA Division II West Region Championships in 21:45.2 to earn All-West Region honors
- Competed in her first NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships, finishing 133rd in 22:27.2
- Recorded a season-best 6K of 20:58.3 at the Santa Clara Bronco Invitational
Pre-Chico Days
- A 2022 graduate of Chico High School
- Competed in cross country and track & field alongside her twin sister Della
- Developed into one of the most decorated distance runners in Northern Section history
- Won the Northern Section cross country championship in the 3-mile
- Qualified for the CIF State Cross Country Championships
- Finished 23rd at the CIF State Championships with an 18:44 5K at Woodward Park
- Held the Chico High school record in the 2.1-mile run and ranked second all-time in the 3-mile and fourth in the 5K
- Broke a long-standing Chico High school record in the 3,200m with a personal best of 10:48.9 at the Sacramento Meet of Champions
- Her 10:48.9 ranked as the second-fastest 3,200m performance in Northern Section history at the time
- Recorded a high school personal best of 5:12.5 in the 1,600m
- Won the 1,600m and 3,200m titles at both the Eastern Athletic League and Northern Section Championships
- Finished 20th in the 3,200m at the CIF State Track & Field Championships
Personal
- Born January 22, 2004, in Chico
- Daughter of Forough Molina
- Has two sisters, Sondae and twin sister Della, and one brother, Andris
- Majoring in History with a Pre-Credential emphasis
- Expected to graduate in 2027
- Hopes to find a career she loves in a place she loves surrounded by people she loves
- Lists history courses among her favorite classes at Chico State
- Lists her teammates as her favorite athletes
- Chose Chico State for its team culture, surrounding nature and landscapes, and Chico's weather
- Lists breaking the Chico State 10,000m record at Stanford while racing alongside twin sister Della and roommate Megan Malloy as her greatest sports moment
- Says her mother continually reminds her how capable she is and has been one of the strongest sources of advice and encouragement in her life
- Lists reading quickly and belly rolling among her talents outside of running
- Enjoys reading, creating art, outdoor activities, spending time with her dog, and being with friends and family
- Lists drawing, painting, sculpting and creating miniature sculptures among her artistic interests
- Played mandolin in elementary school and percussion in middle school band
- Her uncle Scott Molina won the Ironman World Championship in 1988
- Once switched classes with identical twin sister Della during "Twins Day" in middle and high school
