Chico State Athletics

2020–21
Named to the CCAA Fall Academic Honor Roll.

2019–20
Ran three times during the cross country season…Recorded a season-best 6k time of 23:52.2 September 28, 2019 at the Capital Cross Challenge…Posted a 62nd place finish November 17, 2019 at the PAUSATF Cross Country Championships, completing the 6.5k layout in 27:10…Did not run during the 2020 track & field season…Earned CCAA Fall All-Academic honors…Received the 2019–20 Division II Athletic Directors Association Academic Achievement Award.
 
2018–19
Began her Chico State cross country career with a 6k time of 23:00 and an 85th place finish at the Capital Cross Challenge…Placed 26th in the Open race at the Santa Clara Bronco Invitational with a 22:40 6k PR…Enjoyed her best race of the year at the UC San Diego Triton Invitational, finishing 19th overall (23:10) and scoring for the team…Concluded the fall season with a 34th place finish (23:00) at the CCAA Championships…On the track, recorded a 4:56 PR in the 1,500m at the Hornet Invitational…Posted a 5k time of 18:57 at the Mike Fanelli Track Classic…Finished 12th in the 1,500 (4:58) at the Chico Twilight Invitational…Wrapped up the spring with an eighth place finish in the 5k (19:15) at the Woody Wilson Invitational…Earned 2018–19 CCAA All-Academic honors.
 
Pre-Chico Days
As a senior at Vista Murrieta High School in Murrieta, placed 25th in the CIF Cross Country Championships with a 17:56 3-mile PR…Raced to an 18:35 mark at the State Cross Country Championships, helping the Broncos to a podium (third place) finish…On the track, advanced to the CIF Preliminaries in the 3,200m…Part of a 4x1600 relay team that set a still-standing school record with a time of 20:53.
 
Personal
Born March 25, 2000, in Riverside…Daughter of Kirk and Oralia…Has one older sister, Melissa…Favorite course at Chico State is Music 292 (Great Musical Compositions and Composers)…C hose to attend Chico State because she wanted to run for head coach Gary Towne…Her greatest sports moment was the 2019 cross country nationals in Sacramento (“I didn’t race but it was still a blast”)…The most interesting thing she’s ever done was attending the 2018 Pride Parade in Los Angeles…The most impressive thing she’s ever accomplished occurred on Thanksgiving, 2017: “I kept winning this game where you have a cookie on your forehead and, using only your face muscles, you shimmy it into your mouth. I won $20”…Has learned by running cross country to “listen to your body”…Enjoys painting, knitting, and playing animal crossing when she has some free time…Can “sorta play” the violin and piano…At the top of her bucket list: “Travel to Spain and Central America”…Best advice ever received: “Do what makes you happy”…Majoring in animal science.
 
Personal Best Marks
6k XC: 22:40
1,500m: 4:56
5,000m: 18:57