2024 Women's Cross Country Roster

Laura Yontz

  • Height 5-6
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Long Beach, Calif.
  • Highschool Long Beach Poly HS

Biography

2024 (Senior)
• Established a 6K personal-record 23:31.2 at the Highlander Invitational
• Also ran the 5K at the UCR Invitational (19:41.1) 
• Earned her fourth career Big West Fall All-Academic honor

2023 (Junior)
• Competed in three 5K races
• Clocked a personal-record 18:53.4 to place 34th in a field of 134 at the John Elders Titan Invite
• Big West Fall All-Academic selection

2022 (Sophomore)
• Ran a season-best 19:01.4 in the 5K at the UCR Invitational
• Kicked off the season at the Anteater Opener 4K (15:52.6)
• Named to the Big West Fall All-Academic Team for the second year in a row

2021 (Freshman)
• Competed in four meets
• Registered a 5K season-best 19:45.2 at the Titan Invitational
• Earned Big West Fall All-Academic honors

2020
• Season canceled in response to the COVID-19 pandemic

High School
• Member of both the cross country and track & field teams at Long Beach Poly High School
• Two-time All-Moore League performer in cross country
• Placed fifth at the league championships in 2018 and 10th in 2019
• Competed in the CIF-Southern Section Division Prelims as a junior and senior
• Claimed runner-up honors in the 1600m at the 2020 Long Beach TrackRabbit Invitational

Personal
• Majoring in human biology

TOP MARKS AT UCI
4K = 15:52.6 (2022 Anteater Opener)
5K = 18:53.4 (2023 John Elders Titan Invite)
6K = 23:31.2 (2024 Highlander Invitational)


Historical Player Information

  • 2020Freshman

    5'6"
  • 2021Freshman

    5'6"
  • 2022Sophomore

    5'6"
  • 2023Junior

    5'6"
  • 2024Senior

    5'6"