Diane Molina

Height:
5-4
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Costa Mesa, Calif.
High School:
Costa Mesa HS

2023 (Senior)
• Ran two 5K races
• Made her season debut at the UCR Invitational
• Clocked a season-best 18:23.6 for a top-20 showing at the John Elders Titan Invite
• Named to the Big West Fall All-Academic Team

2022 (Junior)
• Made her collegiate cross country debut at the Anteater Opener on Sept. 1
• Ran a season-best 18:12.5 in the 5K at the John Elders Titan Invite
• Big West Fall All-Academic selection

2021 (Sophomore)
• Did not compete

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

High School
• Lettered in cross country and track & field at Costa Mesa High School
• Registered three-straight top-15 finishes at the CIF State Cross Country Championships
• Had back-to-back fifth-place showings as a junior and senior
• Won the CIF-Southern Section Division 3 Prelims and came in fifth at the CIF-SS Division Finals in 2018 and 2019
• 2018 Orange Coast League individual cross country champion
• Three-time Daily Pilot Girls' Cross Country Runner of the Year
• Defended her 800m track & field title, while also helping the 4x400 relay to a first-place finish at the league championships as a junior
• Took top honors in the 800m, 1600m and 3200m at the 2018 Orange Coast League Finals

Personal
• Majoring in education sciences

TOP MARKS AT UCI
4K = 16:00.1 (2022 Anteater Opener)
5K = 18:12.5 (2022 John Elders Titan Invite)