Elizabeth Celada Padilla

Height:
5-0
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Salinas, Calif.
High School:
North Salinas HS

2021 (Sophomore)
• Competed in four meets
• Placed ninth out of 113 athletes in the 5K at the Titan Invitational
• Crossed the finish line in a personal-record 18:29.8
• Added a 6K lifetime-best 22:10.2 at the UCR Invitational
• Earned Big West Fall All-Academic honors

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

2019 (Freshman)
• Made her collegiate debut at the Mark Covert Classic (19:31.6)
• Established a 5000-meter lifetime-best 18:35.6 at the Master’s University Invitational
• Finished 20th out of 308 competitors
• Came in 50th at the Highlander Invitational 6K with a personal-record 22:30.11
• Competed in the Big West Championships and NCAA West Regional

High School
• Member of both the cross country and track teams at North Salinas High School
• Placed among the top-25 at the Central Coast Section Cross Country Championships in 2017 and 2018
• 2019 Pacific Coast Athletic League Gabilan Division champion in the 800m and runner-up in the 3200m
• Three-time Central Coast Section qualifier in the 3200m
• Also advanced to the CCS meet twice in the 1600m and once in the 800m
• Lettered one year in basketball and golf

Personal
• Majoring in business administration
• Parents are Maribel Padilla and Mark Vevoda
• Has one sibling, Cherling

TOP MARKS AT UCI
4K = 15:22.6 (2021 Anteater Opener)
5K = 18:29.8 (2021 Titain Invitational)
6K = 22:10.2 (2021 UCR Invitational)