Evelin Meza

Photo by: Christian Gutierrez

Height:
5-1
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Greenfield, Calif.
High School:
Greenfield HS
Prev School:
San Jose State

2022 (Senior)
• Placed 11th overall at the Big West Championships
• Ran a personal-record 20:28.7 at the conference meet to rank sixth among UCI’s all-time 6K leaders
• Crossed the finish line in 20:55.7 at the NCAA West Regional
• Came in 31st in a field of 226 runners at the Bronco Invitational (20:56.2)
• Had a top-25 showing in the Anteater 4K (14:55.3)
• Named to the Big West Fall All-Academic Team

2021 (Junior)
• Made her Anteater debut at the Highlander Invitational 6K (22:16.8)
• Finished third at the Titan Invitational with a 5K personal-record 17:58.1
• Named the Big West Athlete of the Week on Oct. 26

at San José State
• Member of the Spartans' cross country and track & field teams
• Helped the cross country squad to a top-five finish at the 2018 Mountain West Championships and a top-10 finish at the NCAA West Regional
• Established lifetime-bests of 16:51.68 in the 5000m and 35:03.67 in the 10000m on the track
• Named to the Mountain West All-Academic Team

High School
• Prepped at Greenfield High School
• Earned All-Mission Trail Athletic League honors three times in cross country and five times in track
• Back-to-back individual MTAL cross country champion as a junior and senior
• Claimed league titles in the 1600m, 3200m and 5000m on the track

Personal
• Working toward her master's degree in public policy

TOP MARKS AT UCI
4K = 14:55.3 (2022 Anteater Opener)
5K = 17:58.1 (2021 Titan Invitational)
6K = 20:28.7 (2022 Big West Championships)