2023 Women's Indoor Track Roster
McKenna Paulson
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.
- High School:
- Palos Verdes HS
2023 (Senior)
β’ Completed the 5000m in 18:10.87 at the MPSF Championships
β’ Ran two 3000m races during the year
β’ Clocked a personal-record 10:24.63 at the NM Collegiate Classic
β’ Named to the MPSF All-Academic Team
2022 (Junior)
β’ Crossed the finish line in 10:34.24 to place 10th in the 3000m at the UNM Team Open
β’ Ran the mile at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Invitational (5:24.50)
2021 (Sophomore)
β’ Season canceled in response to the COVID-19 pandemic
2020 (Freshman)
β’Β Competed in the 3000m
β’ Ran a season-best 10:47.07 at the MPSF Championships
High School
β’ Two-time CIF State Cross Country Championship qualifier at Palos Verdes High School
β’ Helped her team to the 2018 CIF-Southern Section Division 3 title and a runner-up finish at state
β’ Came inΒ 22ndΒ individually at the state meet with a 5000m personal-record 19:02.4
β’ Also placed sixth at the Bay League Finals
β’ Earned All-CIF and all-area honors as a junior and senior
β’ Posted back-to-back top-five finishes in the 3200m at the track & field league championships
β’ Advanced to the 2019 CIF-SS Prelims
Personal
β’ Majoring in biological sciences
β’ Member of the UCI cross country team
TOP INDOOR MARKS AT UCI
Mile = 5:24.50 (2022 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Invitational)
3000m = 10:24.63 (2023 NM Collegiate Classic)
5000m = 18:10.87 (2023 MPSF Championships)
β’ Completed the 5000m in 18:10.87 at the MPSF Championships
β’ Ran two 3000m races during the year
β’ Clocked a personal-record 10:24.63 at the NM Collegiate Classic
β’ Named to the MPSF All-Academic Team
2022 (Junior)
β’ Crossed the finish line in 10:34.24 to place 10th in the 3000m at the UNM Team Open
β’ Ran the mile at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Invitational (5:24.50)
2021 (Sophomore)
β’ Season canceled in response to the COVID-19 pandemic
2020 (Freshman)
β’Β Competed in the 3000m
β’ Ran a season-best 10:47.07 at the MPSF Championships
High School
β’ Two-time CIF State Cross Country Championship qualifier at Palos Verdes High School
β’ Helped her team to the 2018 CIF-Southern Section Division 3 title and a runner-up finish at state
β’ Came inΒ 22ndΒ individually at the state meet with a 5000m personal-record 19:02.4
β’ Also placed sixth at the Bay League Finals
β’ Earned All-CIF and all-area honors as a junior and senior
β’ Posted back-to-back top-five finishes in the 3200m at the track & field league championships
β’ Advanced to the 2019 CIF-SS Prelims
Personal
β’ Majoring in biological sciences
β’ Member of the UCI cross country team
TOP INDOOR MARKS AT UCI
Mile = 5:24.50 (2022 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Invitational)
3000m = 10:24.63 (2023 NM Collegiate Classic)
5000m = 18:10.87 (2023 MPSF Championships)
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