2023 Women's Track & Field Roster
Cathy Salazar-Gasca
- Height:
- 5-1
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Foothill Ranch, Calif.
- High School:
- Trabuco Hills HS
2023 (Senior)
β’ Big West finalist in the 800m
β’ Placed eighth overall at the conference championships
β’ Ran a lifetime-best 2:11.06 in a fourth-place finish at the UCSB Invitational
β’ Won the 1500m in a personal-record 4:28.56 at the Vince OβBoyle Classic
β’ Also took first in a field of 56 athletes at the Beach Opener
β’ Competed in the mile (4:53.29) at the Steve Scott Invitational
2022 (Junior)
β’ Big West Championship qualifier in the 1500m
β’ Ran a season-best 4:37.06 at the conference meet
β’ Competed in the 3000m (10:19.26) at the Beach Opener
β’ Added an 800m season-best 2:16.78 at the Steve Scott Invitational
β’ Earned Big West All-Academic honors
2021 (Sophomore)
β’ Big West qualifier in the 800m and 1500m
β’ Advanced to the finals in the 1500m where she finished 11th overall
β’ Ran a then lifetime-best 4:36.88 in a third-place performance at the Beach Invitational
β’ Won the 800m at the Red & Black Invitational (2:16.67)
β’ Established a season-best 2:14.31 at the UCR Distance Invitational (3rd)
β’ Named to the Big West Spring All-Academic Team
2020 (Freshman)
β’ Season canceled in response to the COVID-19 pandemic
High School
β’ Member of the track and cross country teams at Trabuco Hills High School
β’ Had a podium finish in the 1600m at the 2019 South Coast League Finals (3rd)
β’ Came in eighth at the CIF-Southern Section Division I meet
β’ Advanced to the CIF-SS Cross Country Finals as a sophomore
Personal
β’ Majoring in international studies
β’ Member of the UCI cross country team
TOP MARKS AT UCI
800m = 2:11.06 (2023 UCSB Invitational)
1500m = 4:28.56 (2023 Vince O'Boyle Classic)
Mile = 4:53.29 (2023 Steve Scott Invitational)
3000m = 10:19.26 (2022 Beach Opener)
β’ Big West finalist in the 800m
β’ Placed eighth overall at the conference championships
β’ Ran a lifetime-best 2:11.06 in a fourth-place finish at the UCSB Invitational
β’ Won the 1500m in a personal-record 4:28.56 at the Vince OβBoyle Classic
β’ Also took first in a field of 56 athletes at the Beach Opener
β’ Competed in the mile (4:53.29) at the Steve Scott Invitational
2022 (Junior)
β’ Big West Championship qualifier in the 1500m
β’ Ran a season-best 4:37.06 at the conference meet
β’ Competed in the 3000m (10:19.26) at the Beach Opener
β’ Added an 800m season-best 2:16.78 at the Steve Scott Invitational
β’ Earned Big West All-Academic honors
2021 (Sophomore)
β’ Big West qualifier in the 800m and 1500m
β’ Advanced to the finals in the 1500m where she finished 11th overall
β’ Ran a then lifetime-best 4:36.88 in a third-place performance at the Beach Invitational
β’ Won the 800m at the Red & Black Invitational (2:16.67)
β’ Established a season-best 2:14.31 at the UCR Distance Invitational (3rd)
β’ Named to the Big West Spring All-Academic Team
2020 (Freshman)
β’ Season canceled in response to the COVID-19 pandemic
High School
β’ Member of the track and cross country teams at Trabuco Hills High School
β’ Had a podium finish in the 1600m at the 2019 South Coast League Finals (3rd)
β’ Came in eighth at the CIF-Southern Section Division I meet
β’ Advanced to the CIF-SS Cross Country Finals as a sophomore
Personal
β’ Majoring in international studies
β’ Member of the UCI cross country team
TOP MARKS AT UCI
800m = 2:11.06 (2023 UCSB Invitational)
1500m = 4:28.56 (2023 Vince O'Boyle Classic)
Mile = 4:53.29 (2023 Steve Scott Invitational)
3000m = 10:19.26 (2022 Beach Opener)
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