2021 Women's Track & Field Roster
Cecily Montanez
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Elk Grove, Calif.
- High School:
- Franklin HS
2021 (Senior)
β’ All-Big West performer in the 400m hurdles
β’ Finished third at the conference championships with a personal-record 62.08
β’ Won the event at the Fullerton Spring Invitational (62.51)
β’ Also had a 400m individual victory at the Red & Black Invitational
β’ Registered a lifetime-best 57.96
β’ Placed 10th in the 400m at the Big West Championships
β’ Earned Big West All-Academic honors
2020
β’ Competed at the Beach Opener before the season was canceled in response to the COVID-19 pandemic
β’ Ran a personal-best 25.27 in the 200m
β’ Named to the Big West Spring All-Academic Team
2019 (Junior)
β’Β Competed primarily in the 400m hurdles
β’Β Clocked a lifetime-best 64.94 in a fifth-place finish at the UCR Spring Track Classic
β’Β Took sixth at the UCI Spring Break Collegiate Classic (65.09)
β’ Established a 200m personal-record 25.88 at the Beach Invitational
2018 (Sophomore)
β’ Big West Championship qualifier in the 400m hurdles (22nd)
β’ Ran a season-best 66.76 at the Big West Challenge
2017 (Freshman)
β’ Finished 17th in the 400m hurdles at the Big West Championships
β’ Registered a season-best 65.92 at the UCR Spring Classic Invitational
β’ Also a member of the 4x400 relay that placed third overall in Riverside (3:50.57)
β’ Came in eighth in the 400H at the UCI Spring Break Collegiate Classic
β’ Ran the 400m at the season-opening All-UC Challenge
Β
High School
β’ Competed in cross country and track at Franklin High School
β’ CIF State ChampionshipΒ qualifier in the 300m hurdles as a senior (8th)
β’ Won the Delta Valley League titleΒ and claimed runner-up honors at the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Division I Finals in the 300H
β’ Three-time league champion in the 4x400 relay
β’ Advanced to the state meet in the 4x400Β (10th)Β as a junior and in the 4x100Β (5th)Β as a sophomore
β’ Two-time CIFΒ Sac-Joaquin Masters champion, winning the 4x400 in 2015 and the 4x100 in 2014
β’ Named her team's MVP and earned the Golden Shoe Award as a senior
β’ Established high school bests of 13.04 in the 100m, 25.83 in the 200m, 58.02 in the 400m and 43.06 in the 300mΒ hurdles
β’ Member of the Principal's Honor Roll
Personal
β’ Double majoring in public health policy and anthropology
β’ Parents are Regina andΒ Albert Montanez
β’ Has four siblings, Enrico, Sophia, Albert Jr., and Trevin
β’ Played the piano for over 10 years
TOP MARKS AT UCI
200m = 25.27 (2020 Beach Opener)
400m = 57.96 (2021 Red & Black Invitational)
400m Hurdles = 62.08 (2021 Big West Championships)
4x400 Relay = 3:50.57 (2017 UCR Spring Classic Invitational)
β’ All-Big West performer in the 400m hurdles
β’ Finished third at the conference championships with a personal-record 62.08
β’ Won the event at the Fullerton Spring Invitational (62.51)
β’ Also had a 400m individual victory at the Red & Black Invitational
β’ Registered a lifetime-best 57.96
β’ Placed 10th in the 400m at the Big West Championships
β’ Earned Big West All-Academic honors
2020
β’ Competed at the Beach Opener before the season was canceled in response to the COVID-19 pandemic
β’ Ran a personal-best 25.27 in the 200m
β’ Named to the Big West Spring All-Academic Team
2019 (Junior)
β’Β Competed primarily in the 400m hurdles
β’Β Clocked a lifetime-best 64.94 in a fifth-place finish at the UCR Spring Track Classic
β’Β Took sixth at the UCI Spring Break Collegiate Classic (65.09)
β’ Established a 200m personal-record 25.88 at the Beach Invitational
2018 (Sophomore)
β’ Big West Championship qualifier in the 400m hurdles (22nd)
β’ Ran a season-best 66.76 at the Big West Challenge
2017 (Freshman)
β’ Finished 17th in the 400m hurdles at the Big West Championships
β’ Registered a season-best 65.92 at the UCR Spring Classic Invitational
β’ Also a member of the 4x400 relay that placed third overall in Riverside (3:50.57)
β’ Came in eighth in the 400H at the UCI Spring Break Collegiate Classic
β’ Ran the 400m at the season-opening All-UC Challenge
Β
High School
β’ Competed in cross country and track at Franklin High School
β’ CIF State ChampionshipΒ qualifier in the 300m hurdles as a senior (8th)
β’ Won the Delta Valley League titleΒ and claimed runner-up honors at the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Division I Finals in the 300H
β’ Three-time league champion in the 4x400 relay
β’ Advanced to the state meet in the 4x400Β (10th)Β as a junior and in the 4x100Β (5th)Β as a sophomore
β’ Two-time CIFΒ Sac-Joaquin Masters champion, winning the 4x400 in 2015 and the 4x100 in 2014
β’ Named her team's MVP and earned the Golden Shoe Award as a senior
β’ Established high school bests of 13.04 in the 100m, 25.83 in the 200m, 58.02 in the 400m and 43.06 in the 300mΒ hurdles
β’ Member of the Principal's Honor Roll
Personal
β’ Double majoring in public health policy and anthropology
β’ Parents are Regina andΒ Albert Montanez
β’ Has four siblings, Enrico, Sophia, Albert Jr., and Trevin
β’ Played the piano for over 10 years
TOP MARKS AT UCI
200m = 25.27 (2020 Beach Opener)
400m = 57.96 (2021 Red & Black Invitational)
400m Hurdles = 62.08 (2021 Big West Championships)
4x400 Relay = 3:50.57 (2017 UCR Spring Classic Invitational)
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