California Irvine Athletics

2021 (Senior)
• All-Big West performer in the 400m hurdles
• Finished third at the conference championships with a personal-record 62.08
• Won the event at the Fullerton Spring Invitational (62.51)
• Also had a 400m individual victory at the Red & Black Invitational
• Registered a lifetime-best 57.96
• Placed 10th in the 400m at the Big West Championships
• Earned Big West All-Academic honors

2020
• Competed at the Beach Opener before the season was canceled in response to the COVID-19 pandemic
• Ran a personal-best 25.27 in the 200m
• Named to the Big West Spring All-Academic Team

2019 (Junior)
• Competed primarily in the 400m hurdles
• Clocked a lifetime-best 64.94 in a fifth-place finish at the UCR Spring Track Classic
• Took sixth at the UCI Spring Break Collegiate Classic (65.09)
• Established a 200m personal-record 25.88 at the Beach Invitational

2018 (Sophomore)
• Big West Championship qualifier in the 400m hurdles (22nd)
• Ran a season-best 66.76 at the Big West Challenge

2017 (Freshman)
• Finished 17th in the 400m hurdles at the Big West Championships
• Registered a season-best 65.92 at the UCR Spring Classic Invitational
• Also a member of the 4x400 relay that placed third overall in Riverside (3:50.57)
• Came in eighth in the 400H at the UCI Spring Break Collegiate Classic
• Ran the 400m at the season-opening All-UC Challenge
 
High School
• Competed in cross country and track at Franklin High School
• CIF State Championship qualifier in the 300m hurdles as a senior (8th)
• Won the Delta Valley League title and claimed runner-up honors at the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Division I Finals in the 300H
• Three-time league champion in the 4x400 relay
• Advanced to the state meet in the 4x400 (10th) as a junior and in the 4x100 (5th) as a sophomore
• Two-time CIF Sac-Joaquin Masters champion, winning the 4x400 in 2015 and the 4x100 in 2014
• Named her team's MVP and earned the Golden Shoe Award as a senior
• 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 300m hurdles
• Member of the Principal's Honor Roll

Personal
• Double majoring in public health policy and anthropology
• Parents are Regina and Albert Montanez
• Has four siblings, Enrico, Sophia, Albert Jr., and Trevin
• 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)