2026 Women's Track & Field Roster

Cynthia Herrera
- Height:
- 5-3
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Santa Clarita, Calif.
- High School:
- Canyon HS
2025 (Freshman)
• Ran the 5000m and 10000m at the Big West Championships
• Clocked a 5K season-best 17:24.90 for a sixth-place finish at the Mangrum Invitational
• Also notched a season-best 36:08.38 in the 10K at the Bryan Clay Invitational
• Made the Big West Commissioner’s Honor Roll with Highest Honors
High School
• Lettered four years in cross country and track at Canyon High School
• Won the Foothill League individual cross country title as a senior
• Placed eighth at the CIF-Southern Section Division Finals and 16th at the CIF State Championships
• Took second in the 1600m and third in the 3200m at the 2024 track & field league meet
• Established a 3200m personal-best 10:53.38 at the CIF-SS Finals
Personal
• Majoring in public health
TOP MARKS AT UCI
800m = 2:22.97 (2025 Steve Scott Invitational)
5000m = 17:24.90 (2025 Mangrum Invitational)
10000m = 36:08.38 (2025 Bryan Clay Invitational)
• Ran the 5000m and 10000m at the Big West Championships
• Clocked a 5K season-best 17:24.90 for a sixth-place finish at the Mangrum Invitational
• Also notched a season-best 36:08.38 in the 10K at the Bryan Clay Invitational
• Made the Big West Commissioner’s Honor Roll with Highest Honors
High School
• Lettered four years in cross country and track at Canyon High School
• Won the Foothill League individual cross country title as a senior
• Placed eighth at the CIF-Southern Section Division Finals and 16th at the CIF State Championships
• Took second in the 1600m and third in the 3200m at the 2024 track & field league meet
• Established a 3200m personal-best 10:53.38 at the CIF-SS Finals
Personal
• Majoring in public health
TOP MARKS AT UCI
800m = 2:22.97 (2025 Steve Scott Invitational)
5000m = 17:24.90 (2025 Mangrum Invitational)
10000m = 36:08.38 (2025 Bryan Clay Invitational)
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