2021 Women's Track & Field Roster
Elizabeth Celada Padilla
- Height:
- 5-0
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Salinas, Calif.
- High School:
- North Salinas HS
2021 (Freshman)
• Ran an 800m season-best 2:16.24 at the OC Dual
• Finished first in the 1500m (4:47.21) and second in the 800m (2:18.87) at the Red & Black Invitational
• Added a top-three showing in the 800m at the Anteater Distance Twilight
• Named to the Big West Spring All-Academic Team
2020
• Competed in the 800m at the Beach Opener before the season was canceled
• Crossed the finish line in 2:20.73
High School
• Member of both the track and cross country teams at North Salinas High School
• 2019 Pacific Coast Athletic League Gabilan Division champion in the 800m and runner-up in the 3200m
• Three-time Central Coast Section qualifier in the 3200m
• Also advanced to the CCS meet twice in the 1600m and once in the 800m
• Placed among the top-25 at the CCS Cross Country Championships in 2017 and 2018
• Lettered one year in basketball and golf
Personal
• Majoring in business administration
• Member of the UCI cross country team
• Parents are Maribel Padilla and Mark Vevoda
• Has one sibling, Cherling
TOP MARKS AT UCI
800m = 2:16.24 (2021 OC Dual)
1500m = 4:47.21 (2021 Fullerton Spring Invitational)
• Ran an 800m season-best 2:16.24 at the OC Dual
• Finished first in the 1500m (4:47.21) and second in the 800m (2:18.87) at the Red & Black Invitational
• Added a top-three showing in the 800m at the Anteater Distance Twilight
• Named to the Big West Spring All-Academic Team
2020
• Competed in the 800m at the Beach Opener before the season was canceled
• Crossed the finish line in 2:20.73
High School
• Member of both the track and cross country teams at North Salinas High School
• 2019 Pacific Coast Athletic League Gabilan Division champion in the 800m and runner-up in the 3200m
• Three-time Central Coast Section qualifier in the 3200m
• Also advanced to the CCS meet twice in the 1600m and once in the 800m
• Placed among the top-25 at the CCS Cross Country Championships in 2017 and 2018
• Lettered one year in basketball and golf
Personal
• Majoring in business administration
• Member of the UCI cross country team
• Parents are Maribel Padilla and Mark Vevoda
• Has one sibling, Cherling
TOP MARKS AT UCI
800m = 2:16.24 (2021 OC Dual)
1500m = 4:47.21 (2021 Fullerton Spring Invitational)
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