2023 Women's Track & Field Roster
Evelin Meza
- Height:
- 5-1
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Greenfield, Calif.
- High School:
- Greenfield HS
- Prev School:
- San Jose State
2023 (Senior)
• NCAA West Preliminary qualifier and Big West scorer in the 10000-meter
• Clocked a personal-record 34:07.28, which ranks fifth in school history, at the Bryan Clay Invitational
• Finished seventh in the 10K and 10th in the 5K at the conference championships
• Ran a 5000m season-best 16:54.59 at the Bob Larsen Distance Carnival
• Also notched a lifetime-best 4:32.29 in the 1500m at the Vince O’Boyle Classic
2022 (Junior)
• Finished 10th in the 10000m at the Big West Championships (37:22.62)
• Made her Anteater debut at the Steve Scott Invitational on April 29
• Clocked a 5000m time of 17:29.63
at San José State
• Member of the Spartans' cross country and track & field teams
• Helped the cross country squad to a top-five finish at the 2018 Mountain West Championships and a top-10 finish at the NCAA West Regional
• Established a lifetime-best of 16:51.68 in the 5000m on the track
• Named to the Mountain West All-Academic Team
High School
• Prepped at Greenfield High School
• Earned All-Mission Trail Athletic League honors three times in cross country and five times in track
• Back-to-back individual MTAL cross country champion as a junior and senior
• Claimed league titles in the 1600m, 3200m and 5000m on the track
Personal
• Working toward her master's degree in public policy
• Member of the UCI cross country team
TOP MARKS AT UCI
1500m = 4:32.29 (2023 Vince O'Boyle Classic)
5000m = 16:54.59 (2023 Bob Larsen Distance Carnival)
10000m = 34:07.28 (2023 Bryan Clay Invitational)
• NCAA West Preliminary qualifier and Big West scorer in the 10000-meter
• Clocked a personal-record 34:07.28, which ranks fifth in school history, at the Bryan Clay Invitational
• Finished seventh in the 10K and 10th in the 5K at the conference championships
• Ran a 5000m season-best 16:54.59 at the Bob Larsen Distance Carnival
• Also notched a lifetime-best 4:32.29 in the 1500m at the Vince O’Boyle Classic
2022 (Junior)
• Finished 10th in the 10000m at the Big West Championships (37:22.62)
• Made her Anteater debut at the Steve Scott Invitational on April 29
• Clocked a 5000m time of 17:29.63
at San José State
• Member of the Spartans' cross country and track & field teams
• Helped the cross country squad to a top-five finish at the 2018 Mountain West Championships and a top-10 finish at the NCAA West Regional
• Established a lifetime-best of 16:51.68 in the 5000m on the track
• Named to the Mountain West All-Academic Team
High School
• Prepped at Greenfield High School
• Earned All-Mission Trail Athletic League honors three times in cross country and five times in track
• Back-to-back individual MTAL cross country champion as a junior and senior
• Claimed league titles in the 1600m, 3200m and 5000m on the track
Personal
• Working toward her master's degree in public policy
• Member of the UCI cross country team
TOP MARKS AT UCI
1500m = 4:32.29 (2023 Vince O'Boyle Classic)
5000m = 16:54.59 (2023 Bob Larsen Distance Carnival)
10000m = 34:07.28 (2023 Bryan Clay Invitational)
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