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)
β’ NCAA West Preliminary qualifier and Big West scorer in the 10000-meter
β’ Clocked a personal-record 34:07.28, which ranks fifth in school history, at the Bryan Clay Invitational
β’ Finished seventh in the 10K and 10th in the 5K at the conference championships
β’ Ran a 5000m season-best 16:54.59 at the Bob Larsen Distance Carnival
β’ Also notched a lifetime-best 4:32.29 in the 1500m at the Vince OβBoyle Classic
2022 (Junior)
β’ Finished 10th in the 10000m at the Big West Championships (37:22.62)
β’ Made her Anteater debut at the Steve Scott Invitational on April 29
β’ Clocked a 5000m time of 17:29.63
at San José State
β’ Member of the Spartans' cross country and track & field teams
β’ 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
β’ Established a lifetime-best of 16:51.68 in the 5000m on the track
β’ Named to the Mountain West All-Academic Team
High School
β’ Prepped at Greenfield High School
β’ Earned All-Mission Trail Athletic League honors three times in cross country and five times in track
β’ Back-to-back individual MTAL cross country champion as a junior and senior
β’ Claimed league titles in the 1600m, 3200m and 5000m on the track
Personal
β’ Working toward her master's degree in public policy
β’ 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)
β’ NCAA West Preliminary qualifier and Big West scorer in the 10000-meter
β’ Clocked a personal-record 34:07.28, which ranks fifth in school history, at the Bryan Clay Invitational
β’ Finished seventh in the 10K and 10th in the 5K at the conference championships
β’ Ran a 5000m season-best 16:54.59 at the Bob Larsen Distance Carnival
β’ Also notched a lifetime-best 4:32.29 in the 1500m at the Vince OβBoyle Classic
2022 (Junior)
β’ Finished 10th in the 10000m at the Big West Championships (37:22.62)
β’ Made her Anteater debut at the Steve Scott Invitational on April 29
β’ Clocked a 5000m time of 17:29.63
at San José State
β’ Member of the Spartans' cross country and track & field teams
β’ 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
β’ Established a lifetime-best of 16:51.68 in the 5000m on the track
β’ Named to the Mountain West All-Academic Team
High School
β’ Prepped at Greenfield High School
β’ Earned All-Mission Trail Athletic League honors three times in cross country and five times in track
β’ Back-to-back individual MTAL cross country champion as a junior and senior
β’ Claimed league titles in the 1600m, 3200m and 5000m on the track
Personal
β’ Working toward her master's degree in public policy
β’ 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)
Anteater Spotlights | Ep. 6 | Zharia Taylor
Wednesday, January 21
π π¦π¨π¦ππ§π π°π'π₯π₯ π§ππ―ππ« ππ¨π«π ππ π₯Ή #TogetherWeZot | #Shorts
Tuesday, October 28
Before Vs. After the 1500 π
#TogetherWeZot | #RipEm
Tuesday, March 18
An average day at the track βοΈ #TogetherWeZot | #Shorts
Wednesday, March 05
