Rebecca Garcia

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Anaheim, Calif.
High School:
Canyon HS
Prev School:
San Jose State

2016 (Senior)
• Scored at the Big West Championships with a sixth-place finish in the 3000m Steeplechase
• Also ran a season-best 18:16.28 in the 5000m at the conference meet
• Won the steeplechase in a personal-record 10:59.77 at the Steve Scott Invitational
• That time ranks fourth in school history
• Added PRs of 10:15.93 in the 3000m at the Big West Challenge and 4:45.88 in the 1500m at the Anteater 4-Way Meet

Previous College
• Competed three years at San Jose State
• Established a 5000m personal-best 18:00
• Also notched then career-bests of 11:07 in the steeple and 4:46 in the 1500m
• Named an Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar
• Two-time President's Scholar and was a Dean's Scholar for one year

High School
• Graduated from Canyon High School in 2011
• Competed in cross country, track & field and softball
• Won the individual title at the 2009 Century League Cross Country Championships
• Led her team to four-straight appearances at the cross country state championships

Personal
• First-year law student at UC Irvine
• Earned her bachelor's degree in psychology from San Jose State in 2015
• Parents are Kim and Gonzalo
• Has two siblings, Breanna and Megan

TOP MARKS AT UCI
1500m = 4:45.88 (2016 Anteater Four-Way Meet)
3000m = 10:15.93 (2016 Big West Challenge)
5000m = 18:16.28 (2016 Big West Championships)
3000m Steeplechase = 10:59.77 (2016 Steve Scott Invitational)