2023 Track & Field Roster
Biography
2022-23
- Ran in every cross-country race in her first seasons at CSUMB.
- Hit a 5K PR of 19:24.2 in her debut performance at the Coyote Challenge on the CSUSB Campus Course (Sep. 10).
- Ran her 6K PR of 22:17.3 at the Santa Clara Bronco Invitational at Baylands Park (Oct. 15).
- Cracked the top-five at the Otter Invitational (Sep. 17) and the Wave Invitational (Oct. 1).
- Best finish came at the Wave Invitational at Pepperdine Alumni Park, finishing fifth out of 58 runners (Oct. 1).
- Scored at every cross-country meet for the Otters.
High School
- Ran her 5K PR of 19:39.8 to finish in the Top 20 at the Continental League Cross Country Meet (Oct. 14, 2021).
- Placed ninth at regional and qualified for the Colorado State Championship in 2021.
- Her 2–mile PR of 13:54.0 came at the Vista Nation 2–Mile Invitational (Aug. 27, 2021).
- Ran a 2:34.33 800 for a PR at the Cherry Creek Invitational (May 7, 2022).
- Also swam competitively as a prep athlete.
Personal
- Is majoring in global studies.
- Is a native of Rockledge, Fla.
- Parents are Ilya and Kara Nikaronov.
