Cal State LA Athletics

2024: Was the cross country team’s No. 1 runner in the fall in all six of the team’s competitions. Had a best 5,000-meter time of 19:43.5 at the Biola Invitational and a best 6,000-meter time of 23:24.0 at the Highlander Invitational at UC Riverside. Finished 67^th at the California Collegiate Athletic Association Championships with a 6,000-meter time of 24:36.0 and 146^th at the NCAA West Regional with a 6,000-meter time of 24:18.54. Had another strong season for Cal State LA’s track and field team in the spring (2025). Had best times of 5:12.22 in the 1,500, 11:14.25 in the 3,000 and 20:04.79 in the 5,000 in outdoor track and 2:36.08 in the 800 in indoor track.

2023: Was one of the cross country team’s most consistent runners. Competed in all six of the team’s meets. Had a best 5,000-meter time of 26:27.2 in the Coyote Challenge on Sept. 9 and a best 6,000-meter time of 27:11.2 at the UCR Highlander Classic on Oct. 14. Finished 87^th in the California Collegiate Athletic Association Championships on Oct. 21 with a 6,000-meter time of 27:24.4. Also competed for Cal State LA’s track and field team in the spring (2024). Had best times of 2:39.41 in the 800, 5:27.25 in the 1,500, 11:34.95 in the 3,000 and 20:08.02 in the 5,000. Finished 15^th in the 800 at the CCAA Championships. Also competed for Cal State LA’s indoor track and field team. Had a best time of 2:43.09 in the 800. Earned 2024 CCAA Spring Academic Honor Roll recognition.

At Oscar De La Hoya Animo Charter HS: Was the Galaxy League individual champion in cross country in 2018, 2019 and 2021. Was a CIF-Los Angeles individual champion in 2019 and finished second in the CIF finals in 2018 and 2021. Team finished second in CIF in 2021. Earned Honor Roll recognition from 2018-2022. Qualified for state championships three times. Competed in cross country and basketball.

Personal: Daughter of Hector and Rocio Garnica. Majoring in criminal justice. Enjoys hiking, sneaker collecting, shopping and reading. Lists winning the CIF cross country championship as a sophomore and team-bonding with her teammates as her most exciting experiences in sports.