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CCAA Women's Track & Field All-Stars 2019-20

Women's Track and Field

Garcia, McDonough, Roberson Named CCAA Track & Field All-Stars

SAN MARCOS, Calif. – Juniors Clarissa Garcia and Marina McDonough and freshman Sierra Roberson were named CCAA Women's Track & Field All-Stars by the league office on Tuesday afternoon.
 
With the global COVID-19 pandemic suspending and subsequently ending the 2019-20 college athletics season in mid-March, it became an impossibility to properly bestow all-conference honors for spring sports. As a result, the CCAA announced the first, and hopefully last, CCAA All-Star Team, in a fun effort to recognize and celebrate the accomplishments across the league during the abbreviated 2020 campaign.
 
In the abbreviated season, Garcia ran the fastest 800-meter run in Division II at 2:15.52. The San Diego native also recorded the second-fastest 1500-meter time in the nation at 4:36.87 ­– the seventh-fastest mark in program history.
 
McDonough posted the fastest 1500-meter time in Division II this season at 4:36.87. The San Clemente native's time currently ranks sixth in program history.
 
In her lone meet as a CSUSM freshman, Roberson put up the fastest 400-meter time in the CCAA this season at 57.56 – fifth fastest in Division II. The San Diego native's time currently ranks 10th in the CSUSM record book.

The list of 32 student-athletes mirrors the championship roster size for CCAA track & field, and is not bound by specific events. All 13 programs were guaranteed one representative to showcase talent across the league. These standout performers were submitted for consideration by the league's women's track & field sports information contacts.


 
2020 CCAA All-Star Team
Championship Scholar: Brooke Roy, Cal State Monterey Bay
Name Year Event School Hometown
Taylor Bailey So. Distance Chico State Clovis
Charisma Byrd Sr. Multis Cal Poly Pomona Anaheim Hills
Iris Carrillo * Jr. Distance Stanislaus State Stockton
Chelsea Challacombe Sr. Jumps/Multis UC San Diego Los Alamos, N.M.
Naomi Chin Fr. Pole Vault UC San Diego Dublin
Amy Christensen Fr. Pole Vault San Francisco State Northgate
Claudia Cox * Sr. Hurdles UC San Diego Greenville, N.C.
Kaela Dishion * So. Distance Stanislaus State Angels Camp
Valexsia Droughn * Jr. Sprints Cal State LA Oxnard
Gabby Eshiet * Sr. Throws UC San Diego Chino
Destiny Everett Fr. Distance Chico State Lincoln
Ayana Fields * So. Sprints Cal Poly Pomona Los Angeles
Zaria Francis Jr. Sprints Cal Poly Pomona Camarillo
Clarissa Garcia Jr. Distance Cal State San Marcos San Diego
Sabrina Garcia * Sr. Distance Stanislaus State Turlock
Nancy Juarez * So. Distance Stanislaus State Santa Maria
Erikka Linn * Sr. Jumps UC San Diego Fremont
Javany McDermott Sr. Jumps Cal State LA Brooklyn, N.Y.
Marina McDonough Jr. Distance Cal State San Marcos San Clemente
Cynthia Mejia * Jr. Distance Stanislaus State Tulare
Clarissa Morales * Jr. Distance Stanislaus State Modesto
Maya Price So. Sprints/Jumps Cal State San Bernardino Stockton
Alana Reyna Fr. Distance Sonoma State Sacramento
Sierra Roberson Fr. Distance Cal State San Marcos San Diego
Angie Ronquillo Jr. Distance Cal State East Bay Bakersfield
Tayler Salley Jr. Throws Cal State San Bernardino Moreno Valley
Mali Seigel So. Discus Cal State Monterey Bay St. Louis, Mo.
Franchesca Shepard * Sr. Jumps/Multis Stanislaus State Sacramento
Kaylee Shoemaker Sr. Multis Chico State Corning
Maryjane Smith Sr. Sprints Cal State Dominguez Hills Riverside
Ana Tovi * So. Throws Cal Poly Pomona Upland
Brailee VandenBoom Sr. Jumps Humboldt State Eatonville, Wash.
* - NCAA Provisional Qualifier
Additional nominees (by school):
Cal Poly Pomona: Gabriela Sanabria (Jr., throws); 4x100 relay (Zaria Francis, Ryanne Napoleon, Analexis Glaude, Ayana Fields)
Cal State Dominguez Hills: Tia Parrish (Sr., sprints)
Cal State East Bay: Brittney Duquette (Sr., distance)
Cal State LA: Jayla Miles (So., hurdles); Rebecca Morales (Jr., middle distance), Rebecca Ruiz (Jr., distance)
Cal State Monterey Bay: - no additional nominations -
Cal State San Bernardino: Maame Banahene (Fr., sprints); Sujey Esteva (Jr., distance); Payton McCartney (Fr., sprints); Savannah Milner (So, distance); Chloe Wood (So., throws)
Cal State San Marcos: Kiara Harrison (Fr., jumps); Jax Heckers (Jr., distance)
Chico State: Allysa Ashburn (Sr., long jump); Amy Bell (Jr., pole vault); Camrin Dolcini (Fr., pole vault); Nadia Torkman (Sr., high jump), 4x400 relay (Isabella Moyer, Kirsten Purcell, Savannah Bailey, Taylor Lee)
Humboldt State: Lucy Atkison (Fr., distance); Beka Baur (So., throws); Ellie Earle-Rouse (Sr., jumps); Zarah Kayhan (Fr., distance); Cessair McKinney (Jr., distance); Rosie Melville (So, distance); Hayley Roth (So., jumps); Saedy Williamson (Fr., distance)
San Francisco State: Jayden Dalton (Jr., hurdles); Diani Ellis (Sr., steeple); Maiya Hutchinson (Jr., prints/hurdles); Jazzlyn Matthews (So., jumps)
Sonoma State: - no additional nominations -
Stanislaus State: Ally Milone (Sr., throws)
UC San Diego: Ellie Flint (So., sprints); Camille Perkins (Sr., distance)
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Players Mentioned

Clarissa Garcia

Clarissa Garcia

D
5' 4"
Junior
West Hills HS
Jax Heckers

Jax Heckers

D
Junior
Claremont HS
Marina McDonough

Marina McDonough

D
Junior
San Clemente HS
Kiara Harrison

Kiara Harrison

J/S
5' 7"
Freshman
Sierra Roberson

Sierra Roberson

D
5' 11"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Clarissa Garcia

Clarissa Garcia

5' 4"
Junior
West Hills HS
D
Jax Heckers

Jax Heckers

Junior
Claremont HS
D
Marina McDonough

Marina McDonough

Junior
San Clemente HS
D
Kiara Harrison

Kiara Harrison

5' 7"
Freshman
J/S
Sierra Roberson

Sierra Roberson

5' 11"
Freshman
D