Renee Laurenzana

2022 Women's Cross Country Roster

Class:

Redshirt Senior
Height:

5-2
Hometown:

Escondido, Calif.
Previous School:

San Diego State

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ACADEMIC AWARDS

CCAA All-Academic (2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23)
CCAA Fall Academic Honor Roll (2021, 2022)
CCAA Spring Academic Honor Roll (2021, 2022)
Mangrum Award (Spring 2021)
Big Blue Award (Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021)
Cougar Award (Spring 2022, Fall 2022)

ATHLETIC AWARDS (XC)

2021 All-West Region honoree.
2021 All-CCAA selection.
2021-22 CSUSM Women's Cross Country Student-Athlete of the Year
CCAA Runner of the Week (Sept. 6-12).

AS A REDSHIRT SENIOR IN 2022 DURING CROSS COUNTRY

Competed in four races.
Took 17th place at the Cougar Challenge (Sept. 24) with a 6k time of 22:01.2.
Placed 27th at the Lewis Crossover (Oct. 8) after recording a 6k time of 22:33.4.

AS A REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE IN 2022 DURING TRACK & FIELD

Competed in four indoor meets and seven outdoor meets.
Ran the fourth-fastest indoor mile in program history at 5:07.83 in the BU Last Chance (Feb. 27).
Posted a PR of 4:41.10 in the prelims of the 1500-meter run at the CCAA Track & Field Championships (May 5-7).
Ran a season-best 5K time of 17:21.97 at the Ross & Sharon Irwin Invitational (March 19).
Recorded a season-best 3,000-meter time of 10:18.13 at the Triton Invitational (April 8-9).

AS A REDSHIRT JUNIOR IN 2021 DURING CROSS COUNTRY

Competed in six races.
Turned in a 5K personal-best time of 18:13.9 for sixth place at the Biola Invitational (Sept. 10).
Took 23rd place out of 258 runners at the Lewis Crossover (Oct. 9) with a 6K time of 22:50.6.
Broke her 6k PR time twice this season, turning in a time of 21:20.7 for seventh place at the Cougar Challenge (Sept. 25) only to surpass that time with a 21:06.8 performance at the CCAA Cross Country Championships (Oct. 23) for fourth place.
Placed 17th at the NCAA West Regional (Nov. 6) with a 6K time of 22:00.1.

AS A REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE IN 2021 DURING TRACK & FIELD

Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

AS A JUNIOR IN 2020 DURING CROSS COUNTRY

Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2020 DURING TRACK & FIELD

Ran the fourth-fastest indoor mile in program history of 5:15.25 at the GVSU Big Meet (Feb. 14).
Posted the third-fastest indoor 800-meter time in school history of 2:21.39 at the GVSU Big Meet (Feb. 15).
Helped run the sixth-fastest indoor DMR in program history at the UW Invitational (Jan. 31 - Feb. 1) with a time of 12:43.22.
Ran outdoor 800- and 1500-meter times of 2:27.55 and 4:49.66 at the San Diego Collegiate Challenge (March 7).
Season shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2019 DURING CROSS COUNTRY

Ran in six races.
Placed ninth at the Cougar Challenge (Sept. 13) with a 6K personal-best time of 21:39.1.
Competed in the NCAA Division II West Region Championships, placing 42nd in a 6K time of 21:52.9.
Took 28th after crossing the line for a time of 23:15.7 at the CCAA Championships (Oct. 26).

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2019 DURING TRACK & FIELD AT SAN DIEGO STATE

Ran the 1,500m at four meets.
Had her best performance at UCLA's Bob Larsen Distance Carnival where she finished in 4:46.01, good for third place.
Competed in one race, running the distance medley at the Mountain West Conference Indoor Championships.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2018 DURING CROSS COUNTRY AT SAN DIEGO STATE

Competed in all six of SDSU's races.
Was the top Aztec finisher at the Mountain West Conference Championships with a time of 23:16.0.
Had season-best times in the 5k and 6k at UC Riverside.
Finished the 5k in 18:27.9 at the Highlander Invitational (10/13/18) and the 6k in 21:56.0 at the UC Riverside Invitational (9/15/18).
Competed at the NCAA Division I Cross Country West Regionals and finished with a 6k time of 22:26.3.

HIGH SCHOOL

2018 graduate of San Pasqual High School in Escondido, California.
Ran under coach Patrick King.
She was a three-time league champion in the 1600m with a personal-best time of 5:01.93.
2015 league champ in the 800m (2:19.4).
Was named the 2018 Valley League Runner of the Year.
Named first team all-league in 2015 and 2016.
Was team captain in 2017 and 2018.
Helped her team qualify for state in cross country in 2014.
Earned the varisty track & field GPA Award, the Golden State Seal Merit Diploma and the Biliteracy Seal in 2018.
Took part in the Palomar Hospital Pathmaker Internship.

PERSONAL

Born and raised in Escondido, California.
Daughter of Michele and Lou Laurenzana.
Has one older brother, Zach, who competed on the CSUSM men's cross country/track & field teams from 2012 to 2015.
Wants to go medical school or join a physician assistant program after graduating.
Enjoys playing the piano, dancing, tennis, baking and writing.
Her greatest influence is her brother.
Her favorite films are anything Marvel.
Her favorite athletes are Emma Coburn and Cory McGee.
Her most memorable moment is breaking her own record in the 1500m alongside a good friend/teammate at the Bob Larson Distance Carnival.
Her grandmother immigrated from Egypt and her grandfather immigrated from Sudan, and she's very proud of her heritage.
Most memorable CSUSM moment was being accepted into the Office for Training, Research and Education in the Sciences (OTRES) U-Rise program.
Likes most about CSUSM is the people, especially her teammates!
Majoring in Biological Sciences-Physiology.
Will be applying for Ph.D. programs in Neuroscience this fall.

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