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2022-23 Women's Track and Field Roster

Brandon Davis

Ana Mercado

Ana Mercado

  • Position:
    Distance
  • Class:
    Redshirt Sophomore
  • Height:
    5-6
  • Hometown:
    Chula Vista, Calif.
  • Previous School:
    Eastlake HS

Summary

Biography

Career Stats

ACADEMIC AWARDS
  • D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award (2020-21, 2021-22)
  • CSC Academic All-District (2023)
  • CCAA All-Academic (2019-20, 2020-21)
  • CCAA Fall Academic Honor Roll (2020, 2021, 2022)
  • CCAA Spring Academic Honor Roll (2021, 2022, 2023)
  • Mangrum Award for Academic Excellence (Fall 2022)
  • Big Blue Award (Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2023)
  • Cougar Award (Spring 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022)

ATHLETIC AWARDS (T&F)
  • USTFCCCA Indoor All-Region (2023)
  • All-CCAA second team (800m - 2022; 4x400 - 2023)
  • All-CCAA third team (800m - 2023)
  • 2021-22 CSUSM Women's Track & Field Student-Athlete of the Year
  • CCAA Track Athlete of the Week (March 15, 2022; April 19, 2022)

AS A REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE IN 2023 DURING TRACK & FIELD
  • Competed in four indoor meets and six outdoor meets.
  • Silvered in the 4x400-meter relay at the CCAA Championships with a time of 3:50.18.
  • Took bronze in the 800-meter run at the CCAA Championships with a time of 2:16.05.
  • Helped post the fifth-best indoor DMR time in program history at 12:18.49.
  • Ran a PR of 18:35.96 in the 5,000-meter run at the Ben Brown Invite (March 10-11).
  • Posted a season-best outdoor 800-meter time of 2:12.96 at the Trition Invitational (April 7-8).
  • Tallied a season-best indoor 800 time of 2:13.28 at the Fastrack Last Chance (Feb. 24).

AS A REDSHIRT JUNIOR IN 2022 DURING CROSS COUNTRY
  • Competed in one race. 
  • Ran at the CCAA Championships (Nov. 5) but did not finish. 

AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN IN 2022 DURING TRACK & FIELD
  • Competed in four indoor meets and 11 outdoor meets.
  • Qualified for the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships in the 800-meter run.
  • Silvered in the 800-meter run at the CCAA Track & Field Championships with a time of 2:13.98.
  • Set the outdoor school record in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:09.68 at the Bryan Clay Invitational (April 13-15).
  • Recorded the school record in the outdoor mile with a time of 5:08.55 at the OIDFE Challenge (Jan. 29).
  • Had a season-best outdoor 1500-meter time of 4:37.84 at the Aztec Invitational (March 24-26).
  • Ran 18:47.94 in her lone outdoor 5K of the season at the Ross & Sharon Irwin Invitational (March 19).
  • Set the program's indoor 800-meter record of 2:12.68 at the GVSU Big Meet (Feb. 11).

AS A REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE IN 2021 DURING CROSS COUNTRY
  • Competed in five races. 
  • Ran a 5K personal-best time of 19:13.5 at the Biola Invitational (Sept. 10). 
  • Placed 33rd at the Cougar Challenge (Sept. 25) with a 6K time of 22:37.8. 
  • Rank a 6K PR time of 22:29.1 at the CCAA Championships (Oct. 23) for 34th place. 

AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN IN 2021 DURING TRACK & FIELD
  • Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2020 DURING CROSS COUNTRY
  • Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2020 DURING TRACK & FIELD
  • Broke the school record in the indoor 600-meter run with a time of 1:37.30 at the GVSU Big Meet (Feb. 14).
  • Helped run the fourth-fastest indoor 4x400-meter relay in school history at 4:02.20 at the UW Invitational (Jan. 31 - Feb. 1).
  • Also helped post the 10th-fastest indoor 4x400 in program history with a time of 4:14.81 at the UW Preview (Jan. 18).
  • Part of the team that ran the third-fastest indoor DMR in program history at the GVSU Big Meet (Feb. 15) with a time of 12:10.70.
  • Helped run the 10th-fastest outdoor DMR in program history at the Mangrum Preview (Feb. 8) with a time of 12:52.19.
  • Ran season-best times of 1:00.00 and 2:29.02 at the San Diego Collegiate Challenge (March 7).
  • Season shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2019 DURING CROSS COUNTRY
  • Competed in six races.
  • Placed 42nd at the Cougar Challenge (Sept. 13) with a 6K personal-best time of 23:08.2
  • Took 75th in her collegiate debut at the Biola Invitational (Sept. 7) with a 5K time of 19:46.9.
  • Ran a time of 23:55.6 at the CCAA Championships (Oct. 26) to place 51st.
  • Placed 131st at the NCAA Division II West Region Championships (Nov. 9) with a time of 23:13.3.

HIGH SCHOOL
  • 2019 graduate of Eastlake High School in Chula Vista, California.
  • Ran under coaches Francine Koopman, Ruben Ledezma and David Koopman.
  • Earned All-Mesa League first team honor for cross country in 2018 while finishing third at the league meet and 14th at the CIF Division 1 meet.
  • Named the league MVP for track & field in 2019 while earning the league championship in the high jump, 4x100 and 4x400.
  • Finished second in the 400 at the league championships in 2019.
  • Earned third in the 400 at the CIF Division 1 Championships while earning second in the 4x400 in 2019.
  • Took fourth in the 400 in the at the CIF Division 1 Championships in 2018.
  • Earned a High School Honors Diploma, a Golden State Honors Merit Seal, a Bilteracy Seal and was a member of the Principal's Honor Roll.
  • Helped break the school record in the 4x400 during her senior season.
  • Helped her teams win the 2018 league championship in cross country and the 2018 and 2019 league championships in track & field.
  • Was also a member of the girl's wrestling team where she took second at CIF and was a member of the All-CIF second team while helping her team win the league championship.
  • Was a Red Cross Club Volunteer.

PERSONAL
  • Born in Guadalajara, Mexico.
  • Hometown is Chula Vista, California.
  • Daughter of Luz Perez.
  • Has one older brother, Pedro, and one twin sister, Luz.
  • Plans to maybe get a master's degree while getting a job in her field.
  • Enjoys watching Netflix, going to the movies and trying new foods.
  • Favorite athlete is Allison Felix.
  • Favorite foods are sushi and seafood.
  • Her greatest influence is her sister.
  • She has to eat the same breakfast, do the same warmup, wear the same jacket and pants to warmup and wear the same headband for every meet.
  • Most memorable moment is running the 400 during her first year of track as a junior in high school and surprising herself with what she could do.
  • On the CSUSM cross country/track & field teams with her twin sister, Luz.
  • Gives back to the community by volunteering for the Red Cross during events/blood drives.
  • Likes most about CSUSM is taht the athletic department is very united, and even though you are part of a specific team, you can also talk to the people from other etams because everyone is really friendly. 
  • Majoring in Business Administration - Finance.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20Freshman

    Sprints/Distance
    5'6"

  • 2020-21Redshirt Freshman

    Distance
    5'6"

  • 2021-22Redshirt Freshman

    Distance
    5'6"

  • 2022-23Redshirt Sophomore

    Distance
    5'6"