Melissa Estrada - 2024-25 - Women's Track and Field - Cal State San Marcos Athletics

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Melissa Estrada

Melissa Estrada

Position:

Distance
Class:

Sophomore
Hometown:

Oceanside, Calif.
Previous School:

Vista HS

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ACADEMIC AWARDS

CCAA All-Academic (2024-25)
Cougar Award (Fall 2023)

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2024-25 DURING TRACK & FIELD

Competed in five outdoor meets.
Ran a 5000-meter PR of 18:22.05 at the Oxy Distance Carnival and Spring Break Classic (March 8).
Tallied a 1500-meter PR of 4:54.92 at the Mangrum Invitational (March 28).

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2024 IN CROSS COUNTRY

Competed in five races.
Took 52nd place with a 6K time of 24:01.4 at the CCAA Championships (Oct. 25).
Turned in a 5K time of 19:57.3 for 173rd place at the 42nd Annual UCR Invitational (Sept. 21).
Took 126th place at the NCAA Division II West Regional (Nov. 9) with a 3.74M time of 23:44.4.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2023-24 DURING TRACK & FIELD

Competed in three outdoor meets.
Had a season-best 5000-meter time of 18:35.21 at the Triton Invitational (April 5-6).
Ran a time of 5:10.17 in her lone 1500-meter race at the Ross & Sharon Irwin Invitational (March 16).

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2023 IN CROSS COUNTRY

Competed in six races.
Ran a 6K PR of 22:52.4 for 33rd place at the CCAA Championships (Oct. 21).
Turned in a 5K PR of 19:12.2 for 59th place at the 42nd Annual UCR Invitational (Sept. 16).
Took 79th place at the NCAA Division II West Regional (Nov. 4) with a time of 23:04.2.

HIGH SCHOOL

A 2023 graduate of Vista High School in Vista, California.
2022 Co-Avocado League Cross Country Champions
2019 Rookie of the Year
Outstanding Track & Field Athlete (2021, 2023)
Guajome Park award (2021, 2022)
Team MVP 2021
Golden Girl Award (2021,2022) – Cross Country
Golden Girl Award (2022) – Track & Field
All-Avocado League
All-CIF
Two-time Avocado League Cross Country Champion (2021, 2022)
2022 Avocado League Track & Field Champion in 1600m and 3200M
2022 CIF Cross Country Runner-Up
State Cross Country Championships Participant (2021, 2022)
Distinguished Athlete Award
Scholars-Athlete Award
Seal of Biliteracy
Student of the Year
Vista Education Foundation Scholarship
Personal Best
- 3 miles - 18:40 (2022)
- 5k - 19:02 (2021)
- 800m - 2:25 (2023)
- 1500m - 5:02 (2022)
- 1600m - 5:17 (2022)
- 3k - 10:48 (2023)
- 3200m - 11:26 (2023)
- 4x4 relay - 4:31 (2023)
- 4x8 relay - 10:36 (2023)
Character Leaders
Key Club
Outdoors Club
Track & Field Club

PERSONAL

Born in Los Angeles, California.
Hometown is Oceanside, California.
Daughter of Michael Estrada and Diana Pineda.
Enjoys eating, sleeping, watching movies/tv shows, hanging out with friends and playing with her dogs.
Favorite athlete is Alyson Felix.
Greatest influences are her parents.
Favorite movies are "After", "Five Feet Apart" and "Me Before You".
Roots for the LA Dodgers and LA Lakers.
Favorite food is steak.
Likes to help the environment by going to beach cleanups and pickup any trash she sees. Also volunteers in her community at events like Earth Day Festival, Halloween Festival and the Turkey Trot.
Most memorable moment was winning her race at CCA Invitational since that was the first race she won with that many different schools within the race besides just racing the schools in her league.
Likes most about CSUSM is her teammates and being close to home.
Took karate for two years when she was seven and eight.
Aspires to get a job for some company where she can work on the IT side and make lots of money.
Majoring in Business.

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