Career Stats
AS A JUNIOR (Cross Country): Finshed 2nd overall at the UC Riverside Invitational and lead the Cougars to a big victory at the Santa Clara Invitational over a field of 16 primarily NCAA Division I opponents with a personal best time of 17:24 ... Placed 4th at the A.I.I. Conference Championships and 37th in the NAIA National Championships, leading CSUSM to a 4th place finish ...
(Track): Ran 1:24.19 in the Surf City Half Marathon to qualify for NAIA Nationals in the marathon ... Received the Cougar Academic Award for having above a 3.0 GPA.
AS A SOPHOMORE (Cross Country): Received NAIA All-American honors after finishing 22nd place at the 2011 NAIA National Championships ... Played a large role in the Cougars third consecutive national championship ...Was among the Cougars Top-3 runners in every race ... Recorded a personal best of 17:28.3 in the 5K at the Cal State Fullerton Invitational ... An A.I.I. First Team Selection after finishing 5th in the A.I.I. Championships ...
(Track): Won the 3000m at the San Diego Collegiate Challenge in 10:00.72 ... Ran personal bests of 4:45.76 in the 1500m, 17:07.89 in the 5000m, and 37:08.03 in the 10,000m ... Placed 12th in the 5000m and 17th in the 10,000m at the NAIA National Championships ... Finished the season with the 5th fastest 5000m time in the NAIA.
AS A FRESHMAN (Cross Country): Competed in the NAIA National Championships as the Cougars won their second straight national title ... Recorded a personal best of 18:02 in the CSUSM Cougar Challenge ... Finished 14th in the A.I.I. Conference Championships ...
(Track): Compteted in the 3000m and 5000m, with personal bests of 10:29.53 and 18:00.26.
HIGH SCHOOL: A 2010 graduate of Ramona High School in Ramona, Calif. ... Was a first team All-Avacado League Selection for the Bulldogs, as well as the CIF Division II Champion for 3200m... High school personal best was 18:35 in the 5K in XC ... Also ran 11:14 in the 3200m and 5:19 in the 1600m as a senior in track.
PERSONAL: Born January 9, 1992 in Poway, Calif. ... Parents are Joey and Sherri Cortez ... Has two younger sisters, Lauren (18) and Kori (14) ... Her sister Lauren is a freshman on the CSUSM cross country team ... Intends to work with kids after graduation ... Major at CSUSM is Communication ... Enjoys playing guitar, listening to music, church, family, laughing, and people watching ... Favorite thing about CSUSM is her teammates and coach, and the family-like atmosphere of the team.
