Cal State San Marcos Athletics

ACADEMIC AWARDS

• CSC Academic All-District (2025)
• D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award (2023-24, 2024-25)
• CCAA All-Academic (2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26)
• CCAA Fall Academic Honor Roll (2024, 2025)
• CCAA Spring Academic Honor Roll (2024, 2025, 2026)
• Mangrum Award for Academic Excellence (Spring 2023)
• Big Blue Award (Fall 2022, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025)

• Ran a season-best 3000-meter steeplechase time of 12:15.21 at the Mangrum Invitational (March 27).
• Posted a time of 2:33.38 in her lone 800-meter event of the year at the RCC Invitational (March 6).
• Had a time of 10:55.06 in her only 1500-meter race of the season at the Ron Kamaka Open (Feb. 21) while recording a season-best 3000-meter time of 10:55.06.

• Did not compete.

• Competed in three races.
• Ran a 6K PR time of 22:25.0 at Cougar Challenge (Sept. 13) for 42nd place. 
• Clock a 6K time of 23:15.9 at the UCR Highlander (Oct. 18) for 171st place. 

• Competed in six outdoor meets.
• Ran a PR of 12:05.53 (March 28) in the 3000-meter steeplechase at the Mangrum Invitational (March 28).
• Posted a PR of 18:36.67 in the 5000-meter run at the Oxy Distance Carnival and Spring Break Classic (March 8).
• Had PRs on 2:29.00 and 4:59.17 in the 800- and 1500-meter runs at the RCC Invitational (Feb. 28).

• Competed in six races. 
• Ran a 6K PR time of 22:35.0 at Cougar Challenge (Sept. 28) for 30th place. 
• Placed 66th at the CCAA Championships (Oct. 25) with a 6K time of 24:32.8. 
• Clock a 3.74M time of 24:34.6 at the NCAA Division II West Regionals for 151st place. 

• Competed in six outdoor meets.
• Ran a season-best 3000-meter steeplechase time of 12:39.36 at the Steve Scott Invitational (April 26-27).
• Posted her best 1500- (5:07.48) and 5000-meter (19:07.94) at the Mangrum Invitational (March 22).

• Competed in six races. 
• Ran a 6K PR time of 23:38.3 at the Cougar Challenge (Sept. 23) for 98th place. 
• Placed 67th at the CCAA Championships (Oct. 21) with a 6K time of 24:23.4. 
• Clocked a 6K time of 24:19.8 for 129th place at NCAA West Regionals (Nov. 4). 

• Competed in four meets.
• Ran a season-best 1500-meter time of 5:09.54 at the Ross & Sharon Irwin Invitational (March 18).
• Ran her lone 5,000-meter time of 19:18.41 at the Mangrum Invitational (March 24).
• Posted a season-best 800-meter time of 2:33.83 at the Triton Invitational (April 7-8).

• Competed in seven races. 
• Made collegiate debut at the Mark Covert Classic (Sept. 3) with a 58th place finish in 5k time of 20:23.5. 
• Took 76th place with a 6k time of 26:07.2 at the CCAA Championships (Nov. 5). 
• Placed 136th at the NCAA West Regional (Nov. 19) with a 6k time of 24:17.2. 

• A 2022 graduate of El Camino High School in Oceanside, California.
• Ran for Coach Terra Sarnacki.
• 2021 Cross Country's Senior of the Year
• Cross Country and Track & Field Captain for senior year. 
• All-Coastal League second team. 
• Tallied a 4.4 GPA her senior year. 
• Two-time National Honor Society certificate honoree.
• 2022 MLK Scholarship. 
• 2022 AVID Scholarship. 
• 2020 Award for Academic Excellence. 
• AVID High Honor Roll (Fall 2021).  
• Member of Interact Club. 
• AVID Ambassador. 

• Born in Encinitas, California.
• Hometown is Oceanside, California. 
• Daughter of Arturo and Carmen Mendoza. 
• Has an older brother, Brian. 
• Enjoys Minecraft, hiking, swimming, rollerblading, ice skating, coloring, watching movies, traveling, exploring, origami, crafts and anything active or with friends. 
• Favorite movie: Superman (2025). 
• Greatest influence is her father. 
• Favorite athletes are Sydney McLaughlin, Athing Mu and Cooper Teare. 
• Roots for Arsenal Futbol. 
• Likes most about CSUSM is the diversity and its resources. 
• Most memorable moment was winning a backpack during the Mt. Carmel cross country race after coming in top 10. 
• Favorite foods are quesadillas con birria, enchiladas, hamburgers, Costco pizza and anything else as she is not picky. 
• Likes most about CSUSM is all the different activities and support that are available to everyone (also there are sometimes free food!). 
• Majoring in Business.