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2022 Women's Cross Country

Carissa Estrada

  • Major Biological Sciences
  • Hometown Rialto, CA
  • Previous School Carter High School
  • Class Senior

Biography

Career Notes: Nineteen career races...Currently holds the program's eighth fastest 5K time of 19:27.5...Also holds the program's sixth fastest 6K time of 23:37.4...Holds the program's second fastest time at the Kim Duyst Invitational with a 23:56.7...Also holds Top Five program times at PUC Pioneer Invitational and Cal Pac Championship meet...Has five top ten finishes overall...3X All-California Pacific Conference Second Team selection...2X NAIA National Championships qualifier.

2022: All-California Pacific Conference Second Team...Placed 29th overall in the season opener, crossing the finish line in 20:55 at the Seawolf Invite in Fresno, Calif. (9/3)...Finished 16th overall with a 6K time of 27:34 at the Jessup Invitational in Rocklin, Calif. (9/24)...Scored for the Bobcats (60th/23:37) on the 6K course at the Santa Clara Bronco Invitational in Sunnyvale, Calif. (10/15)...Crossed the finish line 12th overall (21:09) at the Warrior Invitational in Rocklin, Calif. (10/22)...Grabbed eleventh (19:47) place at the California Pacific Conference Championships at Woodward Park in Fresno, Calif. (11/4)...Ran a time of 19:41 and placed 206th in the NAIA National Championships (11/18) at Apalachee Regional Park in Tallahassee, Florida.

2021: All-California Pacific Conference Second Team...Competed in six races...Finished 15th with a time of 20:54 at the Fresno Invitational (9/4)...Finished 52nd in 25:11 at the Pacific Collegiate XC Invite 6K (10/1)...Tied her best-ever finish as she placed fifth with a 19:58 time at the Ryan Nunez Bobcat Invitational (10/16)...Placed 33rd overall with a PR time of 19:27 at the William Jessup Warrior Invitational (10/23)...Earned a 12th place finish crossing the finish line in 20:16 at the California Pacific Conference Championships (11/5).

2020: Competed in five meets as a sophomore and earned four Top Ten finishes...All-Californa Pacific Conference Second Team selection and NAIA National Championships qualifier...Opened the season with a 6th-place finish and ran the Dominican Tri-Meet (2/13) 6K course in a time of 27:55...Earned another 6th-place finish the following weekend on the Dominican Tri-Meet 5K course with a time 21:51...Earned first career Top Five finish when she placed fifth overall with a time of 19:49 at the PUC Pioneer Invitational (3/14)...Finished eighth in her first ever California Pacific Conference Championship (3/22) clocking a time of 19:39 and earning an automatic qualification to nationals...19:39 time was good for seventh on the program's all-time Top Ten list...Crossed the finish line in 20:26 at the NAIA National Championships (8/9), the eighth fastest time at a national meet in program history.

2019: Led the Bobcats and finished 35th overall in her first career race on the 6K course at the Kim Duyst Invitational with a time of 23:56...Became the fourth different freshman in program history to be the Bobcats top scorer...Also ran and scored for the Bobcats at The Master's University XC Invitational with a time of 20:53, good for 174th overall...Went down with an injury and was granted a medical hardship by the NAIA.

High School: Saw steady drops in her three mile times and improved her Citrus Belt League places each season at Carter High School....Capped her storied high school career with a top five finish in both the 1600 meter and 3200 meter races at the Citrus Belt League Track and Field Championships.

Personal: Majoring in Biological Sciences...Has one sibling...Can be found playing with her dogs in her spare time...Plans to be a Pediatrician after her athletic career...Loves Ice Cream...Favorite team is the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim...Favorite musician is Halsey and favorite movie is The Shallows.

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