San Jose State University Cross Country: Spent four years on the San Jose State University cross country team… Was a four-time Academic All-Western Athletic Conference selection… Selected 2^nd Team All-WAC as a junior and senior… Had six career top-25 finishes and seven career finishes under 19:00.00… Placed 40^th in the WAC Championships her senior year… As a junior, she finished 14^th in the WAC Championships and 88^th in the NCAA Regional Championships… Earned her degrees in behavioral science and sociology….

St. Paul HS: Spent four years on the track team and three on the cross country team… In track, she was her team’s Most Valuable Runner three years in a row and was a four-time All-Del Rey League selection… Reached the CIF Finals in the 1600 meters (5.11), as well as running the 100-meter hurdles (17.08) and 300-meter hurdles (47.61)… Won the league championship in the 300-meter hurdles as a freshman and sophomore and won the league title in the 100-meter hurdles as a sophomore… Set a school record in the 300-meter hurdles with her time of 47.61… With the cross country team, she was a three-time All-State selection and two-time league champion… Was the state runner-up as a senior with a time of 18:30, while she helped her team win the Mt. SAC Sweepstakes championship as a sophomore…..

Personal: Most memorable moment was finishing second in the state cross country championships as a senior and winning the league title as a freshman… Aspires to be a school psychologist, school counselor or marriage and family counselor… Likes to go to concerts in her spare time… Has two siblings – Laura (26) and Jennifer (19)… Is the daughter of Frank and Jesusa Elizalde… Born in Long Beach, CA on February 14, 1986…..