2008: Finished all seven team races, leading the squad in four events … Finished 11th with time of 17:54 at NAIA Championships (11/22) … Broke 18-minute mark four times … Turned in 10th-place time of 17:32 at UC Riverside Invitational (9/27), good for fourth-best time in school history … Finished second, behind teammate Violet Mokaya, with mark of 17:55.7 at Biola Invitational (10/25) … Ran fourth-place time of 17:49 at GSAC Championships (11/8).

2007: Was on cross country team but did not finish a race.

TRACK AND FIELD: Member of 2008-09 track squad … Posted 11th-place mark of 10:21.29 in 3000m run at NAIA National Indoor Championships (3/5) … Ran on fifth-place relay team that posted time of 9:22.80 in 4x800m at indoor meet.

HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Bolsa Grande in Garden Grove, graduating in 2007 … Ran four years of cross country and four years of track and field … Finished fourth at state cross country meet in senior year … Named MVP of both teams three times ... Team was league champions in both sports in freshman year.

PERSONAL: Born July 27, 1989 in Mexico to Juan Jose and Maria Pelayo … Has three sisters (21, 17 and 13) … Majoring in physical education with a minor in coaching … Plans on becoming a teacher … Enjoys shopping.