2025 Track and Field Roster
Tapanes, Alyssa
Alyssa Tapanes
- Position:
- Distance
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Junior
- Major:
- Kinesiology Exercise Science
- Hometown:
- Downey, Calif.
- High School:
- Downey HS
- Prev School:
- Downey HS
Bio
Alyssa Tapanes - Season/Career Statistics
2025 (Junior)
Outdoor: Ran nine races ranging from the 800m to the steeplechase ... Lowered personal bests to 2:24.44 in the 800m (12th at the Big West Challenge Cup), 10:25.56 in the 3000m (third at the Battle at the Beach), 11:34.48 in the steeplechase (seventh, Beach Invitational), and 5:17.02 in the mile (22nd at the Steve Scott Invitational ... Finished fourth in the 1500m (4:47.39) and 12th in the 3000m (10:28.52) at the Beach Opener.
Indoor: Did not compete.
2024 (Sophomore)
Outdoor: Ran lone 3000m of the season at the Big West Challenge Cup and finished sixth (10:40.41) ... Entered two 1500m races, recording a season best of 4:42.00 at the Pacific Coast Invitational ... Competed in the 5000m on two occasions, running a season best 17:47.33 at the Beach Invitational.
Indoor: Did not compete.
2023 (Freshman)
Outdoor: Competed in seven meets … Ran a season best in the 800m (2:25.35) at the Beach Opener ... Posted season best of 4:55.81 in the 1500m at the Ben Brown Invite ... Fastest time in the mile was 5:18.78 at the Steve Scott Invitational.
Indoor: Did not compete.
High School: Ran cross country and track and field at Downey High School … Helped her team finish top three in league every year of her high school career, including a track championship as a freshman … Won the individual league title for the 1600m as a junior … As a freshman, ran a 2:22.52 in the 800m, 5:19.81 in the 1600m, and 12:01.48 in the 3200m … Academically, earned the Dean’s Award (2019-22), Scholar-Athlete Award (2018-19, 2019-20), and the Viking Award (2022).
Personal: Daughter to Paula and Julia Tapanes … Has a sister, Maxine, and two brothers, Matthew and Thomas … A Kinesiology Exercise Science major.
2025 (Junior)
Outdoor: Ran nine races ranging from the 800m to the steeplechase ... Lowered personal bests to 2:24.44 in the 800m (12th at the Big West Challenge Cup), 10:25.56 in the 3000m (third at the Battle at the Beach), 11:34.48 in the steeplechase (seventh, Beach Invitational), and 5:17.02 in the mile (22nd at the Steve Scott Invitational ... Finished fourth in the 1500m (4:47.39) and 12th in the 3000m (10:28.52) at the Beach Opener.
Indoor: Did not compete.
2024 (Sophomore)
Outdoor: Ran lone 3000m of the season at the Big West Challenge Cup and finished sixth (10:40.41) ... Entered two 1500m races, recording a season best of 4:42.00 at the Pacific Coast Invitational ... Competed in the 5000m on two occasions, running a season best 17:47.33 at the Beach Invitational.
Indoor: Did not compete.
2023 (Freshman)
Outdoor: Competed in seven meets … Ran a season best in the 800m (2:25.35) at the Beach Opener ... Posted season best of 4:55.81 in the 1500m at the Ben Brown Invite ... Fastest time in the mile was 5:18.78 at the Steve Scott Invitational.
Indoor: Did not compete.
High School: Ran cross country and track and field at Downey High School … Helped her team finish top three in league every year of her high school career, including a track championship as a freshman … Won the individual league title for the 1600m as a junior … As a freshman, ran a 2:22.52 in the 800m, 5:19.81 in the 1600m, and 12:01.48 in the 3200m … Academically, earned the Dean’s Award (2019-22), Scholar-Athlete Award (2018-19, 2019-20), and the Viking Award (2022).
Personal: Daughter to Paula and Julia Tapanes … Has a sister, Maxine, and two brothers, Matthew and Thomas … A Kinesiology Exercise Science major.
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