Veronica Franco

Position:
Distance
Class:
Junior
Major:
Communication Studies
Hometown:
Irvine, Calif.
High School:
Huntington Beach HS
Prev School:
Huntington Beach HS

Veronica Franco -- Career and Season Statistics

2011 (Junior)
Outdoor: Competed in races ranging from the 800m to the 10000m ... Season-best finish was fifth in the 3000m steeplechase (11:53.30) ... Season-best time of 2:26.41 in the 800m came at the Aztec Invitational ... Season-best 39:10.98 in the 10000m occurred during the Cal/Nevada Championships.

Indoor: Ran the 3000m at the UW Invitational (11:03.81) in only start of season.

2010 (Sophomore):
Outdoor: Big West qualifier in the 3000m steeplechase ... Had a fourth-place showing with a career-best 11:43.04 at the Triton Invitational ... Established a personal-record 10:39.39 in the 3000m.

Indoor: Did not compete.

2009 (Freshman):
Outdoor: Competed in the 10000m run at the Big West Championships ... Established a season-best 10:44.93 in the 3000m at the UCSD Triton Invitational ... Notched a season-low 12:05.84 in the 3000m steeplechase at the Big West Challenge Cup ... Finished 11th in the 5000m at the Steve Scott Invitational (18:25.32).

Indoor: Did not compete.

2008 (Redshirt): Sat out the season as a redshirt in the track program at Long Beach State.

High School: Four-year letterwinner in cross country and track at Huntington Beach High School ... Two-time cross country first-team All-Orange County ... Also earned All-Sunset League honors ... Reached the CIF preliminaries ... Team MVP in both sports ... Broke two school records in cross country and six in track ... Established personal bests in the three-mile run (18:20), 1600m (5:26), 3200m (11:34), and 800m (2:27).

Personal: Majoring in communication studies.