2019 Track and Field Roster

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Mikayla Florez

  • Position:
    Distance
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Major:
    Healthcare Administration
  • Hometown:
    Riverbank, Calif.
  • High School:
    Riverbank HS
  • Prev School:
    Riverbank HS

Mikayla Florez -- Career and Season Statistics


2019 (Senior)
Outdoor:
Reset career-best in the 3000m with a time of 10:20.87 to finish fifth at the Big West Challenge Cup ... Lowered career-best in the 5000m to 17:33.81 to place fourth at the Steve Scott Invitational ... Finished third in the 5000m (17:52.11) at the Beach Invitational ... Was 12th in the 10000m (38:06.05) and 32nd in the 5000m (18:15.57) at the Big West Championships ... Named Academic All-Conference.

Indoor: Did not compete.

2018 (Junior)
Outdoor:
Ran a career-best 37:36.13 in the 10000m at the Big West Championships to finish seventh ... Recorded a career-best 4:46.92 in the 1500m at the Steve Scott Invitational (23rd) ... Was sixth in the 3000m (10:25.52) and 10th in the 1500m (5:05.93) at the Big West Challenge Cup ... Placed third in the 3000m at the San Diego Collegiate Challenge (10:26.21) and fourth in the 5000m (17:49.08) at the Beach Invitational.

Indoor: Ran a career-best in the mile, 5:10.41, to finish 32nd at the MPSF Championships.

2017 (Sophomore)
Outdoor:
 Logged a season-best time of 2:24.85 in the 800m at the LBSU-UCLA Dual ... Also ran the 4x400 relay at the LBSU-UCLA dual, posting a time of 4:41.33 ... Her time of 4:49.93 in the 1500m at the USC Invitational was LBSU's fastest time of the season.

Indoor: During indoor season, had an indoor-best time of 2:30.26 in the 800m at the Air Force Team Challenge.

2016 (Redshirt): Sat out the season as a redshirt in the Long Beach State program.

2015 (Freshman)
Outdoor:
 Clocked in with a season-best 2:18.91 in the 800m at the California Collegiate Invitational ... Finished third in that event at the Anteater 4-Way Meet (2:20.91) ... Notched a season-best 4:48.49 in the 1500m at the Steve Scott Invitational.

Indoor: Competed in the mile at the Lumberjack Team Challenge ... Placed fifth with an altitude adjusted time of 5:20.93.

High School: A four-year letter winner at Riverbank High School in cross country ... Ran in junior Olympics twice, finishing in 19th as a sophomore and fifth in her junior year ... Helped the Bruins claim two section team titles as a freshman and senior ... Three-time section champion ... Placed seventh at state championship in her junior season and fifth as a senior.

Personal: Majoring in health administration.

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