2022 Women's Cross Country Roster
Roster
Nana, Ouanessa

Ouanessa Nana
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Porter Hills, CA
- High School:
- Granada Hills Charter HS
Bio
Ouanessa Nana TFRRS Page
CSUN - 2023 (Junior)
Nana competed in two races on the season ... opened up the season at the UCR Invitational where she ran a 6k time of 25:57.2 (9/16/23) ... posted a season-best 6k time of 25:09.3 at the Santa Clara Bronco Invitational (10/14/23).
CSUN - 2022 (Sophomore)
Competed in five of the six Matador events ... lowered her 6k best time to 23:53.3 when she finished 200th overall at the Bronco Invitational .. .placed 79th at the BIg West Championship (25:14.1) ... established a 4k best time of 18:53.5 to begin the year at the Anteater Opener (55th overall).
CSUN - 2021 (Freshman)
Ran in all five CSUN events ... posted season-best 6k time at the NCAA West Regional as she went 25:45.1 (232nd overall) ... finished 76th at the Big West Championship after running 26:44.6 ... recorded a time of 26:33.2 at the UC Riverside Highlander Invitational (236th overall) ... ran 21:23.2 on the 3.11m course at The Master's Invitational (111th overall) ... opened season by finishing 94th (28:08.6) at the Stump Invitational.
CSUN - 2020 (Freshman)
Did not compete as Big West canceled all 2020 Fall sports due to COVID-19 concerns.
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2020 graduate of Granada Hills Charter High School … lettered in cross country and track … named 2018 school track and field Rookie of the Year … a member of the school 4x400m relay that qualified for the 2019 CIF State Championship after finishing third at the CIF LA City Section Finals … posted bests of 1:03.84 in the 400m and 2:28.97 in the 800m ... recorded cross country bests of 13:50.80 in the two-mile, 22:48.20 in the 2.9 mile, and 20:29.70 in the three-mile.
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PERSONAL
Daughter of Jean Calvin and Michelle Nana … an English-Creative Writing major … had a twin sister, Anoukka, who is attending LA Pierce College … favorites include Dalilah Muhammad, Allyson Felix, The Flash, Little Women, pasta and chicken, Why Don’t We, Tate Mcrae, and Instagram … chose CSUN for a great community, great academic program, and great sports program … feels everyone at CSUN is nice and caring and the campus is beautiful … feels that the best thing about being an athlete is getting show school spirit and having teammate to call family…the person in history she would like to meet is Rosa Parks … the person she would like to switch places for a day with is Zendaya … her greatest hero is her mom because she has sacrifice everything for her, even if it means she will be get hurt in the process.
CROSS COUNTRY BESTS
CSUN - 2023 (Junior)
Nana competed in two races on the season ... opened up the season at the UCR Invitational where she ran a 6k time of 25:57.2 (9/16/23) ... posted a season-best 6k time of 25:09.3 at the Santa Clara Bronco Invitational (10/14/23).
CSUN - 2022 (Sophomore)
Competed in five of the six Matador events ... lowered her 6k best time to 23:53.3 when she finished 200th overall at the Bronco Invitational .. .placed 79th at the BIg West Championship (25:14.1) ... established a 4k best time of 18:53.5 to begin the year at the Anteater Opener (55th overall).
CSUN - 2021 (Freshman)
Ran in all five CSUN events ... posted season-best 6k time at the NCAA West Regional as she went 25:45.1 (232nd overall) ... finished 76th at the Big West Championship after running 26:44.6 ... recorded a time of 26:33.2 at the UC Riverside Highlander Invitational (236th overall) ... ran 21:23.2 on the 3.11m course at The Master's Invitational (111th overall) ... opened season by finishing 94th (28:08.6) at the Stump Invitational.
CSUN - 2020 (Freshman)
Did not compete as Big West canceled all 2020 Fall sports due to COVID-19 concerns.
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2020 graduate of Granada Hills Charter High School … lettered in cross country and track … named 2018 school track and field Rookie of the Year … a member of the school 4x400m relay that qualified for the 2019 CIF State Championship after finishing third at the CIF LA City Section Finals … posted bests of 1:03.84 in the 400m and 2:28.97 in the 800m ... recorded cross country bests of 13:50.80 in the two-mile, 22:48.20 in the 2.9 mile, and 20:29.70 in the three-mile.
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PERSONAL
Daughter of Jean Calvin and Michelle Nana … an English-Creative Writing major … had a twin sister, Anoukka, who is attending LA Pierce College … favorites include Dalilah Muhammad, Allyson Felix, The Flash, Little Women, pasta and chicken, Why Don’t We, Tate Mcrae, and Instagram … chose CSUN for a great community, great academic program, and great sports program … feels everyone at CSUN is nice and caring and the campus is beautiful … feels that the best thing about being an athlete is getting show school spirit and having teammate to call family…the person in history she would like to meet is Rosa Parks … the person she would like to switch places for a day with is Zendaya … her greatest hero is her mom because she has sacrifice everything for her, even if it means she will be get hurt in the process.
CROSS COUNTRY BESTS
4k | 18:53.5 | Anteater Opener | 9/1/22 |
6k | 23:53.2 | Big West Championship | 10/29/22 |
3.11m | 21:23.2 | The Master's Invitational | 9/25/21 |
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