2019 Women's Track & Field Roster
Roster
Eligio, Heidi

Heidi Eligio
- Position:
- Distance
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Burbank, CA
- High School:
- Burroughs HS
Bio
Heidi Eligio TFRRS Page
2021 (SENIOR)
OUTDOOR: Reset her career best in the 5000 when she ran 19:42.82 at the Apr. 29 UC Riverside Distance Invitational...posted a time of 5:03.95 in the 1500m preliminaries of the Big West Championship May 14..she was 10th in her heat and 20th overall and did not advance to the finals...ran a season-best 5:04.96 in the 1500m at the Triton Invitational Apr. 10...season-best fourth in the 1500m occurred Apr. 2 during the CSUN Red & Black Invitational.
INDOOR: Did not compete.
2020 (JUNIOR)
OUTDOOR: Did not finish the 800m at the Mar. 7 San Diego Collegiate Challenge in lone outdoor appearance.
INDOOR: Ran the mile four times during the indoor season...recorded a career-best finish, after earning runner-up honors at the NAU Tune Up on Feb. 21 by running 5:38.58...recorded career-best time of 5:15.61 at the MPSF Championships (43rd overall).
CROSS COUNTRY: Entered all four races for CSUN…placed 39th in the season-opening USD Invitational, running 25:19.3 over the 6k course…was 65th at The Master’s Invitational Sept. 28, posting a time of 19:11.9 on the 3.11m course…recorded a season-best 6k time at the Highlander Invitational Oct. 19, running 22:47 to come in 63rd…finished 68th in a 6k time of 23:41.3 at the Big West Championship.
2019 (SOPHOMORE)
OUTDOOR: Ran twice during the outdoor campaign…reset career best in the 1500m at the USC Invitational to 4:56.77 (21st)…lowered career best to 10:41.43 in the 3000m at the San Diego Collegiate Challenge.       Â
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INDOOR: Competed primarily on the CSUN distance medley relay during the indoor season…was part of the DMR that finished 17th at the MPSF Championship (12:39.95)…ran on the DMR that was 31st (13:00.63) at the UW Invitational Jan. 25...ran the 1000m during the season opening Air Force Holiday Open and turned in a third-place finish (3:22.38).
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CROSS COUNTRY: Was the top finishing Matador in the final three CSUN events of the season…was 52nd at the Highlander Invitational in a season best 5k time of 18:23.10…placed 31st at the Big West Championships (6k, 23:10.90)…was 171st at the NCAA West Regional (6k, 22:31.80)…posted season best 6k time at the UC Riverside Invitational Sept. 15 (22:30.80) to come in 84th during the meet.
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2018 (FRESHMAN)
OUTDOOR: Finished fourth in the 3000m (10:52.26) and the mile (5:37.72) to open the season at the CSUN All Comers…was fourth (2:29.77) in the 800m and fifth in the 1500m (5:00.46) during the CSUN Invitational...final meet of outdoor season was the Pomona-Pitzer Invite where she ran a season best 1500m time of 4:56.91.
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INDOOR: Entered one indoor meet, the New Mexico Classic…ran the mile and came in 27th by going 5:41.55.
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CROSS COUNTRY: Finished 31st (16:54.49) in the season opening 4k Pepperdine Invitational…ran a season- best 6k time of 23:27.20 to place 55th at the Big West Championship…recorded a time of 20:14.70 over the 3.1m Mustang Challenge course to place 25th…tallied 5k best time of 19:37.00 at the UCR Highlander Invitational (76th).
HIGH SCHOOL: A 2017 graduate of John Burroughs High School in Burbank, Calif...competed in cross country, track & field and soccer...was an 800, 1,600 and 3,200 meter runner for the Indians track team and a forward on the soccer squad...top time in the 1,600 meters was 5:22.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Patricia and Jose Oscar Eligio...an Art major....has one younger brother, Oscar...favorites include actors Patrick Dempsey and Ellen Pompeo, the TV show "Grey's Anatomy", the movie "La La Land" and pasta (makes you run faster)...also liked the music of Guns 'N Roses.
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OUTDOOR CAREER BESTS
INDOOR CAREER BESTS
CROSS COUNTRY BESTS
2021 (SENIOR)
OUTDOOR: Reset her career best in the 5000 when she ran 19:42.82 at the Apr. 29 UC Riverside Distance Invitational...posted a time of 5:03.95 in the 1500m preliminaries of the Big West Championship May 14..she was 10th in her heat and 20th overall and did not advance to the finals...ran a season-best 5:04.96 in the 1500m at the Triton Invitational Apr. 10...season-best fourth in the 1500m occurred Apr. 2 during the CSUN Red & Black Invitational.
INDOOR: Did not compete.
2020 (JUNIOR)
OUTDOOR: Did not finish the 800m at the Mar. 7 San Diego Collegiate Challenge in lone outdoor appearance.
INDOOR: Ran the mile four times during the indoor season...recorded a career-best finish, after earning runner-up honors at the NAU Tune Up on Feb. 21 by running 5:38.58...recorded career-best time of 5:15.61 at the MPSF Championships (43rd overall).
CROSS COUNTRY: Entered all four races for CSUN…placed 39th in the season-opening USD Invitational, running 25:19.3 over the 6k course…was 65th at The Master’s Invitational Sept. 28, posting a time of 19:11.9 on the 3.11m course…recorded a season-best 6k time at the Highlander Invitational Oct. 19, running 22:47 to come in 63rd…finished 68th in a 6k time of 23:41.3 at the Big West Championship.
2019 (SOPHOMORE)
OUTDOOR: Ran twice during the outdoor campaign…reset career best in the 1500m at the USC Invitational to 4:56.77 (21st)…lowered career best to 10:41.43 in the 3000m at the San Diego Collegiate Challenge.       Â
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INDOOR: Competed primarily on the CSUN distance medley relay during the indoor season…was part of the DMR that finished 17th at the MPSF Championship (12:39.95)…ran on the DMR that was 31st (13:00.63) at the UW Invitational Jan. 25...ran the 1000m during the season opening Air Force Holiday Open and turned in a third-place finish (3:22.38).
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CROSS COUNTRY: Was the top finishing Matador in the final three CSUN events of the season…was 52nd at the Highlander Invitational in a season best 5k time of 18:23.10…placed 31st at the Big West Championships (6k, 23:10.90)…was 171st at the NCAA West Regional (6k, 22:31.80)…posted season best 6k time at the UC Riverside Invitational Sept. 15 (22:30.80) to come in 84th during the meet.
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2018 (FRESHMAN)
OUTDOOR: Finished fourth in the 3000m (10:52.26) and the mile (5:37.72) to open the season at the CSUN All Comers…was fourth (2:29.77) in the 800m and fifth in the 1500m (5:00.46) during the CSUN Invitational...final meet of outdoor season was the Pomona-Pitzer Invite where she ran a season best 1500m time of 4:56.91.
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INDOOR: Entered one indoor meet, the New Mexico Classic…ran the mile and came in 27th by going 5:41.55.
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CROSS COUNTRY: Finished 31st (16:54.49) in the season opening 4k Pepperdine Invitational…ran a season- best 6k time of 23:27.20 to place 55th at the Big West Championship…recorded a time of 20:14.70 over the 3.1m Mustang Challenge course to place 25th…tallied 5k best time of 19:37.00 at the UCR Highlander Invitational (76th).
HIGH SCHOOL: A 2017 graduate of John Burroughs High School in Burbank, Calif...competed in cross country, track & field and soccer...was an 800, 1,600 and 3,200 meter runner for the Indians track team and a forward on the soccer squad...top time in the 1,600 meters was 5:22.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Patricia and Jose Oscar Eligio...an Art major....has one younger brother, Oscar...favorites include actors Patrick Dempsey and Ellen Pompeo, the TV show "Grey's Anatomy", the movie "La La Land" and pasta (makes you run faster)...also liked the music of Guns 'N Roses.
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OUTDOOR CAREER BESTS
800m | 2:29/77 | Northridge Invitational | 3/24/18 |
1500m | 4:56.77 | USC Invitational | 3/16/19 |
3000m | 10:41.43 | San Diego Collegiate Challenge | 3/9/19 |
5000m | 19:42.82 | UC Riverside Distance Invitational | 4/29/21 |
Mile | 5:37.72 | CSUN All Comers | 3/10/18 |
INDOOR CAREER BESTS
1000m | 3:22.38 | Air Force Holiday Open | 12/7/18 |
Mile | 5:15.61 | MPSF Championship | 2/29/20 |
CROSS COUNTRY BESTS
3.11m | 19:11.90 | The Master's Invitational | 9/28/19 |
4k | 16:54.50 | CSUB Dual | 9/1/17 |
5k | 18:23.10 | Highlander Invitational | 10/13/18 |
6k | 22:30.80 | UC Riverside Invitational | 9/15/18 |
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