2016 Women's Track & Field Roster
Roster
Alvarenga, Katie
Distance
/ Women's Track & Field
Sprints
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Sprints
/ Women's Track & Field
Sprints
/ Women's Track & Field
Throws
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Multi
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Sprints
/ Women's Track & Field
Pole Vault
/ Women's Track & Field
Mid-Distance
/ Women's Track & Field
Multi
/ Women's Track & Field
Throws
/ Women's Track & Field
Throws
/ Women's Track & Field
Hurdles
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Sprints
/ Women's Track & Field
Pole Vault
/ Women's Track & Field
Distance
/ Women's Track & Field
Distance
/ Women's Track & Field
Jumps
/ Women's Track & Field
Throws
/ Women's Track & FieldSprints/Hurdles
/ Women's Track & Field
Throws
/ Women's Track & Field
Throws
/ Women's Track & Field
Sprints
/ Women's Track & Field
Jumps
/ Women's Track & Field
Throws
/ Women's Track & Field
Distance
/ Women's Track & Field
Throws
/ Women's Track & Field
Distance
/ Women's Track & Field
Distance
/ Women's Track & Field
Distance
/ Women's Track & Field
Pole Vault
/ Women's Track & Field
Pole Vault
/ Women's Track & Field
Sprints
/ Women's Track & Field
Sprints/Hurdles
/ Women's Track & Field
Jumps
/ Women's Track & Field
Pole Vault
/ Women's Track & Field
Jumps/Throws
/ Women's Track & Field
Long Jump/Sprints
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Throws
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Sprints
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Sprints
/ Women's Track & Field
Katie Alvarenga
- Position:
- Distance
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Mission Hills, CA
- High School:
- Kennedy HS
Bio
Katie Alvarenga TFRRS Page
2019 (SENIOR)
OUTDOOR: Posted a career best 4:39.53 during the preliminaries of the 1500m at the Big West Championship…finished 12th in the 1500m during the Big West finals (4:42.69)…charted a career-best 2:18.69 in the 800m in the Pacific Coast Intercollegiate to place 18th overall…won the San Diego Collegiate Challenge 3000m (10:32.47) to open the outdoor campaign…chosen Academic All-Conference.
INDOOR: Began the indoor season with a career-best in the 1000m as she finished second at the Air Force Holiday Open (3:18.27)…ran the mile at the University of New Mexico Don Kirby Invitational (5:24.24, 19th overall)…a member of the CSUN distance medley relay (12:39.95) at the MPSF Championship...named Academic All-MPSF.
CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in all six events for CSUN…Finished a season-best 48th over the 6k course at the Big West Championship (23:47.80)…ran a season best 6k time at the UC Riverside Invitational (22:27.10)…posted a 23:09.20 performance during the NCAA West Regional (210th overall)…named Academic All-Conference.
2018 (JUNIOR)
OUTDOOR: Won the mile in the season opening CSUN All Comers (5:23.73)…won the 800m at the Northridge Invitational in a career-best time of 2:21.81…turned in a career best 18:04.66 in the 5000m during the Beach Invitational which earned her seventh-place…posted a season best time (4:42.31) in the 1500m at the UCSD Triton Invitational…was 15th (4:48.21) in the 1500m at the Big West Championship…chosen Academic All-Conference.
INDOOR: Placed 33rd in the mile at the MPSF Championship with an indoor career-best time of 5:11.32...was 17th in the 3000m at the New Mexico Classic (11:02.81)…ran the 5000m (18:24.59) at the Husky Classic…a member of the CSUN distance medley relays at the MPSF Championships (12th, 12:27.60) and the UW Invitational (Jan. 27, 12:21.55)...named Academic All-MPSF.
CROSS COUNTRY: Had the Matadors' top time (15:25.70) at the 4k Pepperdine Invitational as she placed ninth among the 44 competitors…went 22:12.10 in the 6k UCR Invitational to place 70th…was ninth at the 3.1m Mustang Challenge after running 18:49.30…turned in a 18:28.50 performance over the 5k course at the UCR Highlander Invitational…came in 37th and second among CSUN entries at the Big West Championship (22:12.70).
2017 (SOPHOMORE)
OUTDOOR: Placed 17th in the 1500m with a time of 4:48.56 at the Big West Championship…posted season-best time in the 800m (2:23.18) and 1500m (4:39.92) at the Fresno State Invitational….charted season-best time of 18:33.85 in the 5000m at the Texas Invitational on Apr. 14…chosen Academic All-Conference.
INDOOR: Competed in one mile run event and finished with a time of 5:49.76 at the New Mexico Cherry & Silver on Jan. 21.
CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in all six meets…finished a season-best 38th at the 5k Highlander Invitational in 18:47.79…was 46th at the San Francisco Invitational in a 6k time of 23:21.40…clocked a 6k season-best (22:22.05) at the UCR Invitational…finished 52nd at the Big West Championship in 24:14.80 and went on to finish 187th at the NCAA West Regional in a time of 22:48.70…was one of four Matador runners named Academic All-Conference.
2016 (FRESHMAN)
OUTDOOR: Ran the 10000m at the Big West Outdoor Track & Field Championships (39:27.02) to finish 15th…ran a season-best 4:47.72 in the 1,500 at Triton Invitational…ran a season-best 10:29.78 in the 3000m at the Trojan Invitational…ran a season-best 18:21.48 in the 5000m at the San Francisco Distance Carnival.
INDOOR: Ran primarily in the mile run…recorded a season-best 5:11.84 (33rd) at the MPSF Championship...a member of the Distance Medley Relay team that placed 13th at the MPSF Championship.
CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in all seven meets for the Matadors as a freshman…finished a season-best fourth at the season-opening Pepperdine Invitational in 15:29.61…also finished in the top 25 at the San Francisco Invitational and the Highlander Invitational…finished 31st at her first Big West Championship in a career best time of 22:02.69…went on to finish 201st at the NCAA West Regional in a time of 23:44.00.
HIGH SCHOOL: A 2015 graduate of John F. Kennedy High School in Granada Hills, Calif...competed in both cross country and track & field...was a team captain for the Cougars cross country team and competed in the 800, 1,600 and 3,200 meters for the track squad...graduated with a 3.7 grade point average, earning Silver honors.
PERSONAL: Mother is Gloria Alvarenga....major is Public Health...has one younger brother, Fabricio and two younger sisters, Melissa and Jasmine...favorites include actor Jim Carrey and the TV show "The Office"...says the best thing about being an athlete is "having great teammates"....says the toughest thing about being an athlete is "staying awake in class after practice".
OUTDOOR CAREER BESTS
INDOOR CAREER BESTS
CROSS COUNTRY BESTS
2019 (SENIOR)
OUTDOOR: Posted a career best 4:39.53 during the preliminaries of the 1500m at the Big West Championship…finished 12th in the 1500m during the Big West finals (4:42.69)…charted a career-best 2:18.69 in the 800m in the Pacific Coast Intercollegiate to place 18th overall…won the San Diego Collegiate Challenge 3000m (10:32.47) to open the outdoor campaign…chosen Academic All-Conference.
INDOOR: Began the indoor season with a career-best in the 1000m as she finished second at the Air Force Holiday Open (3:18.27)…ran the mile at the University of New Mexico Don Kirby Invitational (5:24.24, 19th overall)…a member of the CSUN distance medley relay (12:39.95) at the MPSF Championship...named Academic All-MPSF.
CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in all six events for CSUN…Finished a season-best 48th over the 6k course at the Big West Championship (23:47.80)…ran a season best 6k time at the UC Riverside Invitational (22:27.10)…posted a 23:09.20 performance during the NCAA West Regional (210th overall)…named Academic All-Conference.
2018 (JUNIOR)
OUTDOOR: Won the mile in the season opening CSUN All Comers (5:23.73)…won the 800m at the Northridge Invitational in a career-best time of 2:21.81…turned in a career best 18:04.66 in the 5000m during the Beach Invitational which earned her seventh-place…posted a season best time (4:42.31) in the 1500m at the UCSD Triton Invitational…was 15th (4:48.21) in the 1500m at the Big West Championship…chosen Academic All-Conference.
INDOOR: Placed 33rd in the mile at the MPSF Championship with an indoor career-best time of 5:11.32...was 17th in the 3000m at the New Mexico Classic (11:02.81)…ran the 5000m (18:24.59) at the Husky Classic…a member of the CSUN distance medley relays at the MPSF Championships (12th, 12:27.60) and the UW Invitational (Jan. 27, 12:21.55)...named Academic All-MPSF.
CROSS COUNTRY: Had the Matadors' top time (15:25.70) at the 4k Pepperdine Invitational as she placed ninth among the 44 competitors…went 22:12.10 in the 6k UCR Invitational to place 70th…was ninth at the 3.1m Mustang Challenge after running 18:49.30…turned in a 18:28.50 performance over the 5k course at the UCR Highlander Invitational…came in 37th and second among CSUN entries at the Big West Championship (22:12.70).
2017 (SOPHOMORE)
OUTDOOR: Placed 17th in the 1500m with a time of 4:48.56 at the Big West Championship…posted season-best time in the 800m (2:23.18) and 1500m (4:39.92) at the Fresno State Invitational….charted season-best time of 18:33.85 in the 5000m at the Texas Invitational on Apr. 14…chosen Academic All-Conference.
INDOOR: Competed in one mile run event and finished with a time of 5:49.76 at the New Mexico Cherry & Silver on Jan. 21.
CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in all six meets…finished a season-best 38th at the 5k Highlander Invitational in 18:47.79…was 46th at the San Francisco Invitational in a 6k time of 23:21.40…clocked a 6k season-best (22:22.05) at the UCR Invitational…finished 52nd at the Big West Championship in 24:14.80 and went on to finish 187th at the NCAA West Regional in a time of 22:48.70…was one of four Matador runners named Academic All-Conference.
2016 (FRESHMAN)
OUTDOOR: Ran the 10000m at the Big West Outdoor Track & Field Championships (39:27.02) to finish 15th…ran a season-best 4:47.72 in the 1,500 at Triton Invitational…ran a season-best 10:29.78 in the 3000m at the Trojan Invitational…ran a season-best 18:21.48 in the 5000m at the San Francisco Distance Carnival.
INDOOR: Ran primarily in the mile run…recorded a season-best 5:11.84 (33rd) at the MPSF Championship...a member of the Distance Medley Relay team that placed 13th at the MPSF Championship.
CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in all seven meets for the Matadors as a freshman…finished a season-best fourth at the season-opening Pepperdine Invitational in 15:29.61…also finished in the top 25 at the San Francisco Invitational and the Highlander Invitational…finished 31st at her first Big West Championship in a career best time of 22:02.69…went on to finish 201st at the NCAA West Regional in a time of 23:44.00.
HIGH SCHOOL: A 2015 graduate of John F. Kennedy High School in Granada Hills, Calif...competed in both cross country and track & field...was a team captain for the Cougars cross country team and competed in the 800, 1,600 and 3,200 meters for the track squad...graduated with a 3.7 grade point average, earning Silver honors.
PERSONAL: Mother is Gloria Alvarenga....major is Public Health...has one younger brother, Fabricio and two younger sisters, Melissa and Jasmine...favorites include actor Jim Carrey and the TV show "The Office"...says the best thing about being an athlete is "having great teammates"....says the toughest thing about being an athlete is "staying awake in class after practice".
OUTDOOR CAREER BESTS
| 600m | 1:41.30 | CSUN All Comers | 3/10/18 |
| 800m | 2:18.69 | Pacific Coast Intercollegiate | 4/18/19 |
| 1500m | 4:39.53 | Big West Championship | 5/10/19 |
| 3000m | 10:29.78 | Trojan Classic | 3/19/16 |
| 5000m | 18:04.66 | Beach Invitational | 4/20/18 |
| 10000m | 39:27.02 | Big West Championship | 5/13/16 |
| Mile | 5:11.05 | Desert Heat Classic | 4/28/18 |
INDOOR CAREER BESTS
| 800m | 2:22.94 | Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Invitational | 1/20/18 |
| 3000m | 12:21.55 | New Mexico Classic | 2/2/18 |
| 5000m | 18:24.59 | Husky Classic | 2/9/18 |
| Mile | 5:11.32 | MPSF Championship | 2/23/18 |
CROSS COUNTRY BESTS
| 4k | 15:25.70 | Pepperdine Dual | 9/1/17 |
| 5k | 18:28.50 | Highlander Invitational | 10/14/17 |
| 6k | 22:02/70 | Big West Championship | 10/31/15 |
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