2024 Women's Track & Field Roster
Roster
Changco, Mariah

Mariah Changco
- Position:
- Distance
- Height:
- 5-3
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Hollister, CA
- High School:
- San Benito HS
Bio
Mariah Chango TFRRS Page
CSUN - 2024 (Senior)
OUTDOOR: Changco competed in six meets on the season ... registered a personal best and the sixth-best time in school history in the 3000m-steeplechase with a time of 11:52.87 at the Steve Scott Invitational (4/27/24) ... took 17th place in the 3000m-steeplechase with a time of 12:08.05 at the Big West Championships (5/11/24) ... finished second in the 3000m-steeplechase with a time of 12:06.03 at the Vince O'Boyle Classic (3/30/24) ... posted a time of 11:14.48 in the 3000m at the Trojan Invite (3/22/24) ... named to the Big West All-Academic Team.
INDOOR: Did not compete in any meets.
CSUN - 2023 (Junior)
OUTDOOR: Competed four times, running the 1500m, mile, and 5000m ... season best in the 1500m was 5:12.20 at the Fresno State Bulldog Classic ... season best in the mile was 5:58.67 at the Steve Scott Invitational ... season best in the 5000m was 20:36.01 at the West Coast Relays.
INDOOR: Did not compete.
PRIOR TO CSUN: Helped Hartnell College win the 2021 CCCAA Northern California Cross Country Championship after finishing 15th at the NorCal meet … placed 69th as the team finished second at the 2021 CCCAA Cross Country Championship … earned All-Conference honors with an 11th-place finish at the All-Coast Championship as team won the eighth straight league cross country title … finished 77th as the squad placed fourth at the 2019 CCCAA State Cross Country Championship … Hartnell won the 2019 CCCAA Northern California Cross Country Championship as she placed 29th overall … team won 2019 Coast Conference Championship as she finished seventh to earn All-Conference honors … finished 12th in the 3000m steeplechase as team placed fourth at the 2022 CCCAA State Track and Field Championship … was second in the steeplechase, seventh in the 10000m, and 17th in the 5000m as team won the 2022 CCCAA Northern California Championship … Hartnell bests were 5:10.58 in the 1500m, 19:38.07 in the 5000m, 41:46.06 in the 10000m, 12:07.26 in the steeplechase, and 1:18.55 in the 400m hurdles … graduated with an AA degree in Kinesiology.
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HIGH SCHOOL
A 2019 graduate of San Benito High School … qualified for the 1600m and 3200m at the PCAL Master’s Meet as a senior … advanced to the MBL Master’s Meet in the 3200m as a junior and as a sophomore … selected All-League three times in cross country … team won three league titles in cross country and track.
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PERSONAL
Daughter of Randy Chango and Emily Chango … brother Elijah competed in cross country and track for Sacramento State…favorites include the San Francisco 49ers, San Francisco Giants, Brandon Crawford, Adam Sandler, Pizza, Dan and Shay, and Luke Combs … chose CSUN for its academic and athletic programs…says greatest sports moment so far is placing 1-2-3 in the NorCal Championships … says the best thing about being an athlete is competing and meeting new people … says the toughest thing about being an athlete is balancing school work, athletics, and a personal life … the most famous person she has met is E-40 … her greatest heroes are her parents because they are her biggest supporters and have always been there for her no matter what.
OUTDOOR BESTS
CROSS COUNTRY BESTS
CSUN - 2024 (Senior)
OUTDOOR: Changco competed in six meets on the season ... registered a personal best and the sixth-best time in school history in the 3000m-steeplechase with a time of 11:52.87 at the Steve Scott Invitational (4/27/24) ... took 17th place in the 3000m-steeplechase with a time of 12:08.05 at the Big West Championships (5/11/24) ... finished second in the 3000m-steeplechase with a time of 12:06.03 at the Vince O'Boyle Classic (3/30/24) ... posted a time of 11:14.48 in the 3000m at the Trojan Invite (3/22/24) ... named to the Big West All-Academic Team.
INDOOR: Did not compete in any meets.
CSUN - 2023 (Junior)
OUTDOOR: Competed four times, running the 1500m, mile, and 5000m ... season best in the 1500m was 5:12.20 at the Fresno State Bulldog Classic ... season best in the mile was 5:58.67 at the Steve Scott Invitational ... season best in the 5000m was 20:36.01 at the West Coast Relays.
INDOOR: Did not compete.
PRIOR TO CSUN: Helped Hartnell College win the 2021 CCCAA Northern California Cross Country Championship after finishing 15th at the NorCal meet … placed 69th as the team finished second at the 2021 CCCAA Cross Country Championship … earned All-Conference honors with an 11th-place finish at the All-Coast Championship as team won the eighth straight league cross country title … finished 77th as the squad placed fourth at the 2019 CCCAA State Cross Country Championship … Hartnell won the 2019 CCCAA Northern California Cross Country Championship as she placed 29th overall … team won 2019 Coast Conference Championship as she finished seventh to earn All-Conference honors … finished 12th in the 3000m steeplechase as team placed fourth at the 2022 CCCAA State Track and Field Championship … was second in the steeplechase, seventh in the 10000m, and 17th in the 5000m as team won the 2022 CCCAA Northern California Championship … Hartnell bests were 5:10.58 in the 1500m, 19:38.07 in the 5000m, 41:46.06 in the 10000m, 12:07.26 in the steeplechase, and 1:18.55 in the 400m hurdles … graduated with an AA degree in Kinesiology.
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HIGH SCHOOL
A 2019 graduate of San Benito High School … qualified for the 1600m and 3200m at the PCAL Master’s Meet as a senior … advanced to the MBL Master’s Meet in the 3200m as a junior and as a sophomore … selected All-League three times in cross country … team won three league titles in cross country and track.
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PERSONAL
Daughter of Randy Chango and Emily Chango … brother Elijah competed in cross country and track for Sacramento State…favorites include the San Francisco 49ers, San Francisco Giants, Brandon Crawford, Adam Sandler, Pizza, Dan and Shay, and Luke Combs … chose CSUN for its academic and athletic programs…says greatest sports moment so far is placing 1-2-3 in the NorCal Championships … says the best thing about being an athlete is competing and meeting new people … says the toughest thing about being an athlete is balancing school work, athletics, and a personal life … the most famous person she has met is E-40 … her greatest heroes are her parents because they are her biggest supporters and have always been there for her no matter what.
OUTDOOR BESTS
1500m | 5:12.20 | Bulldog Classic | 3/18/23 |
3000m | 11:14.48 | Trojan Invite | 3/22/24 |
5000m | 20:36.01 | West Coast Relays | 3/31/23 |
3000m-S | 11:52.87 | Steve Scott Invitational | 4/27/24 |
Mile | 5:58.67 | Steve Scott Invitational | 5:58.67 |
CROSS COUNTRY BESTS
4k | 17:09.1 | Anteater Opener | 9/1/22 |
6k | 22:57.6 | Big West Championship | 10/29/22 |
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