2009 Women's Track & Field Roster
Roster
Velarde, Sandra

Sandra Velarde
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Lake View Terrace, CA
- High School:
- San Fernando HS
Bio
2008 (R-SOPHOMORE)
OUTDOOR: Qualified for the 10,000 meters at the Big West Championship where she finished 14th in a time of 44:43.35...ran a season-best 41.36:39 in the 10,000m at the Rafer Johnson Invitational at UCLA...ran a lifetime-best 5:05.12 in the 1,500 meters at the
Steve Scott Invitational in Irvine...ran the 3,000 and 5,000 meters during the outdoor season...named Academic All-Conference.
INDOOR: Did not compete.
2007 (R-FRESHMAN)
OUTDOOR: Finished ninth in the prelims of the 1,500 meters (5:21.51) at the Big West Championship...ran season-bests of 2:36.55 in
the 800 meters and 11:11.79 in the 3,000 meters during the outdoor season...named Academic All-Conference.
INDOOR: Posted indoor personal-bests of 6:01.86 in the mile and 11:52.49 in the 3,000 meters at the Husky Indoor Classic.
2006 (REDSHIRT): Sat out the indoor and outdoor seasons as a redshirt in the CSUN program.
HIGH SCHOOL: A 2005 graduate of San Fernando High School in San Fernando High School...competed in both cross country and track...won the Valley Mission League cross country title as a senior in 2005...was named cross country team MVP as a junior in 2004...graduated with a 3.3 grade point average.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Petra and Salvador Velarde...major is Spanish...has three brothers, Salvador Jr., Francisco and Jose and three sisters, Blanca, Mayra and Nanci, who also competes for the Northridge track and field team...favorites include the Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankee Alex Rodriguez and the movie “A Walk To Remember”...says the best thing about being an athlete is staying in shape and being competitive...says the toughest thing is having the responsibility to wake up early for practice.
OUTDOOR: Qualified for the 10,000 meters at the Big West Championship where she finished 14th in a time of 44:43.35...ran a season-best 41.36:39 in the 10,000m at the Rafer Johnson Invitational at UCLA...ran a lifetime-best 5:05.12 in the 1,500 meters at the
Steve Scott Invitational in Irvine...ran the 3,000 and 5,000 meters during the outdoor season...named Academic All-Conference.
INDOOR: Did not compete.
2007 (R-FRESHMAN)
OUTDOOR: Finished ninth in the prelims of the 1,500 meters (5:21.51) at the Big West Championship...ran season-bests of 2:36.55 in
the 800 meters and 11:11.79 in the 3,000 meters during the outdoor season...named Academic All-Conference.
INDOOR: Posted indoor personal-bests of 6:01.86 in the mile and 11:52.49 in the 3,000 meters at the Husky Indoor Classic.
2006 (REDSHIRT): Sat out the indoor and outdoor seasons as a redshirt in the CSUN program.
HIGH SCHOOL: A 2005 graduate of San Fernando High School in San Fernando High School...competed in both cross country and track...won the Valley Mission League cross country title as a senior in 2005...was named cross country team MVP as a junior in 2004...graduated with a 3.3 grade point average.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Petra and Salvador Velarde...major is Spanish...has three brothers, Salvador Jr., Francisco and Jose and three sisters, Blanca, Mayra and Nanci, who also competes for the Northridge track and field team...favorites include the Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankee Alex Rodriguez and the movie “A Walk To Remember”...says the best thing about being an athlete is staying in shape and being competitive...says the toughest thing is having the responsibility to wake up early for practice.
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