Maya Garcia '23 Recruiting Profile
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My name is Maya Garcia and I am a Senior, long-distance runner. I run for the cross country and track team at my school (1600m, 3200m, and 5k). I joined the varsity team during my freshman year at West Covina High. I qualified for CIF during my freshman year. I also qualified to compete in the Junior Olympics for the past 2 years with USATF. I am currently the team captain and earned MVP for the 2021 Cross Country season.
My love for running started back in the 7th grade. Not knowing where this would lead, I went to my first race and realized how I excelled in running. I then decided to challenge myself and joined a private running club through USATF. All these experiences have taught me to work hard and push myself and others who need motivation.
I'm looking for an institution that offers nursing and/or biology and a great running team that I can call family. My career goal is to go into Psychology and maybe pursue an emphasis in Sports Psychology. I do prefer to stay in California.
Athletics
High School Information
- Years w/ Varsity
- 6 years
- 2022 Varsity Team
- 2021 Varsity Team
- 2021 Varsity Team
Individual Awards
- 2nd Team All-Conference
Team Awards
- Conference 3rd Place
- 2021 Varsity Team
- 2020 Varsity Team
Individual Awards
- Honorable Mention All-Conference
Team Awards
- Sectional 3rd Place, Conference 3rd Place
- 2019 Varsity Team
Club Information
- Seasons of Club Experience
- 1 season
- 2018 Free Spirit Condors
Coach References
- High School Head Coach
- Frank Gonzales
- High School Assistant Coach
- Danny Mercado
- Private Coach
- Ernest Gregoire
- Jason Heilman
- Travel/Club Coach
- Greg Smotherman
Events
- Camp/Event
- Valle Vista League Finals
- 11/02/22 to 11/02/22
- Girl Varsity earned first place (undefeated) and I earned 3rd overall with a PR of 18:39
- Camp/Event
- Mt. SAC Invitational
- 10/21/22 to 10/22/22
- Race 44-D3 Individual Sweepstakes 3 mile at 20:09 Placed 25th out of 83 runners.
- Camp/Event
- Bell Gardens Invitational
- 10/08/22 to 10/08/22
- 3 mile 19:05:63 Placed 8th out of 134 runners
- Camp/Event
- Brea Invitational
- 10/01/22 to 10/01/22
- 3.2 Miles 20:52:4 Earned 19th place out of 40 runners
- Camp/Event
- FastBack
- 9/03/22 to 9/03/22
- XC 1.4 mile 8:28.4 9th place out of 73 runners
Statistics
| Event | 2021 Varsity Team |
|---|---|
| 800M | 2.32 |
| 1600M | 5.40 |
Academics
Grades
Test Scores
Academic Accomplishments
Are you in honor classes?
NoAre you in AP/IB classes?
Yes.Registered with the NCAA Eligibility Center?
NoAwards and Activities
- AwardsAthlete of the Year 2019- Valinda School of Academics Best Female Athlete 2019-USATF Free Spirit Condors 2020 Fall Semesters Honor Roll Recipient (3.0 GPA) MVP Cross Country 2021
- ActivitiesSTEAM class Venturing Crew troop 443 Missionary Trip/Medical clinic in Central America 2019 Skid Row Sock Drive 2017-2019 VBS volunteer summer youth employment at the Recreation center
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