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University of California, Santa Barbara

2023 Women's Cross Country Roster

Megan Gonzalez

  • Year Junior
  • Hometown Torrance, Calif.
  • High School West Torrance HS

Biography

UC SANTA BARBARA

2023 Track and Field 

Ran a personal best in the 800m at the Westmont Classic (Mar. 25) with a time of 2:19.83 … Made a personal best of 4:56.97 in the 1500m at the Mike Fanelli Track Classic (Mar. 30-Apr. 1). 

2022 Cross Country 
Achieved a personal best of 18:57.7 in the 5k at the UCR 41st Annual Cross Country Invitational (Sept. 17). 


GEORGE WASHINGTON

2021 Cross Country 
Ran in two races … Achieved a personal best of 19:07.4 in the 5k at the Mount St. Mary's 5k Duals


HIGH SCHOOL
Attended West Torrance High School in the Pioneer league … Ran for coach Jennifer Rodriguez and earned six varsity letters … Named five time All CIF Southern Section … Part of three time league champion team for Cross Country … 7x League Champion in Track … Holds the school record for 5k and three-mile … Placed 6th in the 800m at the CIF SS Finals as a Freshman … Placed 11th in the Division 3 Cross Country State Meet as a Sophomore … Won the Mt SAC 800m Invite as a Sophomore … Placed 3rd in the 1600m and 6th in the 800m at CIF SS Finals as a Senior … Played Development Academy club soccer … Was West Torrance High's 2019 Female Athlete of the Year … Earned Seal of Biliteracy … California Scholarship Federation Sealbearer.


PERSONAL
Megan was born on April 26, 2003 … Grew up in Torrance, Calif. … Daughter of Crista and Robert … Has older brother Reece … Majoring in Psychological and Brain Sciences at UC Santa Barbara … Would like to be a clinical psychologist … Favorite sports memory was winning 4 league track titles her senior year after being out from running for two years … Tore her ACL playing soccer in 2019 and made the switch to running full time after she healed because she realized track was what she missed most during her recovery.
 

Historical Player Information

  • 2022Sophomore

  • 2023Junior

    5'3"