2025 Cross Country Roster
Roster

Zaida Velazquez
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Sylmar, Calif.
- High School:
- Granada Hills Charter High School
Previous School: At West Los Angeles College, was a 2024 SoCal 800m finalist and 2023 cross country state qualifier … Earned second team All-State honors and placed 26th at state … Three-time Dean’s List honoree.
High School: Played at Granada Hills Charter High School … Helped team to three Los Angeles City Section cross country championships … Won the 2022 Clovis Invitational and Woodbridge Invitational … Individually, 2023 West Valley Cross Country Conference Champion and 2023 Maurice Greene Championship Mile Champion … Served as team captain in both cross country and track.
Personal: Parents are Guillermo Velazquez and Ma Cuellar … Favorite team is the Dodgers … Favorite athletes are Athing Mu and Sha’Carri Richardson … Favorite movie is The Princess and the Frog … Favorite TV shows are South Park and Bob’s Burgers … Chose UCR because Coach Newsom believed in her.
High School: Played at Granada Hills Charter High School … Helped team to three Los Angeles City Section cross country championships … Won the 2022 Clovis Invitational and Woodbridge Invitational … Individually, 2023 West Valley Cross Country Conference Champion and 2023 Maurice Greene Championship Mile Champion … Served as team captain in both cross country and track.
Personal: Parents are Guillermo Velazquez and Ma Cuellar … Favorite team is the Dodgers … Favorite athletes are Athing Mu and Sha’Carri Richardson … Favorite movie is The Princess and the Frog … Favorite TV shows are South Park and Bob’s Burgers … Chose UCR because Coach Newsom believed in her.
Day in the Life: Leilani Juan
Monday, May 04
UCR Student-Athletes cheer on our students.
Friday, May 01
UCR Athletics Director Introductory Full Press Conference
Tuesday, March 24
Athletics Director Greg Paules Introductory Presentation Recap
Tuesday, March 24































