2015 Women's Cross Country Roster

Christina Shamirian

  • Height 5-2
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Sunland, CA
  • High School Burbank HS

Biography


2015 Ran her first race as a Highlander in the Nevada Twilight Classic ... Established personal best time of 24:18 in the 6k at the Big West Championship ...

2014 Ran unattached in the UC Riverside Invitational 5k Open race ... Ran unattached in the Highlander Invitational on October 18 ...

Pasadena City College (2012-14) Ran cross country and track for Coach Armand Crespo at Pasadena City College ... Lancers placed fourth in the SCC and 10th in SoCal ... Finished sixth at the SoCal Championships in the 3k steeple chase in 2014 ...

High School Letter winner in cross county and track & field for Coach Wolf at Burbank High School ... Two-time All-League selection ... The Bulldogs finished third in the Pacific League and went on to qualify for CIF in 2011 ... Was the frosh/soph league champion in the 800m in 2009 ... Won the All-City Championship in 2011 ... Named most outstanding senior for her cross country team in 2011 ... Member of the Key Club for three years ... Participated in the Revlon walk/run for breast cancer for four years ...

Personal Christina Shamirian is the daughter of Rubina and Albert Shamirian ... Majoring in psychology/pre-med with the career goal of becoming a neurosurgeon ... Alexi Pappas is her favorite athlete ... Enjoys reading the works of Albert Camus and Mitch Albom and lists "The Stranger" and "The Count of Monte Cristo" among her favorite books ... Hobbies include painting and biking ... Enjoys eating sushi and Nutella ... Listens to Blink 182, Linkin Park, and Capital Cities ... Watches "Law and Order: SVU," "Modern Family" and "Adventure Time" ... Favorite movies are "Forrest Gump," "Matilda" and "Fox and the Hound" ... Her most memorable sporting achievement was making it to the championships in the steeple chase while at Pasadena City College ...

 

Career Collegiate Performances
Meet Date Overall Scoring Team Time Dist
Nevada Twilight Classic Sept. 4, 2015 33 25 5 17:44 4k
UC Riverside Invitational Sept. 12, 2015 96 84 6 24:43 6k
Highlander Invitational Oct. 17, 2015 85 67 6 20:13 5k
Big West Championship Oct. 31, 2015 68 61 6 24:18 6k
NCAA West Regional Nov. 13, 2015 241 236 6 26:05 6k
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Historical Player Information

  • 2014Junior

    5'2"
  • 2015Junior

    5'2"