2020 Women's Track and Field Roster

Emily Sanchez

  • Position Distance
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown West Covina, CA
  • High School MLK HS

Biography

2019 (Junior):
  • 8th in UCR history in the indoor 3000m with a time of 9:46.13 at GVSU Big Meet
  • Team best time of 17:21.08 in the indoor 5000m
  • Team best time of 4:59.90 in the outdoor mile at CSUF Ben Brown - lifetime best - unattended
  • Team best outdoor 5000m with a time of 17:03.02 at the UCLA Bob Larsen - unattended
  • Team best outdoor 10000m with a time of 35:22.88 at the APU Bryan Clay - lifetime best - unattended
  • 2nd best on the team in the outdoor 1500m with a time of 4:38.13 at the UCR Spring Classic - unattended
2018 (Sophomore):
  • 2nd in UCR history in the indoor 5000m with a time of 16:55.89 at the UW Husky Classic
  • 4th in UCR history in the outdoor 10000m with a time of 36:58.36 at the Big West Championships
  • 2nd on the team in the indoor 3000m with a run time of 9:48.07 at the MPSF Championships
  • Finished 2nd on the team in the outdoor 5000m with a Big West qualifying run time of 17:11.48 at the APU/Bryan Clay
  • Finished 3rd best on the team in the outdoor 1500m with a Big West qualifying time of 4:39.59 at the UCI Steve Scott
  • 4th on the team in the outdoor 800m with a run time of 2:21.13 at the UCR Spring Classic
2017 (Freshman):
  • Competed in the preliminary round of the 1500m finishing 14th with a time of 4:46.19
  • Competed in the 5000m finishing 5th in the conference with a time of 17:30.50
  • 6th in UCR history in the outdoor 5000m with a time of 16:59.21
  • 10th in UCR history in the outdoor 3000m with a time of 10:13.72
High School:
  • Member of the 2013 Big VII League championship team
  • League runner-up in 2014
  • Qualified for the track CIF 1600m in 2015
  • 2014 League Champion in track
  • Named MVP for cross country in 2014 and Most Outstanding Distance Runner in 2015 for track
  • Scholar Athlete
  • Named to the All-League Academic Team in 2014 and 2015 
Personal:
  • Parents: Alfredo and Esther Sanchez
  • Major: Microbiology
  • Aspirations: Oncologist
  • Favorite Artists: Taylor Swift, Ben Rector and Michael Bublé
  • Favorite Foods: Cheesecake, tacos and burgers

Historical Player Information

  • 2016Freshman

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  • 2017Sophomore

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  • 2018Junior

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  • 2019Senior

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  • 2020Redshirt Senior

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