CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

Cross Country:

Awards:

- USTFCCCA All-Region honoree (2021)
- All-Big Sky honoree (4th in 2021)
- Big Sky Athlete of the Week (9/28/21)
- All-Big West honoree (3rd in 2017, at UC Santa Barbara)
- Two-time Big West Athlete of the Week (2017, 2018, both at UC Santa Barbara)
- Academic All-Big Sky (2021)

All-time PSU rankings:

- Holds the school record in the 4,000m - 13:47.1 - Viking Rust Buster (9/3/21)
- Holds the school record in the 5,000m - 16:35.3 - Big Sky Championships (10/29/21)
- Holds the school record in the 6,000m - 20:00.4 - Santa Clara Bronco Invitational (10/16/21)

NCAA Qualifications:

- NCAA Championships Qualifier (2021)

Indoor:

Awards:

- Two-time NCAA Second-Team All-American (9th in Mile, 13th in 3k in 2022)
- All-Big Sky honoree (2nd in 800m in 2022)
- Four-time Big Sky Athlete of the Week (12/6/21; 1/17/22; 1/31/22; 2/14/22)
- Academic All-Big Sky (2022)

All-time PSU rankings:

- Holds the school record in the 800m - 2:11.65 - Big Sky Indoor Championships (2/26/22)
- Holds the school record in the mile - 4:32.27 - Husky Classic (2/12/22)
- Holds the school record in the 3,000m - 8:57.08 - Husky Classic (2/11/22)
- Holds the school record in the 5,000m - 15:51.49 - Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener (12/4/21)

All-time Big Sky rankings:

- Holds the conference record in the mile - 4:32.27 - Husky Classic (2/12/22)
- Holds the conference record in the 3,000m - 8:57.08 - Husky Classic (2/11/22)
- Ranks second all-time in the 5,000m - 15:51.49 - Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener (12/4/21)

NCAA Qualifications:

- Two-time NCAA Indoor Championships Qualifier (Mile & 3k in 2022)

Outdoor:

Awards:

- Big West Women’s Track Athlete of the Year (2021)
- Two-time Big West Champion (2019, Steeplechase; 2021, 5,000m)
- Six-time All-Big West honoree (2019, 1,500m, 5,000m, Steeplechase; 2021, 800m, 1,500m, 5,000m)
- Two-time Big West Track Athlete of the Week
- UCSB Most Valuable Track Athlete (2021)

NCAA Qualifications:

- Two-time NCAA West Prelims qualifier (1,500m in 2019 and 2021)
 

PERSONAL BESTS:

Cross Country:

4,000m - 13:47.1 - Viking Rust Buster (9/3/21)
5,000m - 16:35.3 - Big Sky Championships (10/29/21)
6,000m - 20:00.4 - Santa Clara Bronco Invitational (10/16/21)

Indoor:

800m - 2:11.65 - Big Sky Indoor Championships (2/26/22)
Mile - 4:32.27 - Husky Classic (2/12/22)
3,000m - 8:57.08 - Husky Classic (2/11/22)
5,000m - 15:51.49 - Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener (12/4/21)

Outdoor:

800m - 2:05.52 - Big West Championships (5/12-15/21)
1,500m - 4:13.32 - Bryan Clay Invitational (4/16-17/21)
3,000m - 9:19.38 - Cal Poly Blue-Green Rivalry Meet (5/1/21)
5,000m - 16:29.57 - Big West Championships (5/12-15/21)
3k Steeple - 10:34.21 - Big West Championships (5/10-11/19)
 

2021-22 INDOOR:

Earned double NCAA Second-Team All-American honors after placing ninth in the finals of the mile and 13th in the finals of the 3k at the NCAA Indoor Championships (3/11-12)...Her placements were the highest ever by a Viking at the NCAA Indoor meet...Double qualifier for the NCAA Indoor Championships (Mile & 3k)...Finished the indoor regular season ranked third nationally in the mile, 11th in the 3k, and 31st in the 5k...Set her seventh school record in the prelims of the 800 meters despite running at elevation and on a 200-meter flat track at the Big Sky Indoor Championships (2/25-26)...Lowered her record in the 800 to 2:11.65 while placing second in the finals of the 800 meters, nine-hundredths of a second behind the winner...Broke her own school records in the mile and 3k while setting new Big Sky Conference records in each event at the Husky Classic (2/11-12)...Shaved 19 seconds off her school record in the 3k while becoming the first woman in Big Sky Conference history to break the nine-minute barrier in the event while finishing in 8:57.08 at the Husky Classic...Won the invitational mile at the Husky Classic in a new record time of 4:32.27, beating a field the reigning NCAA indoor 3k champion in BYU's Courtney Wayment, as well as a 2020 Olympic Finalist in the steeplechase in Great Britain's Elizabeth Bird...Shaved 17 seconds off the school record in the mile while finishing in 4:34.26 at the UW Invitational (1/28-29), a time that also ranked her second all-time in Big Sky Conference history, and moved her up to third nationally in the event at the time...Named the Big Sky Women's Indoor Athlete of the Week for a second time after breaking her fifth school record of the season, running the 3k in 9:16.35 at the UW Indoor Preview (1/15)...Moved up to fifth all-time in the indoor 3k within Big Sky Conference history with her time at the UW Indoor Preview...Named the Big Sky Women's Indoor Athlete of the Week after breaking the school record in the 5k while finishing in 15:51.49 at the Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener (12/4)...Also moved up to second all-time in the indoor 5k within the Big Sky Conference with her time at the BU Season Opener.
 

2021 CROSS COUNTRY:

First NCAA Division I National Qualifier in Program History...First USTFCCCA All-Region honoree...Qualified for nationals with a fifth-place finish at the NCAA West Regional (11/12), the best placement by a Viking by 23 spots...Ran with the leaders throughout the NCAA West Regional, and was still within a second of the leaders through the first four kilometers of the race before finishing the 6k in 20:06.6...Recorded the highest individual finish ever by a Viking while leading the Viking women to their best team finish ever at the Big Sky Championships (10/29), where she placed fourth while the team placed third...Her time of 16:35.3 in the 5k at the Big Sky meet set a new school record at the distance, giving her the 4k, 5k and 6k records this season...Her fourth-place individual finish was three spots higher than the previous record of seventh...Broke the school record in the 6k by 48 seconds while finishing in 20:00.4 at the Santa Clara Bronco Invitational (10/16)...Placed third overall at the Bronco Invite, while leading the Vikings to a second-place team finish...Led the Vikings to an upset of three regionally ranked teams while finishing 24th overall in the women's 6k in a time of 21:50.6 at the Roy Griak Invitational (9/24)...Made a splash in her Viking debut, breaking the school record in the 4k at the Viking Rust Buster (9/3)...Finished third overall at the Rust Buster, while crossing the line in a record-breaking 13:47.1.
 

AT UC SANTA BARBARA (2017-21):

Won two Big West Conference outdoor titles between the steeplechase in 2019 and 5,000 meters in 2021…Named the Big West Women’s Track Athlete of the Year after winning the conference title in the 5,000 meters while placing second in the 800 and 1,500 meters at the 2021 Big West Outdoor Championships…Broke two school records during the 2021 outdoor season between the 1,500 (4:13.32 at the Bryan Clay Invitational) and 3,000 meters (9:19.38 at the Cal Poly Blue-Green Rivalry Meet)…Finished her UCSB career ranked fifth in the 800 meters and steeplechase…Earned All-Big West honors in the 1,500 and 5,000 meters after placing third and second, respectively, at the 2019 Big West Outdoor Championships…Placed third at the 2017 Big West Cross Country Championships, earning all-conference honors…Led UCSB to the Big West cross country team title in 2017…Four-time Big West Athlete of the Week between cross country and track & field.
 

PREP:

Broke the San Juan Hills records for the 1,600-meter and cross country races…Coached by Cat Nolan and Bob Price.
 

PERSONAL/MISCELLANEOUS:

Daughter of Arthur and Mary Beth Camarena…Mother, Mary Beth, played basketball at Long Beach State…Has a brother Chris, who ran track at Cal State San Marcos…Hopes to become a sports psychologist…Graduated from UCSB with a degree in psychology.