Catalina Cerda

Position:
Distance
Class:
Senior
High School:
Brandeis '18
Hometown:
San Antonio, Texas

Season and Career Results
*Last Updated 8/4/22

Academic Honors
2022 SEC Spring Honor Roll
2021 SEC Fall Honor Roll
2021 SEC Spring Honor Roll
2020 SEC Spring Honor Roll
2019 SEC Fall Honor Roll

2021-22: Cross Country - Placed 44th to open the season completing the Aggie Opener 4.1k course with a time of 16:27.4…Placed 21st at the Texas A&M Invitational 5k (18:53.4)...Completed the Arturo Barrios Invitational 6k at 23:44.6. Indoor - Ran the mile at three different meets improving her time in each appearance...Opened her indoor season placing second at the Ted Nelson Invitational (Day 1) at 5:15.24...Placed 10th at the Aggie Invitational at 5:10.81 before clocking a personal best mile time of 5:04.77 at the Charlie Thomas Invitational. Outdoor - Has ran in the 1500m in two meets...Competed at the 44 Farms Team Invitational running 4:46.68 and at the Michael Johnson Invitational at 4:47.47...Clocked a personal best 1500m time at the Alumni Muster at 4:41.63.

2020-21: Cross Country - Did not compete. Indoor - Ran in one race, placed seventh at the Ted Nelson Invitational, clocked 5:26.37 in the mile. Outdoor - Did not compete.

2019-20: Cross Country - Entered and completed two races...Finished 27th in the Texas A&M Invitational 5k with a time of 19:38.3. Indoor - Ran the mile in four different regular season meets...Ran 5:20.14 at the Ted Nelson Invitational to open her indoor season...Clocked a personal best 5;15.08 mile at the Charlie Thomas Invitational. Outdoor - Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.

2018-19: Did not compete during 2018-19 season.

High School/Personal: 2018 graduate of Louise D. Brandeis High School in San Antonio, Texas … Graduated in top 5% of her class … Member of FCCLA and National Honor Society … Coached by Janice Reina Cerda … Established personal best times of 5:20.77 (1,600m), 11:27.50 (3,200m) and 18:54.53 (5k cross country) … District 28-6A runner-up in 3,200 and placed fourth in 1,600 in 2018 as she posted her career best times in each race … Finished sixth in area meet in 1,600 … Won both events at Alamo Relays breaking meet records in both 1,600 and 3,200 … Ran anchor leg of 4x800 relay that placed second in Texas Relays … As a junior in 2017, placed fifth in 1,600 during district meet … In 2016, won 3,200 and placed second in District 27-6A, then placed second in 1,600 and third in 3,200 at area meet … Competing in Region IV-6A meet, placed ninth in 3,200 and 13^th in 1,600 … Ran second leg of 4x800 relay which finished fourth in Texas Relays … In cross country, claimed JV district title as a freshman … Finished 10^th in district as a sophomore and raced in Region IV-6A meet … Junior season placed third in district and 26^th in region meet … As a senior she finished fourth in district and 18^th in region to qualify for State 6A meet...Mother, Janice Reina Cerda, competed in track and cross country at the University of Arkansas … Her uncles, Randy and Reuben Reina, were also members of Arkansas track and field program along with cousins Rio Reina and Valerie Reina … Cousin Elise Reina currently plays soccer at University of Kansas … Her uncle Reuben competed in the 5,000m during the 1992 Olympics … Chose Texas A&M since it served the best of both worlds from incredible athletics to prestige academics, everything was also homey and fit perfectly … Started competing in track and field during middle school and started distance running as a freshman in high school … Community service and extracurricular activities include volunteering as a Senior living assistant, child care attendant at St. Francis Church, served as assistant 5k coordinator in her hometown and played volleyball … Majoring in Biology.