At Pomona-Pitzer: A three-time All-American through her junior year (twice in cross country, once in track)...Holds the school record in cross country for the 6K (21:02)...Ranks second in program history in the 1500 (4:34.79), 5000 (16:53.54), and 10000 (36:48.06) in outdoor track, as well as ninth in the 800 meters (2:18.42)...Did not run distance events as a freshman...2013: First-team Capital One Academic All-America...All-Region in cross country...Rhodes Scholarship finalist...SCIAC All-Academic team...Missed the nationals in cross country after qualifying, in order to attend her Rhodes Scholarship interview...Helped set school records in the 4x800 and 4x1600 relay in track and field season, before ending her year prematurely with an injury...2012 (track): All-SCIAC (5000 meters)...First-team Capital One Academic All-America...Came off of foot surgery in the offseason and just missed qualifying for nationals in the 5000 meters (after finishing second as a sophomore) with a fast time of 17:17 at the Occidental Invitational (which was nearly 30 seconds off her pace as a sophomore) and was good enough to qualify until the final event in the spring...Finished third in the SCIAC Championships...Ran a competitive 10K for the first time in her career and had the second fastest time in program history (36:48.06)...2011 (cross country): All-American (third at nationals)...NCAA West Region Runner of Year (champion)...SCIAC Runner of Year (champion)...Finished third at the NCAA Division III Cross Country championships, the highest finish in Pomona-Pitzer Cross Country history (men or women)...Finished with a time of 21:02 at nationals, breaking her own program record in the 6K...Won individual titles the NCAA West Region Championship, the SCIAC Championship, the SCIAC Multi-Duals Championship, and the Pomona-Pitzer Invitational...Named the SCIAC Cross Country Athlete of the Year and the USTFCCCA West Region Runner of the Year...2011 (track): All-American (second in 5K at nationals)...SCIAC Champion (5K)...Earned All-America honors in the spring when she finished second in the 5000 meters at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships...2010 (cross country): All-American (ninth at nationals)...SCIAC Runner of Year...West Region Runner of Year...Finished ninth at the NCAA Division III Cross Country championships in her first year of running cross country competitively...Won the NCAA West Region championship and the SCIAC Multi-Duals Championship...2009-10: All-SCIAC (800 meters)...Only ran in one race in cross country before ending her season with a foot injury...Competed in the 800 meters in the outdoor track season, coming in fifth at the SCIAC Championships.
High School: Attended the American School of Singapore, where she competed in track and field as a hurdler...Personal: Attends Pomona College, where she majors in PPE (philosophy, politics and economics)...Grew up in Japan as an American citizen...Father works in the Asian financial markets...Aspires to travel to one new country for every year she's alive...An Academic All-America candidate with a 4.0 GPA through her junior fall...Had a summer internship at NATO Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium in the summer of 2011...Will intern in the U.S. State Department in the summer of 2012...Also spent one of her previous summers teaching English to children in Cambodia and living with a Maori tribe in New Zealand...Wants to pursue a career in international diplomacy after graduation.
Loves to run because "I love how I feel after a workout. While you are running, it can feel incredibly difficult, but if you can elevate yourself above the pain then the post-workout high is totally worth it."
Enjoys the Pomona-Pitzer women's cross country team because "I like how the team has really started to become a family. As cheesy as it sounds, the support from the other girls really helps you get through both tough workouts and tough days in general."
