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2022 Women's Cross Country Roster

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Alliyah Molina

  • Height 5-4
  • Class Sophomore
  • High School Alamosa
  • Hometown Alamosa, Colo.

Biography

  • 2022 All-RMAC first team (outdoor track & field, 5000)
  • 2021 MSU Denver Student-Athlete of the Week, Nov. 8
College Bests
XC INDOOR OUTDOOR
800 2:31.37
Mile 5:30.28 1500 5:00.90
5K 18:13.5 5000 17:39.43
6K 21:47.9

2022 Cross Country: Did not compete.

2022 Outdoor: Capped a breakout year by finishing third in the 5,000 meters at the RMAC Championships with a time of 17 minutes, 54.77 seconds. With the conversion for altitude to 17:27.35, her time was a season best that ranked 90th in Division II for the season. ... Ran a personal-best 5000 of 17:39.43 at the Bryan Clay Invitational on April 13, finishing eighth. That time put her fourth among all individuals in the event in program history and was the fifth-fastest ever run by an MSU Denver competitor. ... Placed fourth in the 5000 at the Maverick Classic on April 2, clocking 18:14.47. ... At the season-opening CSU-Pueblo Early Bird on March 19, ran a personal-best 1500 of 5:00.90 and 800 of 2:31.37, placing 14th and 20th, respectively.

2021-22 Indoor: At the RMAC Championships, ran a leg on the seventh-place distance medley relay. .. Finished fourth in the mile at the Mines Twilight on Feb. 19, running 5 minutes, 30.28 seconds.

2021 Cross Country: Turned in the Roadrunners' top effort at the Division II South Central Regional on Nov. 6, placing 34th while running 6K in 21:47.9. ... Had a breakout performance at the RMAC Championship on Oct. 23, finishing 25th while running 6K in 23:00.1. ... Sailed to a personal-best 5K time of 18:13.5 to place 34th at the Alabama-Huntsville Open on Oct. 9. ... Placed 32nd at the Roadrunners Invitational on Sept. 7 with a 6K effort of 23:37.5 ... Finished ninth at the Ted Castaneda Classic on Sept. 11, running 6K in 23:23.3. ... Opened the season with a 17th-place finish at the UCCS Rust Buster on Sept. 4, running 5K in 19:01.3.

2021 Outdoor: Ran the 1500 meters in 5 minutes, 27.53 seconds to place 22nd at the Maverick Multi & Open on April 10. ... Made her outdoor debut at the Spank Blasing Invitational and finished 20th in the 5000 in 21:27.51.

2020-21 Indoor: Did not compete.

2020 Cross Country: Made her MSU Denver debut at the Maverick Invitational on Oct. 10 and finished 41st with a five-kilometer time of 20 minutes, 33.2 seconds.

High School: Alamosa High School, class of 2020. ... Four-time qualifier for the Class 3A State Cross Country Championships, finishing 32nd as both a freshman and sophomore, 29th as a junior and 37th as a senior. ... Finished 15th, 12th, 16th and 20th in those same years in the Region 2 Championships. .. Top 5,000-meter time as a senior was 20 minutes, 31.7 seconds at the NXR Southwest Regional Championships on Nov. 23. ... Personal-best 5K time in cross country was 19:41.5 at the NXR Southwest Regional Championships as a junior. ...  Four-time All-Valley selection. ... Four-year letterwinner in track and cross country. ... In track, finished second in the 3,200 meters at the Pueblo West Cyclone Invitational on May 10, 2019, with a time of 12:45.11. ... Ran her PR in the 3,200 of 12:32.09 at the Pueblo Twilight on May 3. ... Placed second in the 1,600 with a time of 6:09.54 at the High Altitude Challenge on April 27. ... As a junior, ran her PR in the 1,600 at the Pueblo Twilight with a 5:56.44 for 18th place. .. Finished second in the 1,600 at the High Altitude Challenge on April 28, running 6:00.19. ... Won the 1,600 at the Terry Allen Invitational as a sophomore, running 6:10.02. ... Coached by Larry Zaragoza and Chris Martinez. ... Also competed in swimming.

Personal: Born Alliyah Patricia Angelita Molina. ... Birthday is July 24. ... Daughter of Oscar and Nancy Molina. ... Has three sisters (Annahi, Araceli and Angie). ... Majoring in social studies.

Historical Player Information

  • 2020Freshman

    Distance
    5'4"
  • 2021Freshman

    Distance
    5'4"
  • 2022Sophomore

    5'4"