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Women's Track
Team’s top distance addition in 2001-02. In her two seasons for the Ducks in cross country, is the only individual to run in the team’s top four in all nine of the races she’s raced - including three races among its top two finishers, and three more contests in its third spot. Missed most of 2002 indoor and outdoor track seasons returning from a stress fracture from the winter of 2001-02. Could choose between the 1,500 and 5,000 on the track this season. Fall 2002: Ran in Ducks’ top four in all four of her varsity races. In midseason, fought through a slight hamstring injury, to help Ducks finish fifth in NCAA Western Regional Championships and was one of four, top-30 individual finishers for Oregon (30th, 22:30) - 48 places than her debut the year before. Finished second on squad in Roy Griak Invite (36th, 22:02), third on team in Pac-10 Championships (36th, 22:13) and fourth in Pre-Nationals (122nd, 22:14). 2001-02: Outdoors, raced only twice as she regained strength after winter season stress fracture. Took eighth in 1,500 in Oregon Twilight (4:49.56), and ran first half of 10K in Oregon Invite at end of April. In cross country, twice ran in team’s second and third spots, and once in its fourth spot. Made debuts in Pac-10 (37th, 23:07) and Western Regional Championships (78th, 24:04), and also scored in Roy Griak (162, 23:04) and Furman (133, 23:30) and Sundodger Invites (35th, 18:28). Early in season, gradually built training back to a normal level after a summer bout with mononucleosis, and only started jogging again in early August.
2001 Fall: Twice ran in team's second and third spots, and once in its fourth spot. Made debuts in Pac-10 (37th, 23:07) and NCAA Western Regional Championships (78th, 24:04), and also scored in Roy Griak (162, 23:04) and Furman (133rd, 23:30) and Sundodger Invites (35th, 18:28). Early in season, slowly built training back to a normal level after a summer bout with mononucleosis, and only started jogging again in early August.
Before Oregon: 2000-01: Competed for Rice University. On the track, redshirted outdoor season due to a tendon injury in her foot. Indoors, ranked fifth on squad in mile (5:10.71) and third in 3,000 (10:14.96) with season bests from meets in Houston (2/3) and Fayetteville (2/9). In cross country, was a frequent scorer for the Owls in the fall of 2000, her debut collegiate season. Ranked second on squad in WAC Championships (22nd, 5K-19:17), third in Rice Invitational (eighth overall, 2.1-miles-12:36), UTSA Invite (sixth overall) and South Central Regional (56th), and fourth in the Paul Short Invitational (75th, 6K-22:55).
Prep: In cross country, was state champion as a junior, and four-time runner-up starting with her eighth grade debut. Helped lead Los Alamos to a state team title her eighth grade, freshman and sophomore seasons, while the squad was runner-up her junior and senior seasons. Competed in FootLocker Western Regional as a sophomore, junior and senior, with best finish as a senior (24th, 19:26). On the track, swept the state 1,600 and 3,200 titles as a junior and senior after placing as a sophomore (third/sixth), freshman (sixth/second) and eighth grader (fifth/fifth). Ran prep 1,600 and 3,200 prep bests of 5:13 and 11:42 in the Academy Invitational in Albuquerque (5,120 feet). Also competed in the Golden West Invitational as a junior in the 1,600. Competed on varsity swim team in 8th-10th grades in the 200 and 400 freestyle, 200 and 400 individual medley and the 1,650 freestyle.
Personal Bests: Mile - 5:10.71 (Winter 2001); 3,200 (10:14.96, Winter 2001).
Personal: Major: Exercise and Movement Science. Her father Tony Sandoval won the 1980 U.S. Olympic Trials marathon, was an Olympic alternate in 1976, and held the American record for the 26.26-mile distance. Born Maria Magdalena Sandoval on February 7, 1982 in Denver, Colo., and grew up in Los Alamos, N.M. High School (Coach): Los Alamos '00 (Rob & Kathy Hipwood).
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