Utah State University Athletics

HONORS: First-Team All-Mountain West Indoor: Distance Medley Relay (2015); Mountain West Scholar-Athlete (2014 XC, 2015 T&F, 2015 XC, 2016 T&F, 2016 XC, 2017 XC, 2018 T&F, 2019 T&F); Academic All-Mountain West (2014 XC, 2015 T&F, 2015 XC, 2016 T&F, 2017 XC, 2019 T&F); USU Whitesides Scholar-Athlete (2015, 2016, 2018, 2019).

INDOOR RECORDS: Ranks second all-time in USU history in the 3,000 meters (9:37.45), third in the 5,000 meters (17:04.50) and third in the 4,000-meter DMR (11:49.14)… Also has the seventh-fastest time in the DMR (11:54.62).

OUTDOOR RECORDS: Ranks fourth all-time in USU history in the 5,000 meters (16:40.47) and seventh all-time in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (10:36.55).

2019 (SR)
Indoor: Did not compete during the season.
Outdoor: Ran season-best times of 4:45.45 in the 1,500 meters at the Utah State-hosted Aggie Invitational and 10:46.89 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the San Francisco State-hosted Mike Fanelli Track Classic… Earned academic all-Mountain West, MW Scholar-Athlete and USU Joe E. and Elma Whitesides Scholar-Athlete honors.

2018 (RS-JR)
Cross Country (2017): Placed 174th at the NCAA National Cross Country Championships with a time of 21:17.66… Finished 46th at the NCAA Mountain Regional Championships with a time of 21:18.8… Finished in 60th place at the Mountain West Championships with a time of 23:13.03… Raced in four other competitions during the year, with her best finish coming at the Utah State-hosted Sagebrush Invitational, where she placed seventh with a time of 18:12.90… Earned MW Scholar-Athlete accolades.
Indoor: Placed eighth in the DMR with a time of 11:57.70, eighth in the 5,000 meters with a personal-best time of 17:04.50, which ranks third all-time in school history, and 15th in the 3,000 meters with a time of 9:58.40 at the Mountain West Indoor Championships… Finished second in the mile with a career-best time of 5:03.21 at the Montana State Dual Meet… Set career-best time of 9:37.45 in the 3,000 meters, which ranks second all-time in school history, at the Washington Invitational.
Outdoor: Redshirted the season after competing in one meet, placing first in the 5,000 meters with a career-best time of 16:40.47, which ranks fourth all-time in school history, at the UC Irvine-hosted Spring Collegiate Classic… Earned Mountain West Scholar-Athlete and USU Joe E. and Elma Whitesides Scholar-Athlete honors.

2017 (JR)
Cross Country (2016): Finished 54th with a time of 21:38.30 at the NCAA Mountain Regionals… Placed 44th with a time of 21:59.40 at the Mountain West Championships… Competed in six meets during the season with her best finish coming at the Utah State-hosted Sagebrush Invitational, where she placed seventh with a time of 18:03.81… Was a top-five Aggie finisher in every meet she competed in… Earned MW Scholar-Athlete honors.
Indoor: Placed 16th in the 3,000 meters (10:02.90) at the Mountain West Indoor Championships… Ran season-best time of 9:45.65 in the 3,000 meters at the Washington Invitational.
Outdoor: Placed ninth in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (10:57.66) at the Mountain West Outdoor Championships… Ran personal-best time of 10:36.55 in the steeplechase, which ranks seventh all-time in school history, at the Stanford-hosted Cardinal Classic.

2016 (SO)
Cross Country (2015): Finished 59th with a time of 22:32.25 at the NCAA Mountain Regional Championships… Placed 29th with a time of 24:39.57 at the Mountain West Championships… Competed in six meets during the season and recorded a pair of top-five finishes, placing fourth with a time of 18:11.71 at the Utah State-hosted Aggie Invitational and fifth with a time of 17:35.18 at the Montana State Invitational... Garnered academic all-MW and MW Scholar-Athlete accolades.
Indoor: Set the then-school record and placed seventh in the DMR with a time of 11:49.14 at the Mountain West Indoor Championships… That time now ranks third all-time in school history… Also finished 21st in the 3,000 meters with a time of 10:24.50 at the Indoor Championships.
Outdoor: Placed ninth in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 10:59.78 and 20th in the 5,000 meters with a season-best time of 17:53.58 at the Mountain West Outdoor Championships… Recorded a first-place finish in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (10:58.34) at the UCLA-hosted Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersey Invitational… Garnered academic all-MW, MW Scholar-Athlete and USU Joe E. and Elma Whitesides Scholar-Athlete accolades.

2015 (FR)
Cross Country (2014): Finished 124th with a time of 24:37.96 at the NCAA Mountain Regional Championships… Placed 37th with a time of 21:58.00 at the Mountain West Championships… Competed in six meets during the season with her best finish coming at the Utah State-hosted Aggie Invitational, where she placed 10th with a time of 19:52.32… Recorded two top-20 finishes during the season… Earned academic all-MW and MW Scholar-Athlete honors.
Indoor: Earned first-team all-Mountain West honors after placing third with a time of 11:54.62 in the DMR at the Indoor Championships… Also placed 18th in the 3,000 meters with a time of 10:25.00 at the Indoor Championships.
Outdoor: Placed 11th in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (10:53.93) and 25th in the 5,000 meters (17:56.18) at the Mountain West Outdoor Championships… Took first place in the 1,500 meters with a personal-best time of 4:34.12 at the Sacramento State Invitational… Earned academic all-MW, MW Scholar-Athlete and USU Joe E. and Elma Whitesides Scholar-Athlete honors.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 10-time letterwinner in cross country and track & field at Soda Springs (Idaho) High School… Individual state champion in cross country during her senior season… Helped Soda Springs HS to four-straight state championships in cross country… Qualified for state four times in the mile… A two-time academic state track champion… Also competed in basketball for the Cardinals, lettering twice.

PERSONAL: One of five children of Ryan and Tonya Yamauchi… Mother played soccer at Utah State… Majoring in accounting and management information systems.

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