2009 Women's Cross Country Roster
Biography
Cerritos CC: Competed for the Falcons for two years under head coach John Goldman ... Led her squad to back-to-back South Coast Conference championship titles ... Posted a career-high time of 19:32 in a 5k race ... Also competed in track & field, leading her team to a 14th-place state championship finish in 2007.
Paramount HS: Competed as a Pirate for three years under head coach Peterson ... Led her team to a 3rd-place San Gabriel Valley League finish ... Also competed in track & field, leading her team to a 1st-place league finish.
Personal: Born on August 12, 1984 in Mexico ... Daughter of Alfonso Padilla and Isabel Yañez ... Has three siblings, Jesus, Christian and Mayra ... Chose CSUDH to finish her major here and was recruited ... Was also recruited by Humboldt State ... Career ambition is to graduate with a masters in kinesiology ... Lists Kobe Bryant as sports hero and her parents as people she most admires ... Majoring in kinesiology.
