THE OFFICIAL ATHLETICS SITE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-WHITEWATER

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Honors (through 2022 season): Honorable mention All-Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference in the distance medley relay (2022) … tallied the No. 3 all time performance in program history in the outdoor 5,000-meter run (17:45.77 in 2022), the No. 4 all time performances in the 3,000-meter run (10:27.02 in 2022) and 3,000-meter steeplechase (11:25.47 in 2022), the No. 5 all time performance in the indoor 5,000-meter run (18:19.71 in 2022), the No. 8 all time performance in the distance medley relay (12:37.40 in 2022) and the No. 10 all time performance in the 1-mile run (5:12.77 in 2022)
 
2022: Indoor – season-best 5:12.77 in the 1-mile run at the North Central College Slick Invite on Feb. 18 … season-best 18:19.71 in the 5,000-meter run at the Wartburg Qualifier on March 4-5 … placed third in the distance medley relay and seventh in the 3,000-meter run with a season-best 10:27.02 at the WIAC Indoor Championships on Feb. 25-26 … Outdoor – season-best 4:54.64 in the 1,500-meter run at the St. Francis Fighting Chance Invite on May 13-14 … season-best 17:45.77 in the 5,000-meter run at the UW-Platteville Invitational on April 15 … finished fifth in the 5,000-meter run and seventh in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a season-best 11:25.47 at the WIAC Outdoor Championships on May 6-7
 
2021: Indoor – season-best 5:28.15 in the 1-mile run against UW-Platteville on Feb. 26 … season-best 11:07.33 in the 3,000-meter run against UW-Oshkosh on Feb. 13 … Outdoor – finished 14th in the 1,500-meter run and ninth in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a season-best 11:50.76 at the WIAC Outdoor Championships on May 7-8 … season-best 4:53.31 in the 1,500-meter run at the UW-Platteville Border Battle on April 30 … season-best 19:06.37 in the 5,000-meter run at the UW-Platteville Invitational on April 10

Personal: Majoring in marketing ... parents are Amy and Brian De La Cerda ... recipient of the university's General Merit Scholarship and Warhawk Exceptional Academics Award ... competed in cross country, basketball and track and field at Pewaukee High School, where she was a team Rookie of the Year in two sports, a four-year academic all-conference honoree in cross country and track and field, a two-year all-state award winner in cross country, and a recipient of the team Most Dedicated and Most Valuable Player awards in cross country ... career ambition is to be a marketing communications specialist ... favorite TV show is "How I Met Your Mother" ... favorite professional sports team is the Chicago White Sox ... chose to attend UW-Whitewater for the team atmosphere in both cross country and track and field, the campus, the classes offered and the opportunities to major in a business field