Neiva Cuevas
Neiva Cuevas
Height: 5-6
Year: Soph
High School: Western
Major: Exercise Science
Events: 5000

Cerritos College Cross Country (2015): Competed at the CCCAA State Championships and came in 130th place with a time of 21:09.4, while her time of 21:50.21 at the Southern California Championships put her in 111th place… Finished in 19th place at the South Coast Conference Championships in a time of 23:02.6… Her time of 22:31.1 at the Brubaker Invitational put her in 25th place, while she took 54th place at the Golden West Invitational with a time of 22:26.7… Had a 112th place time of 22:46.0 at the SoCal Preview Meet and completed the Fresno Invitational in 21:47.3 for 72nd place… Ran the Mark Covert Invitational in a time of 21:56.28, which put her in 87th place…..

Cerritos College Cross Country (2014): Spent the season as a red-shirt…..

Cerritos College Cross Country (2013): Came in 37th place at the UCLA Double Dual with a time of 29:23.68, while she was clocked in 23:47.30 to come in 48th place at the San Diego Invitational… At the Central Park Classic, her time of 23:16.00 put her in 121st place and was clocked in 24:03.07 at the SoCal Preview Meet to place 41st…..

Western HS: Specialized in the 800 meters (2:39) and 1600 meters (5:53) on the track team… While on the cross country team, she posted a personal best time of 20:21 over a 3.1-mile course as a senior… Earned the Coaches Award as a senior and junior… Spent four years on the cross country and track and field teams, as well as one season on the basketball team…

Personal: Would like to transfer to either UCLA or UCI… Hobbies include watching movies… Has three siblings – Jennifer (16), Korayama (13) and Danny (3)… Is the daughter of Omar Cuevas and Maria Del Carmen Garcia… Born in Mexico on March 8, 1995…..

Favorite Athlete: Steven Prefontaine         Favorite Movie:  “Selena”
Favorite Food: Fruit                                  Favorite TV Show:  “Jane the Virgin”
Favorite Book: “The Bible”