Janet Salazar
Janet Salazar
Height: 5-6
Year: Soph
High School: Paramount
Major: Biology

Cerritos College Cross Country (2013): Helped the team come in fifth place at the State Championships by coming in 126th place with a time of 20:38.35 and posted a time of 21:14.00 to place 35th at the South Coast Conference Championships… Recorded a time of 26:00.45 to place 28th at the UCLA Double Dual, while her time of 22:16.70 at the San Diego Invitational put her in 33rd place… Came in 68th place at the Central Park Classic when she crossed the finish line in 21:08.09 and placed 44th with a time of 21:39 at the Lou Vasquez Invitational… Turned in a time of 23:26.53 for 140th place at the SoCal Preview Meet…..

Cerritos College Track & Field (2014): Competed in the 800 meters (2:34.77) and 1500 meters (5:17.89)…..

Paramount HS: Voted the cross country team’s Most Valuable Player as a sophomore and freshman, while she was a Scholar-Athlete her sophomore year… Posted a personal best time of 19:14 over a three-mile course… While on the track and field team, she was selected Athlete of the Meet as a sophomore and earned the team’s Most Improved Athlete… Team earned a share of the San Gabriel Valley League title… As a freshman, she received an Athlete of the Meet award, while being named their Most Outstanding Athlete and helping them win the league title…..

Personal: Most memorable moment was when she posted a time of 5:10 in the 1600 meters in a league meet… Has four siblings – Veronica (24), Mayra (22), Benito (21) and Rodrigo (12)… Is the daughter of Benito and Teresa Salazar… Born in Paramount, CA on December 13, 1993…..

Favorite Athlete: Allyson Felix                   Favorite Movie:  “Pretty Woman”