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2024 Women's Track and Field Roster

Tayonna Hargrove

Helena Valdez

  • Height 5-7
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Riverside, Calif.
  • Highschool Riverside Poly
  • Prev School Riverside City College
  • Major Child Development

Biography

College Bests
800m: 2:26.39 - Cal State LA Twilight Open, April 11, 2024
1,500m: 4:54.42 - West Coast Relays, March 23, 2024
3,000m: 10:45.70 - Rossi Relays, February 24, 2024
2 Mile: 12:33.26 - RCC Early Bird, February 10, 2023
5,000m: 18:23.55 - Triton Invitational, April 6, 2024
10,000m: 39:20.04 - Beach Invitational, April 14, 2023

Before CSUSB
  • Graduated from Riverside Polytechnic High School in 2019
  • A top-five varsity runner all four years at Riverside Poly
  • Named a Scholar-Athlete
  • Transferred to CSUSB after two years at Riverside City College
  • Helped her team to two conference championships and one third place finish at the state championships
  • A state qualifier in both cross country and track & field
Personal
  • Born on February 24, 2001
  • Hometown is Riverside, Calif.
  • Is majoring in child development at CSUSB
  • The daughter of Felix and Margie Valdez
  • Career aspiration is to become a preschool or kindergarten teacher
  • Favorite TV shows are the Mandalorian, Freaks and Geeks, and the Walking Dead
  • Favorite movies are 10 Things I Hate About You, The Princess and the Frog, and Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
  • Favorite musical artists are SZA, the Cure, and the Smiths
  • Favorite pro teams are the Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Lakers, and Las Vegas Raiders
  • Favorite pro athletes are Kobe Bryant, Brenda Martinez, and Mookie Betts

Historical Player Information

  • 2023Sophomore

  • 2024Junior

    5'7"