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2014 Women's Track & Field Roster

Paxton Cota

  • Position Distance
  • B/T Distance
  • Height 5-3
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Laguna Niguel, Calif.
  • High School Dana Hills HS
  • Major Kinesiology

Biography

2014 Outdoor Track:  Appeared in just one meet in 2014, placed 17th in the steeplechase with a time of 11:47.77 at the SF State Distance Carnival on April 4. 

2013 Outdoor Track:  Appeared in five meets for the Gators in 2013…was named to the All-CCAA Team for placing third in the 3,000m steeplechase at the CCAA Championships, it was her first all-conference honors…made her 2013 outdoor debut on March 8 at the Humboldt State Invitational, where she placed eighth in the 3,000m run with a time of 10:45.13…on March 22 at the Johnny Mathis Invitational she took first in the steeplechase crossing the line with a time of 11:47.23, almost 15 seconds faster than the runner up, it was the fourth fastest time in SF State history…on March 29 at the Distance Carnival she finished second in her heat and 210th overall the steeplechase with a time of 11:26.96 which is the third fastest time in SF State history…at the Chico Distance Carnival on April 12 she competed in the 5000m and 1,500m race, in the 500m she finished with a time of 18:15.39 a new personal-best in that event…in the 1500m she finished with a time of 4:57.08…at the CCAA Championships on May 3 she earned all-conference honors after placing third in the steeplechase, after qualifying for the finals she finished with a person-best time of 11:26.86 which is the second fastest time in SF State history. 

2012 CROSS COUNTRY: After an illness left her out of competition for the beginning of the seaon, only competed in final two races ... Finished with a third team-best 55th place at the NCAA West Region Championship Meet, clocking in at 23:23.

2012 TRACK: Ran in four meets during the outdoor schedule … Climbed into 11th place on the school’s all-time performance list in the 5,000 meters after registering a season-fast time of 18:19.00 at Cal State Stanislaus’ Kim Duyst Invitational (March 3) … Also competed in the same race at the California Collegiate Athletic Association Championships, where she placed 14th at 18:42.49 (May 5) … Competed in a pair of middle distance events at the Humboldt Invitational finishing 10th and 11th, respectively, in the 800 (2:41.84) and 1,500 (5:06.03), (March 10) … Made her lone appearance of the indoor campaign at the UW Husky Open a memorable one, finishing ninth among collegians in the 3,000 with a time of 10:45.17, which ranks sixth in school history (Feb. 12) … Earned a spot on the SF State Athletics Dean’s List for both semesters.

2011 CROSS COUNTRY:  Made an enormous impact during her freshman campaign, finishing as the Gators’ No. 2 runner in four of six meets … Earned all-CCAA honors after placing 14th overall at the conference championships with a 6K personal-fast time of 21:57.80, which ranks fourth in SF State history (Oct. 22) … Received CCAA Runner of the Week accolades after leading the Gators’ to a runner-up team finish at the season-opening Notre Dame de Namur Invitational with a second-place individual effort of 23:17 (Sept. 3) … Also cracked the top 10 with a ninth-place showing of 22:42.6 at the SF State Invite, helping the Purple and Gold to a strong fourth-place result amongst a highly competitive field of 13 schools (Oct. 7) â€¦ Ended the year with a solid performance of 22:25 at the NCAA Division II West Regional Championships, finishing 27th overall (Nov. 12).

PRIOR TO SF STATE: Graduated in 2011 from Dana Hills High School … Helped the Dolphins to the CIF Division I championship as a sophomore in 2008 … Garnered  all-South Coast League accolades on two occasions … Received second-team all-state recognition and was named her team’s most improved runner following her freshman campaign … Also competed in track, earning all-conference honors as a senior.

Historical Player Information

  • 2012Freshman

    Distance
    5'3"
  • 2013Sophomore

    Distance
    5'3"
  • 2014Junior

    Distance
    5'3"