Outdoor Personal Bests 800 meters: 2:11.80 - Bob Larsen Distance Carnival (3/31/17)
1,500 meters: 4:33.55 - Trojan Invitational (3/17-18/17)
Mile: 4:57.20 - Ben Brown Invite (3/10-11/17)
Indoor Personal Bests Mile: 5:01.67 - Husky Classic (2/10-11/17)
OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD FRESHMAN (2017) Ran the mile at the Ben Brown Invite in 4:57.20 to open the season ... Doubled in the 800m (2:16.80) and 1,500m (personal-best time of 4:33.55) at the Trojan Invitational ... Clocked a personal best in the 800 meters at the UCLA Legends Invite with a time of 2:11.80 ... Clocked a time of 4:36.08 at the Michael Johnson Invitational.
INDOOR TRACK & FIELD FRESHMAN (2017) Began the season at the Husky Classic by running the mile in 5:01.67 ... Ran a leg on the DMR that clocked a time of 12:13.32 and ran the mile in 5:02.64.
CROSS COUNTRY FRESHMAN (2016) Competed in six meets for the Titans ... Made her collegiate debut in the 5K at the Mark Covert Classic where she took third place with a time of 18:12.9 ... Also took third place at the USD Invite where she clocked a 6K time of 22:28 ... Earned a 10th-place finish at the Highlander Invitational with a 5K time of 17:46.31 ... Finished in 24th place at the Big West Championships, clocking a 6K time of 22:58.3 ... Ran at the NCAA West Regional and posted a 6K time of 21:33.6 that was good for 93rd place.
HIGH SCHOOL
Ran three years on the cross country team at La Mirada HS in La Mirada, Calif...the Matadores went undefeated in Surburban League in all three seasons while collecting the title each year...improved personal records in 1600m & 800m by 22 seconds from sophomore year to senior year (1600m: 5:11 to 4:49) and (800m: 2:34 to 2:12)...was also an exceptional student in the classroom as she earned World History honors, Language Arts honors, Pre-Calc honors and AP Environmental Science credit...graduated with high honors.
PERSONAL
Middle name is Lynn...was born on Junly 10, 1997...parents are David Huerta and Tammi Benson...has two older brothers (Anthony and Mathew)...participated in numerous charity work as she took part in the Relay For Life in 2013 and Local Food Drive the past two years...enjoys watching movies & TV...chose Cal St. Fullerton because she loved being close to home and the program overall.
