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2021 Women's Cross Country Roster

Amber Valdez

  • Class Redshirt Sophomore
  • Hometown Arvada, Colo.
  • High School Arvada West

Biography

TFFRS Career Results Page
CMU Track & Field Bio Page

Overall Career Honors
  • 4x RMAC All-Academic Honor Roll
2021: Did not compete in any meets.

2020: Did not compete in any meets during her first season on the cross country team... Has been a middle distance runner on the Mavs' track and field team for the previous two years.

Prep: Finished third in the 800 meters at the 2018 Jeffco 4A/5A League Meet for the Arvada West HS Wildcats as a senior... Was also third in both that event and the 1600 at the Arvada City Championships... Won the 800 at the league meet as a junior with PR time of 2:21.61... Finished eighth at the 5A Region 1 Championships during her 2017 senior cross country season before taking 73rd at state... Finished sixth at the Jeffco League Championship and 120th at the Nike Cross Southwest Regional.

Personal: Is majoring in nursing... Aspires to be traveling nurse and eventually a nurse practioner... Twin brother Jake is on the Maverick men's team.

Why I Chose CMU: "I chose CMU because it is a good distance away from home and has a good program for my major. Also, I had the opportunity to run in college and I chose to further my running career here."

Historical Player Information

  • 2020Redshirt Sophomore

  • 2021Redshirt Sophomore