2025 Track and Field Roster
Sofia Placias
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
- High School:
- Laguna Hills HS
- Position:
- Middle Distance
- Major:
- Psychology
2025 Season - Senior
Competed in the 1500 (4:58.43), 5000 (19:26.25), 400H (1:10.13), and 3000S (11:50.98) ... Ran a personal best of 5:02.12 in the 1500, at the Aggie Open 2025 … Ran a personal best of 11:41.79 in the 3000S, at the 2025 Johnny Mathis Invitational … Ran an 11:56.78 in the 3000 steeplechase, placing third and ran a personal best of 1:10.13 in the 400 hurdles placing third at the 2025 Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference Outdoor Championships … Ran a personal best of 4:58.43 in the 1500 at the 2025 APU Franson Last Chance.
2024 Season - Junior
- PR in the 3000 Steeple Chase (11:55.55) and placed 2nd at the C2C Outdoor Conference Championships
- PR in the 1500 (5:19.53) at the Chico Invitational
- PR in the 5000 (19:26.25) at the Mike Fanelli Track ClassicÂ
- PR in the Mile (5:35.50) at the Aggie Open
- PR in the 800 (2:31.94) at the Johnny Mathis Track and Field Meet
- Competed in Cross Country and Track & Field for the Laguna Hills High School Hawks.
- Cross Country Most Valuable Runner 2018, 2019
- Track & Field Most Valuable Runner 2018, 2019
- Athlete of the Year 2021
- CIF Southern Section Team Runner-Up 2018
- CIF State Cross Country Team 4th Place 2018
- Rachel Carson College
- Favorite thing about UCSC: The Location.
- Favorite Athlete: Shelby Houlihan
- Favorite Superhero: Iron Man
- Favorite Color: Forest Green
- Hobbies: Going on roadtrips, spending time at the beach with friends, hiking, and baking.
