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Natasha Bernal - Cross Country - University of New Mexico Lobos Athletics

Natasha Bernal

Class

Fr.

Hometown

Albuquerque, N.M.

Previous School

La Cueva HS

2018-19
2018 XC:
Finished fifth in the Lobo Invitational with a time of18:07.3 … finished 100th at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational, completing the 6K race in 21:13:3 … placed 32nd, 17th in team scoring, in the women’s Gray race at the Wisconsin Pre-Nationals with a time of 22:17.2 … finished 39th at the Mountain West Cross Country Championships after running 22:32.9.
2019 Indoors:Did not compete
2019 Outdoors: 
Competed in two meets … ran 4:51.47 in her section of the 1500-meter race at the Mike Franelli Track Classic … finished fourth in the 2000-meter steeplechase at the Don Kirby in a time of 7:28.17.

2017-18
2017 XC: Did not compete, redshirt season
2018 Indoors:
Ran in two meets this season… Competed in the 3000 at the Don Kirby Invitational placing second via a time of 9:53.83*… Scored in both the 3000 and 5000 at the Mountain West Championships, placing second in the 3000 (10:05.79*), and finished the 5000 in 17:14.23*
2018 Outdoors: Did not compete.

2016-17
2016 XC:
Saw action at five meets, scoring at all five … opened her season at the Notre Dame Invitational, placing 62nd overall and fifth on the team with a time of 17:17.3 … fourth-place finisher for the Lobos at the Wisconsin Invitational, placing 63rd overall with a time of 21:04.8 … earned Second-Team All-Mountain West honors after placing 11th overall and fourth on the team at the MW Championships … placed 27th overall and third on the team at the NCAA Mountain Regionals (20:56.70) … scored at the NCAA Championships, running to 167th overall with a time of 21:10.3.
2017 Indoors
: Competed at three meets … Opened her season at the New Mexico Team Invitational, running to sixth place in the mile via a time of 4:50.61* … Finished fourth in the 3000 at the Don Kirby Invitational, running 9;31.19* … Scored in both the 3000 and 5000 at the Mountain West Championships, placing fourth in the 3000 (9:31.19*) and seventh in the 5000 (16:36.31*)
2017 Outdoors: Saw action at five meets, including the opening round of the NCAA Championships … made her season debut at the Stanford Invitational, running 10:26.13 in the 3000-meter steeplechase … posted a season-best time of 16:28.34 in the 5000 at the Bryan Clay Invitational … notched a PR in the steeplechase at the Cardinal Classic, running 10:15.90 for fifth place … scored in the steeplechase at the Mountain West Championships, running 10:37.39* for fifth place … advanced to the NCAA West Preliminary Round, finishing 21st with a time of 10:41.64

2015-16
2015 XC:
Competed twice after originally being slated to redshirt the 2015 season … first action was at the Mountain West Championships, where she finished 30th overall in 24:41.65 … followed that up with a 32nd-place performance at the NCAA Mountain Regionals, running 21:49.07 as UNM’s No. 6 runner.
2016 Indoors
: Redshirted the indoor season … competed at two meets unattached … won the mile at the Cherry & Silver Invitational, running 4:56.20* … ran both the mile and 3,000-meter run at the Don Kirby Elite Invitational, clocking a second-place time of 9:37.62* in the 3K and a sixth-place time of 4:51.71* in the mile.
2016 Outdoors: Saw action at four meets … made her New Mexico debut at the Stanford Invitational, running a third-place time of 10:21.32 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase … took aim in the 5,000 at the Bryan Clay Invitational, running 16:27.45 to place fifth … lowered her steeplechase PR at the Payton Jordan Invitational, clocking in at 10:19.54 … capped her season with a scoring effort in the steeplechase at the Mountain West Championships, running 10:36.33 to place seventh

HIGH SCHOOL
Lettered in track & cross country for just one year at La Cueva HS … 2014 New Mexico Gatorade Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year … named The Albuquerque Journal‘s Female Athlete of the Year for 2014-15 … raced to the 2015 Class 6A individual state championship, leading the Bears to the state title as a team … also won the Metro Championships, the Albuquerque Academy Invitational, the Cleveland Invitational, the Rio Rancho Jamboree, the La Cueva Invitational and the Lobo Invitational in 2014 … Finished 12th at the Nike Cross Nationals Southwest Regional championships … In track, won the 1600 eight times her senior year, including the APS Metro Championships, the District 2-6A Championships and the New Mexico 6A State Championships … along with her win in the 5000 at the state chammpionships, also won the 3,200 and 800 … she is believed to be the first female athlete from New Mexico to sweep all three distance races at state … in 2015, won all of the races 800-meter and up that she competed in.

* indicates a performance that has been adjusted based on the NCAA altitude conversion protocol