Cross Country/Track Adds Former NCAA Champ to Staff
8/6/2018 10:26:00 AM | Cross Country, Track
MALIBU, California – Former NCAA champion and record-holder Sylvia Mosqueda has joined the Pepperdine cross country and track programs as an assistant coach, Robert Radnoti announced today.
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"I am thrilled to welcome Sylvia Mosqueda, a world-class coach and athlete to our program," said Radnoti, who is beginning his 13th season as head coach. "She is a strong Christian and will be a great role model for our team. I could not be more excited. I know our team will love her."
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Mosqueda has been coaching in the sport for more than two decades, having served as the head coach at Los Angeles City College and as an assistant coach at Los Angeles Community College and East Los Angeles College. In 2009, she founded the TEAMosqueda Running Club. Her runners won regional championships in 2015 and 2016 and took ninth place at nationals in 2016. She has coached multiple runners to the U.S. Olympic marathon trials.
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"I'm looking forward to working closely with the Pepperdine coaching staff to build a cohesive team of student-athletes while bringing them to their next level of performance," Mosqueda said. "My main goal at Pepperdine over the first year is to share my knowledge and experience with the team, help inspire athletes to see their true potential and ultimately build a championship team."
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As a student-athlete at Cal State Los Angeles, Mosqueda pulled off a tremendous double in the 1987-88 school year. In the fall, she won the 1987 NCAA Cross Country Championship. In the spring, she won the 10,000 meters at the 1988 NCAA Track Championships. She set an NCAA Championships record in the latter that stood for 30 years.
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Mosqueda competed at five different U.S. Olympic Trials between 1988 and 2004.
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She had great success in both the marathon and half-marathon. She came in second place at the 1987 Los Angeles Marathon. She won a 2001 national championship in the half marathon and was runner-up in 2000. She competed for the U.S. at the 2001 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships. She finished in the top 10 at the 2004 World Half Marathon Championships and was the top-placing American.
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Mosqueda, who graduated from Cal State L.A. in 1989 with a degree in physical education, was inducted into the school's Hall of Fame in 2007. The Southern California native also attended East L.A. College (where she won state titles in cross country and track and was later inducted into that school's Hall of Fame in 2014) and San Gabriel High School.
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"I am thrilled to welcome Sylvia Mosqueda, a world-class coach and athlete to our program," said Radnoti, who is beginning his 13th season as head coach. "She is a strong Christian and will be a great role model for our team. I could not be more excited. I know our team will love her."
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Mosqueda has been coaching in the sport for more than two decades, having served as the head coach at Los Angeles City College and as an assistant coach at Los Angeles Community College and East Los Angeles College. In 2009, she founded the TEAMosqueda Running Club. Her runners won regional championships in 2015 and 2016 and took ninth place at nationals in 2016. She has coached multiple runners to the U.S. Olympic marathon trials.
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"I'm looking forward to working closely with the Pepperdine coaching staff to build a cohesive team of student-athletes while bringing them to their next level of performance," Mosqueda said. "My main goal at Pepperdine over the first year is to share my knowledge and experience with the team, help inspire athletes to see their true potential and ultimately build a championship team."
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As a student-athlete at Cal State Los Angeles, Mosqueda pulled off a tremendous double in the 1987-88 school year. In the fall, she won the 1987 NCAA Cross Country Championship. In the spring, she won the 10,000 meters at the 1988 NCAA Track Championships. She set an NCAA Championships record in the latter that stood for 30 years.
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Mosqueda competed at five different U.S. Olympic Trials between 1988 and 2004.
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She had great success in both the marathon and half-marathon. She came in second place at the 1987 Los Angeles Marathon. She won a 2001 national championship in the half marathon and was runner-up in 2000. She competed for the U.S. at the 2001 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships. She finished in the top 10 at the 2004 World Half Marathon Championships and was the top-placing American.
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Mosqueda, who graduated from Cal State L.A. in 1989 with a degree in physical education, was inducted into the school's Hall of Fame in 2007. The Southern California native also attended East L.A. College (where she won state titles in cross country and track and was later inducted into that school's Hall of Fame in 2014) and San Gabriel High School.
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