Pepperdine University Athletics

Honors and Awards:
WCC All-Academic (Honorable Mention) — 2022, 23
WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll (Bronze) — 2022, 23, 24
MPSF All-Academic — 2023
Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete — 2022, 23

PEPPERDINE XC 2023 (JR): Competed in five races, including the WCC Championships and the NCAA West Regional ... Was Pepperdine's seventh runner at the Waves Invitational with her 4-kilometer time of 16:17.8 (9/9) ... Finished in seventh for Pepperdine at the UC Riverside Invitational (9/16) ... Was Pepperdine's fourth runner at the Bronco Invitational with her 6-kilometer time of 22:25.1 (10/14) ... Placed fourth for Pepperdine at the WCC Championships with her 6-kilometer time of 25:03.5 (10/28) ... Was Pepperdine's fifth runner in the season-finale at the NCAA West Regional (11/10).

PEPPERDINE INDOOR TRACK 2024 (JR): Ran in two indoor meets, including the MPSF Championships ... Ran the seventh-fastest mile time at altitude at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic with her time of 5:30.15 (2/2-3) ... Ran the 3,000 meters at the MPSF Championships in 10:40.83 for the third-fastest time in program history (2/26).

PEPPERDINE OUTDOOR TRACK 2024 (JR): Competed at seven outdoor meets, running the 1,500-meters and the 5K ... Ran her season-best 5K time of 18:20.79 at the Mark Fanelli Track Classic (3/29-30) ... Set a collegiate-best time of 4:46.14 in the 1,500-meters at the Bryan Clay Invitational (4/11-13).

PEPPERDINE XC 2022 (SO): Competed in all six races … Was Pepperdine’s #1 runner in four races and the #2 runner in two races … Had a season-best 5K of 19:43.6 at the Mark Covert Classic (9/30) … Had a season-best and the 11th fastest 6K time at the NCAA West Regional (11/11) in 22:05.4 … Was the Waves’ #1 runner at the WCC Championships (10/29) and the #2 runner at the NCAA West Regional … Earned at third-place overall finish at the Wave Invitational (10/1) … WCC Runner of the Week (9/20), which was the first-ever weekly honor for either cross country squad.

PEPPERDINE XC 2021 (FR): Competed in six of the seven races … Was Pepperdine’s #1 runner in three races, #2 runner in two races and was the #3 runner at the NCAA West Regional (11/12) … Had a season-best and the 17th-fastest 6K time at the Bronco Invitational (10/16) in 22:28.1 … Was the Waves’ #1 runner at the WCC Championships (10/29).

PEPPERDINE OUTDOOR TRACK 2023 (SO): Took part in one of the three indoor meets … Competed in the 3,000 meters at the MPSF Indoor Championships (2/17).
 
PEPPERDINE INDOOR TRACK 2023 (SO): Competed in eight of the nine meets … Ran the 1,500 meters five times and the 5,000 meters three times … Had the team’s second fastest 5,000 meters time at the Oxy Invitational (5/6) in 18:04.12 …
 
PEPPERDINE OUTDOOR TRACK 2022 (FR): Ran at seven out of the 10 meets … Had season bests of 4:49.74 in the 1,500 at Steve Scott Invitational (4/30), 10:21.94 in the 3,000 at the Triton Invitational (4/9) and 17:41.43 in the 5,000 at the Oxy Invitational (5/7) … Marked her name on the Pepperdine all-time list, ranking fourth in the 5,000 meters, sixth in the 3,000 and ninth in the 1,500.

PEPPERDINE INDOOR TRACK 2022 (FR): Took part in two of the three indoor meets … Competed in the mile twice and was a part of the distance medley relay team.

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Burbank (Calif.) High School in 2021 … As a junior earned a fourth place finish at the Pacific League Finals (first team all-league) ... Varsity letters in both cross country and track as a sophomore and junior … Girls’ varsity MVP as a junior … Second team all-league selection as a sophomore while placing ninth at the Pacific League Finals … Member of the Burbank team that took 10th place at the CIF Division 1 finals … Team placed eighth at the Nike Portland event in 2019 … Part of Burbank High’s first Pacific League title team in 2018 … Scholar-athlete award all three years while being ranked top 10 in the class academically.
 
CLUB: Member of the Jeff Nelson Running Club as a senior.
 
PERSONAL: Majoring in sports medicine ... Born in Glendale, Calif. … Daughter of Mark and Cynthia LaCamera … Chose to attend Pepperdine because she could envision herself growing in her faith and being a student-athlete while preparing for her dream job.
 
FAVORITES: Hobbies include cooking, playing piano and hiking … Favorites include Sydney McLaughlin (pro athlete), Forrest Gump (movie), SpongeBob Squarepants (TV show), Kanye West (musical artist) and soccer (sport other than running) ... Favorite thing about running is the discipline involved in the sport along with the mental and physical challenge while meeting some of her closest friends through this sport.