St. John's University Athletics
2011 Women's Cross Country Roster
Aryon Trujillo
- Height:
- 5-1
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Pinkerton Academy
- Hometown:
- Derry, N.H.
As A Junior (2010): Placed top five on the team in every meet ... finished 9th overall at the 5K C.W. Post Invite (Sept. 18) with a time of 19:55.26 ... was the third St. John[apos]s runner to finish at the 4K STJ Fall Festival (Oct. 17) by running a 14:40.05 ... ran the 6K NCAA Northeast Regionals (Nov. 13) at a season-best pace of 23:47 ... set a career-best 5K mark of 19:09 at the ECAC Championships (Nov. 20).
As A Sophomore (2009): Missed part of the season due to injury ... finished first overall at the Hofstra Invitational 5K (Sept. 5) with a season-best time of 19:58 ... placed second on the team with a 19:59 at the 5K Metropolitan Championships (Oct. 9) ... clocked in at 26:02 in her only 6K race of the season, the BIG EAST Championships (Oct. 31).
As A Freshman (2008): Finished in the top five on the team in the 4K, 5K and 6K distances ... set a season-best time of 19:40.0 at the 5K Metropolitan Championships (Oct. 10), finishing 15th overall ... finished in the Top 100 at the 6K BIG EAST Championships (Oct. 31) with a time of 23:39 ... participated in the USA Jr. Cross Country Championships.
Before St. John[apos]s: Lettered four years in track & field and two years of cross country for the Pinkerton Academy Astros ... part of the 2007 Cross Country Class L Championship team ... earned the United States Marine Corps Distinguished Athlete Award for Pinkerton ... also earned Pinkerton[apos]s Senior Athlete Award ... was the 2007 Class L 3,000-meter state champion ... earned 2008 all-state honors in indoor track ... named to the 2006 and 2007 Class L all-star team ... set the Pinkerton 1,600-meter record in 2007 ... was runner-up in the 1,600-meter run and was third in the 1,500-meter run at the 2007 Class L Championship ... personal-best times include: 2:21.79 (800-meters), 4:58.11 (1,500-meters), 5:07.07 (1 mile), 10:45.36 (3,000-meters) and 18:38.5 (5K).
Personal: Born in Las Cruces, N.M. ... daughter of Lainie R. and Joseph K. Trujillo ... has one brother, Joseph (17) ... trained to be an EMT-Basic ... majoring in chemistry.
Off the Track
Pregame Ritual: Watching funny movies on the iPod
Favorite Book: 'Sub 4:00: Alan Webb and the Quest for the Fastest Mile' by Chris Lear
Favorite Movie: 'Star Trek'
Favorite TV Show: 'Bones'
Favorite Song: 'I Don[apos]t Care' by Fall Out Boy
Favorite Pro Athlete: Nate Brannen, professional runner