2018 Women's Track and Field Roster
Biography
SPU: Four-year letterwinner. ... USTFCCCA All-American indoor 4000 distance medley relay (2016, 2017, 2018). ... USTFCCCA All-West Region indoor 800 (2016) and distance medley relay (2016, 2017, 2018). ... All-GNAC indoor distance medley relay (2017). ... All-GNAC outdoor 4x400 relay (2018). ... GNAC All-Academic (2016, 2017, 2018). ... USTFCCCA All-Academic (2016, 2017, 2018).
Senior (2018): INDOOR – For the third year in a row, ran the 800-meter leg on the 4000 distance medley relay at the NCAA D2 nationals, this time teaming with Kate Lilly, Lani Taylor and Mary Charleson for an All-American 5th-place finish in a season-best 11:31.69. ... That same foursome effectively secured a spot in the meet with an 11:39.11 on Feb. 24 at the SPU Final Qualifier. ... Aside from the relay, focused exclusively on the 800, placing 8th at GNAC in 2:16.86. ... Ran a season-best 2:14.75 on Jan. 27 at the UW Invitational. OUTDOOR – Placed 8th in the 800 at GNAC, finishing her career with a 2:10.96 – her first-ever 2:10, outdoors or indoors. ... In the previous day's prelims, set a PR with a 2:11.02. In fact, her last three meets were all PRs: 2:11.71 at the Ken Shannon Invitational on May 5, then her GNAC prelim and finals times on May 11 and 12. ... Ran third leg on the 3rd-place 4x400 at GNAC, teaming with Scout Cai, Becca Houk, and Lani Taylor for an NCAA provisional qualifying time of 3:45.88. ... Set a 1500-meter PR of 4:40.49 at the Bryan Clay Invitational in Azusa, Calif., on April 20. Set a PR of 58.52 in the 400 on March 30 at the UBC Open in Vancouver, B.C. ... Racing in her hometown of Bellingham for the last time on April 28 at the Ralph Vernacchia Invitational, won the 800 and then ran the third leg on the winning 4x400 relay.
Junior (2017): INDOOR – Ran the 800-meter leg on the 4000 distance medley relay at NCAA nationals, helping the Falcons to an All-American 8th-place finish in 11:36.02, ... Also ran the 800 leg on Jan. 27 at the UW Invitational as SPU posted a national provisional qualifying time of 11:42.22. ... Scored with an 8th-place finish in the open 800 at GNAC (2:16.57). ... Posted an NCAA provisional qualifying time of 2:13.47 in the 800 on Feb. 25 at the SPU Final Qualifier. OUTDOOR – Placed 6th in the 1500 at GNAC in a personal-best 4:39.24, and later placed 7th in the 800 in 2:14.06, thus scoring in both races even though she was not initially seeded to score in either one. ... Beat the NCAA provisional qualifying standard in the 800 in five meets, with a personal-best of 2:12.04 at the Bryan Clay Invitational in Azusa, Calif., on April 14. ... In her season debut on March 25 at the Doris Heritage Distance Festival in West Seattle, won the 800 with an NCAA provisional time of 2:12.94. ... Her first 1500 of the season on March 31 at the San Francisco State Distance Carnival ended with a monster PR of 4:40.59 – nine seconds faster than her old mark of 4:49.70 from 2015. Went on to lower it further, going 4:39.99 at the Clay, then 4:39.24 at GNAC.
Sophomore (2016): INDOOR – Ran the 800-meter leg on the 5th-place 4000 distance medley relay at NCAA Division II nationals, thereby earning her first All-American honor. ... Placed 13th in the 800 at NCAAs in 2:12.42 ... Secured a berth at nationals with a personal-best 2:11.13 at the SPU Final qualifier on Feb. 27. ... Placed 6th in the 800 at GNAC, posting back-to-back PRs: 2:15.34 in the preliminaries, then 2:13.92 in the finals. ... Ran in five meets, focusing primarily on the 800 and the DMR. ... Ran the 800 leg on a team with Lynelle Decker, Jahzelle Ambus, and Anna Patti that qualified for NCAAs with a time of 11:42.34 at the Husky Classic on Feb. 12. ... Ran the mile once, going 5:13.29 at the UW Invitational on Jan. 30. OUTDOOR – Placed 10th in the 800 meters at GNAC in 2:13.86. ... Made NCAA provisional three times in the 800, with an outdoor personal-best of 2:12.88 on April 30 at the Ken Shannon Invitational. ... Participated in 10 meets, focusing primarily on the 800 with the exception of one 400 (a PR 58.64 on May 6 at the Central Washington Last Chance Open), and one 1500 (4:51.74 on April 9 at the Emilie Mondor Invitational).
Freshman (2015): INDOOR – Placed 12th in the 800 at GNAC in a personal-best 2:19.71. That was .05 faster than her previous PR at the UW Indoor Open just five days earlier, and was a drop of more than four seconds from her college debut time of 2:24.06 at the UW Indoor Preview. ... Ran the 800 exclusively in all three of her regular-season meets. OUTDOOR – Ran in seven meets, primarily in the 800 and 1500. Logged a PR of 2:16.23 in the 800 at the Saint Martin's Invitational on May 2. ... Had a PR 4:49.70 in the 800 at the JD Shotwell Invitational on April 4.
Mt. Baker High School: Finished her career by winning the Washington 1A state title in the 800 with a personal-best time of 2:14.15 in 2014. ... Posted PRs of 5:19.00 in the 1600, and 12:44.00 in the 3200 as a senior in 2014, 13.64 in the 100, 28.55 in the 200, and 1:01.67 in the 400 as a sophomore in 2012, 4-10 in the high jump and 13-7 in the long jump in 2011. ... Also won the league and district 800 titles in 2014, as she ran that event 14 times altogether that spring and won 13 of those races. ... Placed 5th in the 800 at state in 2013. ... Dropped more than 20 seconds through three years in the 800 from her initial time of 2:35.40 as a sophomore.
Personal: Chynna Sierra Mackenzie Phan. ... Born April 22, 1996. ... Elementary education major, with a concentration in the arts. ... Younger brother Jesse also attends SPU and runs both cross country and track.
Fun facts: As a high school senior at Mt. Baker, her track coach convinced her to try cross country for two weeks during her senior year, and if she didn't like it, she could quit. "But I ended up really liking it." ... Favorite workouts are on the track. ... If not for running, would love to play soccer "if I was coordinated." ... Favorite sport to watch is basketball. ... Dumbest movie she ever saw was "Rubber." ... Book she just couldn't put down was "Redeeming Love." ... Favorite junk food is hot cakes or anything chocolate. ... Favorite healthy food is avocados. ... Favorite TV program is "Grey's Anatomy." ... Favorite team is the Seattle Seahawks. ... Favorite athlete is U.S. middle distance runner Brenda Martinez. ... Easiest subject in school is art. ... Toughest subject is science. ... If she could be any action hero, would be Speedy Gonzalez. ... Her friends call her Cheen or China Doll. ... In 10 years, plans to be teaching and traveling. ... Loves sunsets, clouds, and flowers. "I buy myself flowers and go on sunset dates by myself, but I love it."
INDOOR PERSONAL BESTS
800: 2:11.13 (2/27/16)
Mile: 5:13.29 (1/30/2016)
OUTDOOR PERSONAL BESTS
400: 58.52 (3/30/2018)
800: 2:10.96 (5/12/2018)
1500: 4:40.49 (4/20/2018)
CAREER RESULTS
