Seattle Pacific University Athletics

SPU: Four-year letterwinner. ... GNAC All-Academic in 2015, '16, and '17. ... USTFCCCA All-Academic in 2015.

Senior (2017): Ran all six meets, scoring in two of them. That included the NCAA West Regionals, in which she was No. 4 for the Falcons and 78th overall. ... Ran No. 3 for the team (4th overall) in the season-opening dual meet against Northwest University. ... Was No. 6 for SPU and 35th overall at GNAC.

Junior (2016): Ran in all five meets, scoring in four of them. ... Placed No. 4 for SPU (20th overall) at season-opening Humbold State Invitational. ... Ran No. 5 for Falcons at Saint Martin's Invite (7th overall), Western Washington Classic (47th) and GNAC (33rd). ... The 7th-place finish at Saint Martin's was her highest in any college meet. ... Was No. 7 for the team (189th overall) at NCAA West Regionals in Billings.

Sophomore (2015): Ran in five meets, scoring in three of them. ... Was No. 5 for SPU and 73rd overall at the NCAA West Regionals as the Falcons pulled out the fifth and final qualifying berth to nationals. ... Finished No. 3 for SPU and 41st overall at Sundodger. Scored No. 4 for the team and 31st overall at the Charles Bowles Invitational. ... Was No. 7 for SPU (39th overall) at GNAC, completing 6 kilometers at Lake Padden Park in 23:13.60, and No. 6 (148th overall) at NCAAs.

Freshman (2014): Ran in four of the six meets. ... Highest finish was No. 6 for SPU and 40th overall at the Emerald City Open on Oct. 18. ... Ran No. 8 for the Falcons and 53rd overal at the GNAC Championships, finishing 6 kilometers at Ash Creek Preserve on the Western Oregon campus in 22:51.

Mt. Baker High School: First and only cross country season was as a senior in 2013, and ran to a 25th-place finish in the Class 1A (small school) Washington state meet, clocking 20:10.38 for 5 kilometers. ... Finished 6th in the district meet one week before state. ... Broke 20 minutes with a time of 19:39.8 (hand-held) in the Northwest Conference meet on Oct. 24.

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."


PRs ON 2017 SCHEDULE COURSES
(All 6 kilometers unless otherwise noted)
Magnuson Park (3.0 miles): 17:51.06 (2017).
Sundodger @ Lincoln Park: 22:38.65 (2015).
Charles Bowles Invite (5K) @ Bush's Pasture: 18:35.5 (2015).
WWU Classic @ Lake Padden: 23:23.6 (2016).
GNAC @ Lake Padden (same course as WWU Classic): 23:13.60 (2015).
NCAA West Regionals @ Ash Creek: 22:43.05 (2015).


PRs ON OTHER COURSES
(All 6 kilometers unless otherwise noted)
Stanford Invite @ Stanford Golf Course: 24:57.0 (2014).
Emerald City Open @ Lower Woodland Park: 24:45.0 (2014).
Humboldt State Invite @ Patrick's Point State Park: 22:09.82 (2016).
Saint Martin's Invite (5K) @ Saint Martin's University: 19:04.60 (2016).
NCAA West Regionals @ Amend Park: 23:49.27 (2016).