SPU: Three-year letterwinner. ... USTFCCCA outdoor 2nd team All-American in 3000 steeplechase (2025). ... USTFCCCA indoor All-West Region indoor in 5000 (2025). ... USTFCCCA outdoor All-West Region 3000 steeplechase (2025). All-GNAC indoor in 5000 (2025). ... All-GNAC outdoor in 3000 steeplechase and 5000 (2025). ... GNAC All-Academic (2024).
Junior (2025): INDOOR – Won the GNAC title in the 5000 meters, taking the lead with six of the 25 laps remaining and pullng way ahead to win by 14 seconds in 17:24;40. ...Came back the next day to take 5th place in the 3000 in 10:16.19. ... Ran a personal-best 10:08.48 in the 3000 at the UW Indoor Preview on Jan. 17. ... Ran a personal-best mile time of 5:06.40 at the UW Invitational on Feb. 1. ... Raced in all four meets.
OUTDOOR – In her first-ever NCAA meet, finished an All-American 9th in the 3000 steeplechase in 10:48.53. Came into the meet seeded No. 12, moved up to No. 11 in the prelims to secure a spot iin the finals, then climbed two more places for 9th. ... Placed 2nd in both the steeplechase and the 5000 at GNAC. Ran 10:34.06 in the steeplechase on May 9, then returned to the track on May 10 and posted her first sub-17 in the 5000, finishing second behind teammates Annika Esvelt in 16:55.22. ... Broke the school steeple record twice: first with a 10:35.63 at the Stanford Invitational on April 4, and then again with a 10:27.61 at the Bryan Clay Invitational on April 16. That mark essentially clinched her trip to nationals. ... In her first steeple of the season on March 8 at the PLU Open, clcoked 10:48.00 that stood as the D2 national-leading time for the first two weeks of the season. ... Ran a personal-best 4:41.26 in the 1500 at the season-opening Ed Boitano Invitational.
Sophomore (2024): INDOOR – Placed 11th in the mile at the GNAC Championships in a personal-best time of 5:18.55, nine-plus seconds faster than her previous PR of 5:27.80 from the UW Invitational / Mile City on Jan. 27. ,,, Led off with the 1200-meter leg on the 4th-place distance medley relay at GNAC.
OUTDOOR – Placed 6th in the 3000 steeplechase (11:30.69) and 9tn in the 5000 (18:38.45) at the GNAC Championship on May 10-11 in Ellensburg. … Came through with a massive personal best 17:39.65 in the 5000 meters at the Ralph Vernacchia Invitational in Bellingham on April 27. That was 66-plus seconds faster than her previous best of 18:46.18 at the season-opening Ed Boitano Invitational in Tacoma on March 2. … Ran the 1500 and 5000 four times each and the steeplechase three times.
Freshman (2023): INDOOR – Ran the 1200-meter leadoff leg on the 8th-place 4000 distance medley relay at the GNAC Championships on Feb. 20. ... Also placed 18th in the mile in 5:36.05 at GNAC. ... Made her college debut with an 18th-place finish in the 3000 meters at the season-opening Spokane Invitational on Dec. 10. That was her only regular-season meet.
OUTDOOR – Scored a 6th-place finish in the 3000 steeplechase at GNAC with a personal-best time of 11:19.21. That was an 18-second drop from her previous PB of 11:37.77. ... Also finished 14th in the 1500 meters in 4:58.05. ... Posted an outdoor personal best of 2:29.50 in the 800 on March 18 at the Doris Heritage Track Festival in Renton. ... On that same day, ran her first outdoor mile, placing 4th in 5:20.38. ... Ran a 1500 PB of 4:45.56 on April 15 in Azusa, Calif. ... Raced in all nine regular-season meets.
Lynden Christian High School: Made the Class 1A state meet for the first time to cap her career as a senior in 2022, placing 14th in the 3200 meters. ... Just one week earlier, set a PB of 11 minutes, 46.49 seconds -- her first sub-12 -- to take 3rd place at the district meet. ... Won the 3200 six times and the 1600 six times during her career. ... On the cross country trails, was a two-time top-20 finisher at the Class 1A (small school) Washington state meet, placing 15th as a sophomore in 2019 and 19th as a senior in 2021. (Her junior season in 2020 was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic). ... Also ran at state as a freshman in 2018, placing 45th. ... Won 10 regular-season meets during her career. ... Ran a personal-best 5K time of 19 minutes, 12.2 seconds at the Northwest Conference championship meet as a sophomore in 2019.
Personal: Maya Evelyn Ewing. ... Nursing major. ... Her mother graduated from SPU in 2000.
Fun facts: Got started in running through the Girls On The Run program in elementary school, then later joined her middle school cross country team. ... Also has played soccer ...
If not for running, would focus on swimming. ...
Favorite sport to watch is track and field. ...
Dumbest movie she has ever seen is "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation." ...
Book she just couldn't put down was "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire." ...
Favorite junk food is brownies. ...
Favorite healthy food is peppers. ...
Favorite TV program is "Survivor." ...
Her dream car is a Volkswagen Jetta. ...
Loves to shop for thrifted clothes. ...
Favorite team is the Seattle Mariners. ...
Favorite athlete is American middle distance runner Colleen Quigley. ...
Her pre-race rituals are braiding or tying her hair tight, as well as wearing glitter. ...
If she could invite anyone to dinner, it would be her grandma "because we could talk and play cards." She would serve nachos or go to the Colophon Cafe. ...
If she could be any action hero, would be Wonder Woman. ...
In 10 years, plens to be using her college degree and living by the ocean. ... After graduating from college,
wants to hike the 211-mile John Muir Trail, located in the Sierra Nevada mountain range.of California.
INDOOR PERSONAL BESTS
Mile: 5:06.40 (2/1/2025)
3000: 10:08.48 (1/17/2025)
5000: 17:24.40 (2/17/2025)
OUTDOOR PERSONAL BESTS
800: 2:29.50 (3/18/2023)
1500: 4:41.26 (3/1/2025)
Mile: 5:20.38 (3/18/2023)
3000: 10:38.00 (4/22/2023)
5000: 16:55.22 (510/2025).
Steeple: 10:27.61 (4/16/2025)
CAREER RESULTS
