2017 Cross Country Roster
Roster
Cardama Baez, Carmela

Carmela Cardama Baez
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- IES do Castro
- Hometown:
- Vigo, Spain
Bio
All-American
2017-18: Outdoor - Competed in the 10,000 Meter Prelims (33:28.08) at the NCAA West Preliminaries ... Finished the 10,000 meters in third place with a time of 33:24.39 at the Pac-12 Championships, scoring five points for the Ducks and moving into tenth on the UO all-time list ... Also competed in the 5,000 meters at the Pac-12 Championships, finishing with a time of 16:43.84 ... Competed in the 5,000 meters (16:12.15) at the Bryan Clay Invitational ... Took third place in the 3000 meters with a time of 9:52.85 at the Pepsi Invitational ... Recorded a time of 33:36.73 at the Stanford Invitational in her first-ever 10,000 meters. Indoor - Won the MPSF title in the 5000 meters with a time of 15:55.0 at the 2018 MPSF Championships ... Recorded a new personal best and the ninth fastest time in UO history in the 5,000 meters (15:55.45) at the Husky Classic ... Competed in the 3000 meters (9:23.48) at the Columbia Challenge ... Finished the mile in 4:52.45 at the UW Indoor Preview ... Cross Country - Earned all-American honors with a 34th place finish (20:09.3) at the NCAA Championships, finishing as the third Duck across ... Was the Ducks' third finisher and 13th overall (19:51.5) at the NCAA West Regional ... Took 23rd place overall and fourth for the Ducks with a time of 19:31.6 at the Pac-12 Championships ... Finished third for the Ducks and 15th overall with a time of 20:09.06 at the Pre-Nationals Invitational ... Made her Oregon debut with a 12th place finish overall (19:24.3) at the Bell Dellinger Invitational.
Before Oregon: Came to the Ducks after being Florida State's top cross country performer in back-to-back seasons, capped by a 73rd-place finish at the 2017 NCAA Cross Country Championships … A two-time all-ACC and all-South Region honoree in cross country … Qualified for Spain's 2015 World Cross Country Championships team … Won Spain's Junior National Cross Country title in 2014 and finished second in 2015 … Represented Spain and finished 40th at the 2014 European Junior Cross Country Championships.
Personal Bests
Mile - 4:49.28*
Clemson Bob Pollock Indoor Invitational
Clemson, S.C., 1/28/17
1,500 Meters - 4:25.99*
3,000 Meters - 9:09.51
MPSF Championships
Seattle, Wash., 2/23/19
3,000 Meters (Outdoors) - 9:52.85
Pepsi Invitational
Eugene, OR. 4/7/19
5,000 Meters (Indoors) - 15:38.77
Payton Jordan Invitational
Palo Alto, Calif., 5/2/19
5,000 Meters (Outdoors) - 16:12.15
Bryan Clay Invitational
Azusa, Calif., 4/20/18
10,000 Meters - 32:55.50
Stanford Invitational
Palo Alto, Calif., 5/29/2019
NCAA Cross Country Championships
2017 - 34th, 20:09.3
NCAA Cross Country West Regional
2017 - 13th, 19:51.5
Pac-12 Cross Country Championships
2017 - 23rd, 19:31.6
Pac-12 Championships
2018 - 10,000 Meters, 4th, 33:24.39
2018 - 5,000 Meters, 12th, 16:43.84
*PR from before Oregon
2017-18: Outdoor - Competed in the 10,000 Meter Prelims (33:28.08) at the NCAA West Preliminaries ... Finished the 10,000 meters in third place with a time of 33:24.39 at the Pac-12 Championships, scoring five points for the Ducks and moving into tenth on the UO all-time list ... Also competed in the 5,000 meters at the Pac-12 Championships, finishing with a time of 16:43.84 ... Competed in the 5,000 meters (16:12.15) at the Bryan Clay Invitational ... Took third place in the 3000 meters with a time of 9:52.85 at the Pepsi Invitational ... Recorded a time of 33:36.73 at the Stanford Invitational in her first-ever 10,000 meters. Indoor - Won the MPSF title in the 5000 meters with a time of 15:55.0 at the 2018 MPSF Championships ... Recorded a new personal best and the ninth fastest time in UO history in the 5,000 meters (15:55.45) at the Husky Classic ... Competed in the 3000 meters (9:23.48) at the Columbia Challenge ... Finished the mile in 4:52.45 at the UW Indoor Preview ... Cross Country - Earned all-American honors with a 34th place finish (20:09.3) at the NCAA Championships, finishing as the third Duck across ... Was the Ducks' third finisher and 13th overall (19:51.5) at the NCAA West Regional ... Took 23rd place overall and fourth for the Ducks with a time of 19:31.6 at the Pac-12 Championships ... Finished third for the Ducks and 15th overall with a time of 20:09.06 at the Pre-Nationals Invitational ... Made her Oregon debut with a 12th place finish overall (19:24.3) at the Bell Dellinger Invitational.
Before Oregon: Came to the Ducks after being Florida State's top cross country performer in back-to-back seasons, capped by a 73rd-place finish at the 2017 NCAA Cross Country Championships … A two-time all-ACC and all-South Region honoree in cross country … Qualified for Spain's 2015 World Cross Country Championships team … Won Spain's Junior National Cross Country title in 2014 and finished second in 2015 … Represented Spain and finished 40th at the 2014 European Junior Cross Country Championships.
Personal Bests
Mile - 4:49.28*
Clemson Bob Pollock Indoor Invitational
Clemson, S.C., 1/28/17
1,500 Meters - 4:25.99*
3,000 Meters - 9:09.51
MPSF Championships
Seattle, Wash., 2/23/19
3,000 Meters (Outdoors) - 9:52.85
Pepsi Invitational
Eugene, OR. 4/7/19
5,000 Meters (Indoors) - 15:38.77
Payton Jordan Invitational
Palo Alto, Calif., 5/2/19
5,000 Meters (Outdoors) - 16:12.15
Bryan Clay Invitational
Azusa, Calif., 4/20/18
10,000 Meters - 32:55.50
Stanford Invitational
Palo Alto, Calif., 5/29/2019
NCAA Cross Country Championships
2017 - 34th, 20:09.3
NCAA Cross Country West Regional
2017 - 13th, 19:51.5
Pac-12 Cross Country Championships
2017 - 23rd, 19:31.6
Pac-12 Championships
2018 - 10,000 Meters, 4th, 33:24.39
2018 - 5,000 Meters, 12th, 16:43.84
*PR from before Oregon
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