2011: NCAA West Prelim qualifier in 10,000, thanks to 34:53.66 at Stanford Invite... Mark moved her to No. 5 on UC Davis[apos] all-time 10K leaderboard... Posted 34:58.81 at West Prelim... Also had team[apos]s top season marks in 3,000 (9:57.25 at Cal Opener) and 5,000 (16:48.80 at Mt. SAC)... Improved to 6th on school[apos]s 5K top-10 list with the latter... Placed 3rd at Big West Conference Championships in 10K (35:23.52)... Added 9th-place showing in 5K (17:09.53) at league meet.
2010: Finished 5th in 10,000 (36:02.44), 8th in 5,000 (17:27.34) at Big West Conference Championships... Hit season-best 5K of 17:04.71 at Stanford Invite... Entered school[apos]s all-time outdoor top 10 in 10K (7th) and 5K (10th).
2009: Placed 6th (36:44.90) in 10K at Big West Conference meet... Competed twice in 5,000, posting season-best 17:45.80 at Brutus Hamilton Invite.
CROSS COUNTRY: Appeared in five meets as a senior, including Big West Conference (16th) and West Region championships (51st)... Won Aggie Open to start 2012 season... Placed 21st among 32-team field in Stanford Invitational 6K... Finished 14th at 2010 Big West Conference meet... Earned Big West Athlete of the Week after finishing 6th at Stanford Invite... Aggies[apos] top finisher in three meets... Raced in four events in 2009, including conference (40th)... Best finish was 10th at Hornet Jamboree... Earned Big West Conference All-Academic honors... Competed five times as a freshman in 2008, including Big West (T20th) and NCAA West Region (21:22.77) meets.
SANTA BARBARA HS [apos]08: Won Channel League and Santa Barbara County championships as a senior... Finished 8th at state championships to earn all-state honors... Named team MVP for her efforts... Voted team captain during her final two seasons... Placed 6th (11:12.72) in Southern Section finals, advancing by virtue of PR 11:06.88 in prelims... Named team MVP of the track and field team as a junior... Two-year captain of the track team.
PERSONAL: Born in Berkeley, Calif.... Majoring in chemical engineering... Parents are Jennifer and Bill Drechsler... Proudest personal accomplishments include her 6th-place finish at 2010 Stanford Invite and ensuing Big West Conference Athlete of the Week award; and breaking 17-minute barrier in 5K at the 2011 Cardinal Invite.
