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UC San Diego

2022 Cross Country Roster

Leila Keyvan

  • Class Senior
  • High School Dana Hills HS
  • Hometown Laguna Niguel, Calif.
  • Major Human Biology

Biography

AS A SENIOR IN 2022
Fall Big West All-Academic Team ... Competed at the UC Riverside Invitational, Paul Short Run, and Santa Clara Bronco Invite … Posted season fastest time at Paul Short with a time of 23:09.3 (9/30).

AS A JUNIOR IN 2021
Big West Fall All-Academic Team... Big West Commissioner's Honor Roll... Finished 72nd overall (23:02.0) at the UC Davis Stump Invite (9/10).

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2020
Team captain ... Season canceled due to COVID-19.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2019
Earned a 29th place finish overall at the Cougar Challenge with a time of 22:31.0 (9/13) ... Finished 47th overall (19:15.3) at the Biola Invite on Sept. 7. 

HIGH SCHOOL 
A 2019 graduate of Dana Hills High School in Dana Point ... Helped lead high school team to a 2016 OC Championship and Second place in the CIF Finals in 2016 ... Scholar Athlete and Varsity Letter winner all four years ... Earned the Dolphin Award in 2019 ... Named the most valuable distance runner in 2017... Earned Second Team All League Orange County in 2016 and 2017.

PERSONAL 
Born April 4 in Fullerton... Daughter of Joanna and Kas Keyvan ... Father played football at UCLA ... Has three siblings: Tyler, Milaad and Iman ... Human biology major at Sixth College ... Wants to attend medical school and become a pediatrician after graduation ... Most memorable moment competing in cross country was breaking five minutes in the mile ... Favorite UC San Diego moments are hanging out with the team on the annual Mammoth trip  ... Roots for the Los Angeles Lakers ... Hobbies include cooking, hiking, reading, painting, eating, going to the beach, and watching movies ... Lists Kobe Bryant as her favorite athlete ... Favorite Movie is Cars 2 ... Listens to SZA ... Loves Din Tai Fung. 

Historical Player Information

  • 2019Freshman

    5'4"
  • 2020Sophomore

    5'6"
  • 2021Junior

  • 2022Senior

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