Niza Barton
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- Hometown:
- Gardnerville, Nev.
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- Year:
- Sophomore
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- High School:
- Douglas HS
Bio
2025
| 9/6/25 | Clovis Crush | 19:39.92 | 15th | 5k |
| 9/12/25 | Kyle Robinson Twilight | 19:00.01 | 5th | 5k |
HIGH SCHOOL: During her time at Douglas High School, Niza set a personal record of 21:09 in the 5K her senior year. She also competed at the 2023 NIAA 5A Cros Country State Championships alongside her teammates.
PERSONAL: Niza is studying psychology with hopes to "become a therapist and help people because mental health is important" ... She chose to come to LTCC because "Lake Tahoe is a beautiful area to run in" ... She lists her greatest accomplishment as attaining "straight As [her] senior year of high school" ... Her favorite memory in competitive sports thus far is "making it to state [her] senior year of cross country and running with all [her] teammates for one last time" ... Niza most admires "[her] friend Ayla because she's the hardest working person [she] knows and inspires [her] to do better" ... Outside of her sport, Niza's favorite activity is "hiking because it's basically running without the wanting to die part" ... A fun fact about Niza is that she is a twin.
News mentions
Track race during cross country season? The Coyotes got a chance to test their speed at the Kyle Robinson Twilight Invitational hosted by Merritt College.
Woodward Park, perhaps the most famous cross country course in history, gave another day of fantastic performances.