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Santa Clara University

2026-27 Women's Cross Country/Track Roster

Kyle Terada
AJ Tinio, Santa Clara Athletics
AJ Tinio, Santa Clara Athletics
West Coast Conference
AJ Tinio, Santa Clara Athletics

Milaina Almonte

  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Battle Mountain HS
  • Hometown Edwards, Colo.

Biography

2x WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll "Gold" (2024-’25, ’25-’26)
WCC Runner of the Week (Sept. 29, 2026)
WCC Preseason Team (2026)
CSC Academic All-District (2025-26)
2025 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field West First Round qualifier (3,000 steeplechase)
NCAA Cross Country All-West Region (2025)
All-WCC First Team (2025)
WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention (2025)
WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll "Gold" Honors (2024-25)
WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll "Silver" Honors (2023-24)


Career Results on TFRRS

AT SANTA CLARA: In her fourth year with the program after joining as a freshman in 2023-24 ... Earned first team all-West Coast Conference honors in cross country as a junior in 2025, and followed that with NCAA Cross Country all-West Region accolades two weeks later ... Became the fourth Santa Clara woman to qualify for the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field West First Round meet in 2025 (3,000-meter steeplechase) ... Named CSC Academic All-District in 2025 ... Owns three school records across both cross country and track, and five other top-five all-time marks in track ... Set the program's cross country record for 6 kilometers on Oct. 18, 2025, winning the Bronco Invitational by 27 seconds with a time of 20:06.5 ... Set indoor track records in the 3,000 meters (9:44.40) and the 5,000 (16:25.89) as a junior during the 2025-26 indoor season ... Also owns top-five marks in the indoor mile (4th, 5:01.84, 2025), and outdoor marks in the 1,500 meters (3rd, 4:28.72, 2025), 3,000 (5th, 9:49.71, 2025), 5,000 (3rd, 16:35.04, 2026) and 3,000-meter steeplechase (2nd, 10:23.35, 2026).

AS A JUNIOR (2025-26)

Track:
Became the fourth Bronco all-time on the women's side to qualify for the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field West First Round meet in May, competing in the 3,000-meter steeplechase to cap a historic and record-setting track season ... Finished 22nd at the NCAA West First Round meet in Fayetteville, Ark. (May 30), running the race in 10:29.24 to move up 26 spots in a field she entered ranked 48th ... Ran four top-five all-time marks in indoor and outdoor track ... She set two school records in indoor track, in the 5,000 meters (16:25.89) at the BU Sharon Colyear-Danville Opener (Dec. 6), and the 3,000 meters (9:44.40) at the Husky Classic (Feb. 13) ... She ran 16:35.04 in the outdoor 5,000 meters at the Stanford Invitational (April 3), the No. 3 mark on the Broncos' all-time outdoor list ... She narrowly missed the school-record in the 3,000-meter steeplechase when she ran her NCAA qualifying time of 10:23.35 at the Franson Last Chance meet (May 9).

Cross Country: Delivered one of the strongest individual seasons in program history, earning first team all-West Coast Conference honors with a sixth-place finish at the WCC championship (Nov. 1) ... Added all-region recognition with a 20th-place showing at the NCAA West Region Championship (Nov. 14) ... Was named WCC all-academic honorable mention ... Was Santa Clara's No. 1 runner in all five of her races ... Finished no worse than 35th and turned in four top-20 results, including three top-10 finishes ... Won the Bronco Invitational (Oct. 18) in a school-record 20:06.5, winning by 27 seconds ... Opened the season as runner-up at the USF Invitational (Aug. 29).

AS A SOPHOMORE (2024-25) 

Track: Ran 5:17.00 in the mile at the Spokane Indoor Challenge … ran 5:16.84 in the mile at the UW Invitational … ran 5:01.84 in the mile at the Husky Invitational … ran 9:49.71 in the 3000 at the Cal Opener … ran 4:37.73 in the 1500 and 12:39.51 in the DMR at the Bay Area Invitational … ran 2:21.44 in the 800 and 4:33.87 in the 1500 at the West Coast Relays … ran 16:50.24 in the 5000 at the Mike Fanelli Track Classic … ran 4:28.72 in the 1500 at the Bryan Clay Invitational … ran 4:29.89 in the 1500 at the Payton Jordan Invite … ran 4:29.71 in the 1500 at the OSU High Performance … ran 4:29.17 in the 1500 at the West Coast Last Chance.

Cross Country: Appeared at the San Francisco Invitational (Aug. 30) and ran a 22:19.6 in the 6k ... Ran at the Santa Clara Invitational (Oct. 19) and finished in 22:01.6 ... Competed in the WCC Championship (Nov. 2) and finished with a 22:01.6 ... Ran in the NCAA West Regional and finished with a 22:51.2.

AS A FRESHMAN (2023-24)

Track: At the Spokane Sports Showcase (Jan. 12) ran 10:44.35 in the 3000m … at the Riverfront Invitational (Feb. 2-3) ran 2:24.97 in the 800m and 5:17.97 in the mile … at the Whitworth Invitational (Feb. 10) ran 10:45.97 in the 3000m … at the West Coast Invite (March 1) ran 10:28.26 in the 3000m … at the Mike Fanelli Invitational (March 29-30) ran 18:23.82 in the 5000m … at the Brutus Hamilton Invitational (April 6) ran 12:42.47 in the 3000m steeplechase … at the Payton Jordan Invite (April 26) ran 4:59.33 in the 1500m … at the Oxy Invite (May 4) ran 4:56.68 in the 1500m … at the West Coast Last Chance (May 10) ran 10:42.39 in the 3000m and was part of the 4x400m relay finished in 4:04.76.

Cross Country: At the USF Invitational (Sept.1) ran 22:20.8 in the 6k … at the Waves Invitational (Sept. 9) ran 14:24.9 in the 4k … at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational (Sept. 29) ran 18:32.8 in the 5k … at the Bronco Invitational (Oct. 14) ran 21:34.0 in the 6k … at the WCC Championships (Oct. 28) ran 23:16.7 in the 6k at the West Regional Championships (Nov. 10) ran 22:04.7 in the 6k.

GET TO KNOW MILAINA: Majoring in Mechanical Engineering.

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24Freshman

  • 2024-25Sophomore

  • 2025-26Junior

  • 2026-27Senior