Michaela Barros

Height:
5-9
Class:
Junior
High School:
Fortuna Union HS
Hometown:
Fortuna, CA

2018-19 -- Track: Lowered 3,000-meter steeplechase time at back-to-back meets during the regular season, including to a 2019-best 11:30.02 at the Blue-Green Rivalry Dual at UC Santa Barbara on April 27, good for fifth place ... went on to compete at the Big West Championships for the steeple, back at Pauley Track on May 10, taking 16th place ... also came in second at home for the 37th annual Cal Poly #ShareSLO Invitational on March 23, via 11:34.97 ... additionally, earned 2019 Big West All-Academic Team accolades, along with Conference Commissioner’s Honors academically. Cross Country: Redshirted.

2017-18 -- Track: Earned a career-best 3,000-meter steeplechase performance — 11:21.96 — on March 10 (at Westmont) during UC Santa Barbara’s Tri-Meet with UC Riverside (good for seventh place in a field that saw three teammates enter the Top 10 in school history); helped Cal Poly top the rival Gauchos 97-96 and the Highlanders 112-70 in a rainfall ... added a 1,500m time of 4:50.1 (almost bettering PR) at the Cal Poly Invite on March 24 ... again earned Big West Conference Commissioner’s Honors academically. Cross Country: Started fall helping the Mustangs earn a 22-37 win at UCSB’s Lagoon Open on Sept. 2; ran the 5k in 21:22.53 ... also helped Cal Poly win the Fresno XC Invitational on Sept. 9, clocking a 20:44.3 while the squad compiled a victorious score of 39.

2016-17 -- Track: Posted a season-best 1,500-meter performance of 4:49.76 (fifth) at the Bulldog Invitational in Clovis on April 22 ... top 3,000m steeplechase time of 12:03.70 came at the dual vs. UCSB April 29 (fourth) ... also earned Big West Commissioner’s Honors. Cross Country: Ran in one meet, taking 12th place at the Cal Poly Invitational hosted at Fairbanks Memorial Course in San Luis Obispo on Oct. 15, with a 5k time of 20:47.0.

2015-16 -- Track: Redshirted. Cross Country: Competing unattached at the Cal Poly Invite on Oct. 17, ran the 5k in 19:31.3 (good for 14th place).

Prep -- At Fortuna Union High School, finished 26th at the 2013 CIF State Cross Country Championships for Division 4, clocking a 5k time of 19:20 ... the same season, added a career-best 3-mile performance of 18:14 at the Humboldt Del Norte League finals (second place) ... in track season, 1,600-meter PR for the Huskies was 5:12.44 (taking fourth at the North Coast Section Redwood Area Empire meet) ... was an honors student and also served as class president.

Personal -- Majors in Journalism (with a minor in Kinesiology) ... chose Cal Poly because “I wanted to be part of a team that was passionate and inspired each other to achieve their aspirations.”