Halfway in to Nell Rojas' race, a win looked dim. She said she competed to make her father, who was also her coach, proud and carry on the family tradition (Ric had won 40 years prior). įollowing in her father Ric Rojas' footsteps, she raced in the competitive Bolder Boulder 10K race in 2019.
The first road race she ran out of college was the California International Marathon, where she finished in seventh place with a time of 2:31:23. She also ran in the 20 NCAA Women's Division I Cross Country Championship. Rojas represented her school at the 2009 NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships. As a senior, she won the Big Sky Conference championship in the 3000-meter steeplechase three times and once for the 5000 meters. Rojas ran collegiately for Northern Arizona University, where she graduated with a bachelor's degree in exercise science.
She also competed at the 2020 USA Olympic Marathon Trials and finished in 9th place. Nell Rojas (born Nov 27, 1987) is an American triathlete, long-distance runner, coach, business owner, and winner of the 2019 Grandma's Marathon.
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