2020-21 Track and Field Roster
Roster
Cardama Baez, Carmela

Carmela Cardama Baez
- Position:
- Distance
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- IES do Castro
- Hometown:
- Vigo, Spain
Bio
2019-20: Indoor – NCAA Championships qualifier (3,000m & 5,000m) … was one of three Ducks and the only UO woman to qualify in two events … broke the UO school record in the 5,000 meters with her time of 15:25.41 at the BU Season Opener (Dec. 7) … nearly 15 seconds faster than the previous mark set by Jordan Hasay … personal bests of 4:42.13 (mile) and 9:01.67 (3,000m) … No. 5 performer in UO history at 3,000 meters … anchored DMR qualifying team that ran 10:59.39 to win at the MPSF Championships (Feb. 29).
2018-19: Indoor – Finished ninth at the MPSF Championships at 3,000 meters … crossed the finish line in a time of 9:09.51 … only other competition of the indoor season was at the Husky Classic. Outdoor – NCAA Championships runner-up at 10,000 meters … finished just behind Weini Kelati of New Mexico after closing a considerable gap over the final 400 meters … NCAA West Preliminary qualifier in the 5,000 and 10,000 meters … fourth place in the 5,000 and 10,000 meters at the Pac-12 Championships … became the UO No. 3 performer at 10,000 meters (32:55.50) at the Stanford Invitational (March 29) … moved to No. 9 on the program’s 5,000 meters list (15:38.77) in a runner-up effort at the Payton Jordan Invitational (May 2) … recorded a personal best of 4:25.47 over 1,500 meters at the Cardinal Classic … finished seventh overall in the race.
2017-18: Outdoor - Competed in the 10,000 Meter Prelims (33:28.08) at the NCAA West Preliminaries ... Finished the 10,000 meters in third place with a time of 33:24.39 at the Pac-12 Championships, scoring five points for the Ducks and moving into tenth on the UO all-time list ... Also competed in the 5,000 meters at the Pac-12 Championships, finishing with a time of 16:43.84 ... Competed in the 5,000 meters (16:12.15) at the Bryan Clay Invitational ... Took third place in the 3000 meters with a time of 9:52.85 at the Pepsi Invitational ... Recorded a time of 33:36.73 at the Stanford Invitational in her first-ever 10,000 meters. Indoor - Won the MPSF title in the 5000 meters with a time of 15:55.0 at the 2018 MPSF Championships ... Recorded a new personal best and the ninth fastest time in UO history in the 5,000 meters (15:55.45) at the Husky Classic ... Competed in the 3000 meters (9:23.48) at the Columbia Challenge ... Finished the mile in 4:52.45 at the UW Indoor Preview ... Cross Country - Earned all-American honors with a 34th place finish (20:09.3) at the NCAA Championships, finishing as the third Duck across ... Was the Ducks' third finisher and 13th overall (19:51.5) at the NCAA West Regional ... Took 23rd place overall and fourth for the Ducks with a time of 19:31.6 at the Pac-12 Championships ... Finished third for the Ducks and 15th overall with a time of 20:09.06 at the Pre-Nationals Invitational ... Made her Oregon debut with a 12th place finish overall (19:24.3) at the Bell Dellinger Invitational.
Before Oregon: Came to the Ducks after being Florida State's top cross country performer in back-to-back seasons, capped by a 73rd-place finish at the 2017 NCAA Cross Country Championships … A two-time all-ACC and all-South Region honoree in cross country … Qualified for Spain's 2015 World Cross Country Championships team … Won Spain's Junior National Cross Country title in 2014 and finished second in 2015 … Represented Spain and finished 40th at the 2014 European Junior Cross Country Championships.
Personal Bests
Indoor
Mile – 4:42.13 (2/1/20)
3,000 Meters – 9:01.67 (2/14/20)
5,000 Meters – 15:25.41 (12/7/19)
Outdoor
1,500 Meters – 4:25.47 (4/20/19)
5,000 Meters – 15:38.77 (5/2/19)
10,000 Meters – 32:55.50 (3/29/19)
2018-19: Indoor – Finished ninth at the MPSF Championships at 3,000 meters … crossed the finish line in a time of 9:09.51 … only other competition of the indoor season was at the Husky Classic. Outdoor – NCAA Championships runner-up at 10,000 meters … finished just behind Weini Kelati of New Mexico after closing a considerable gap over the final 400 meters … NCAA West Preliminary qualifier in the 5,000 and 10,000 meters … fourth place in the 5,000 and 10,000 meters at the Pac-12 Championships … became the UO No. 3 performer at 10,000 meters (32:55.50) at the Stanford Invitational (March 29) … moved to No. 9 on the program’s 5,000 meters list (15:38.77) in a runner-up effort at the Payton Jordan Invitational (May 2) … recorded a personal best of 4:25.47 over 1,500 meters at the Cardinal Classic … finished seventh overall in the race.
2017-18: Outdoor - Competed in the 10,000 Meter Prelims (33:28.08) at the NCAA West Preliminaries ... Finished the 10,000 meters in third place with a time of 33:24.39 at the Pac-12 Championships, scoring five points for the Ducks and moving into tenth on the UO all-time list ... Also competed in the 5,000 meters at the Pac-12 Championships, finishing with a time of 16:43.84 ... Competed in the 5,000 meters (16:12.15) at the Bryan Clay Invitational ... Took third place in the 3000 meters with a time of 9:52.85 at the Pepsi Invitational ... Recorded a time of 33:36.73 at the Stanford Invitational in her first-ever 10,000 meters. Indoor - Won the MPSF title in the 5000 meters with a time of 15:55.0 at the 2018 MPSF Championships ... Recorded a new personal best and the ninth fastest time in UO history in the 5,000 meters (15:55.45) at the Husky Classic ... Competed in the 3000 meters (9:23.48) at the Columbia Challenge ... Finished the mile in 4:52.45 at the UW Indoor Preview ... Cross Country - Earned all-American honors with a 34th place finish (20:09.3) at the NCAA Championships, finishing as the third Duck across ... Was the Ducks' third finisher and 13th overall (19:51.5) at the NCAA West Regional ... Took 23rd place overall and fourth for the Ducks with a time of 19:31.6 at the Pac-12 Championships ... Finished third for the Ducks and 15th overall with a time of 20:09.06 at the Pre-Nationals Invitational ... Made her Oregon debut with a 12th place finish overall (19:24.3) at the Bell Dellinger Invitational.
Before Oregon: Came to the Ducks after being Florida State's top cross country performer in back-to-back seasons, capped by a 73rd-place finish at the 2017 NCAA Cross Country Championships … A two-time all-ACC and all-South Region honoree in cross country … Qualified for Spain's 2015 World Cross Country Championships team … Won Spain's Junior National Cross Country title in 2014 and finished second in 2015 … Represented Spain and finished 40th at the 2014 European Junior Cross Country Championships.
Personal Bests
Indoor
Mile – 4:42.13 (2/1/20)
3,000 Meters – 9:01.67 (2/14/20)
5,000 Meters – 15:25.41 (12/7/19)
Outdoor
1,500 Meters – 4:25.47 (4/20/19)
5,000 Meters – 15:38.77 (5/2/19)
10,000 Meters – 32:55.50 (3/29/19)
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