Bethan Knights (Northwood HS, Irvine 2014; California 2018)

High School: Broke the national record in the two-mile race, recording a time of 9:53.54 in the Brooks PR Invitational at Renton Memorial Stadium in Seattle this past June … standout at Northwood High School where she was a three-year MVP for both the cross country and track teams … holds the school records in the 3200m, 1600m and 800m … cross country state champion in 2013 and state champion in the 3200m in track last spring … named Orange County Female Track and Field Athlete of the Year as a senior by theOrange County Register … also compete in the Nike Cross Nationals in 2012 and 2013 … played on the Northwood HS varsity soccer team as a sophomore … a British citizen who grew up in Bristol, England before moving to the United States 10 years ago.