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2018 Women's Cross Country

Joy Fucella

  • Class Junior
  • Highschool Rock Academy
  • Hometown Coronado, Calif.

Biography

2017 (Junior):

  • Second team All-Cal Pac
  • Ran career best 20:04.7 at The Master's XC Invitational (9/29)
  • ERAU's Dean's List
  • Finished in 14th at Cal Pac Championships

2017 (Sophomore):

  • Second team All-Cal Pac
  • Ran in six races for the Eagles
  • Career best 5K time of 20:13.4 at the Cal Pac Championship (10/30) where she took ninth.
  • Finished 242nd at the NAIA National Championship (11/18)

2016 (Freshman):

  • Second team All-Cal Pac
  • Embry-Riddle Honor Roll
  • Ran in seven events for EARAU
  • Top 5K effort of 19:55.3 at the Cal Pac Championship (10/31) where she finished 12th
  • Placed 293rd at the NAIA National Championship (11/19)
Career Bests
Event Mark Meet
5,000 meters 20:13.4 The Master's XC Invitational (9/29/18)
6,000 meters 23:32.5 Bronco Invitational (10/15/16)


High School:

  • Graduate of The Rock Academy in San Diego, Calif.
  • 2015,2014,2013 Pacific League Champion
  • 2015,2014,2013 CA CIF State Championships Qualifier
  • School record holder for all women's cross-country events
  • Academic All-American San Diego County
  • Honor Roll and Presidential Award all four years of high school
  • Rational Scholar Award
  • 2013 Performer of the Year
  • Citation Award in the AWANA program
  • Tech Team member for school worship band
  • 2015,2014,2013 Cross Country Team Captain
  • 2016 and 2015 Track and Field Team Captain
  • Principal and soloist for Rock Academy Dance Co.

Personal:

  • Full Name is Joy Elizabeth Fucella
  • Born January 13, 1998 in Coronado, Calif.
  • Daughter of Rita and Joseph Fucella
  • Joy has four brothers Kevin, T.J, David, Matthew and one sister Kathryn
  • Academic Major: Aerospace Engineering
  • Favorite Book: The Wind Boy
  • Favorite Movie: Howl's Moving Castle
  • Favorite Musical Artist: Billy Joel
  • Hobbies: Running, climbing, reading, and winning at card games.
  • Person Who Inspires Me Most: My grandparents, Sam and Sue Ward, for being the most loving and most active and most awesome people I know.
  • Interesting Off the Trail Story About Me: I've always been very involved in school plays. I started out as playing the Magic Carpet in Aladdin my freshman year of high school and by my senior year I was playing Mary Poppins in Mary Poppins. It doesn't take much to get me singing or dancing nowadays.

Historical Player Information

  • 2016Freshman

  • 2017Sophomore

  • 2018Junior