Justine Paragas
Justine Paragas
Height: 5-2
Year: First Year
Hometown: Burbank, Calif.
High School: John Marshall
Major: Public Health

2022: Appeared in five races … Ran an 8:08-minute mile at the Cod Fish Bowl (Sept. 24) with a time of 25:13.7 … Had a mile time of 07:59.1 at the GNAC Championships, with an overall time of 29:46.4 (Oct.29) ... Ran at the NCAA DIII East Regionals with a time of 28:40.3, marking a personal best time of the season (Nov. 12). 

Before Simmons: 
Two-sport Varsity athlete at John Marshall High School (Calif.) ... Named team captain ... Received Senior of the Year Award in 2021 ... Earned the Most Dedicated Runner Award in 2018 ... Placed sixth at the 2018 Northern League Cross Country Finals ... Placed 31st of 86 runners at the 2019 Bell Gardens Invitational ... Finished 36th at the 2020 Woodbridge Asics Cross Country Classic Invitational ... Helped John Marshall to third place at the 2021 All-City ... Also ran track and field ... Claimed first placed in the 8000 at the 2020 Marshall All Comers Meet ... Thrive Scholar ... Co-Chair of the Silver Lake Neighborhood Councill ... Founder of the Election and Youth Committees ... Team Captain of the American Cancer Society Relay For Life ... Facilitator at the Los Angeles Public Library Cahuenga Branch ... MedSupplyDrive Research Fellow ... Member of the AsianPacific Islander Mobilize Youth Leadership Program ... Researcher with the Neuroscience Establishment Program ... Intern with the Junior Physician Coalition ... Founder of Youngsters Against Cancer ... Represenative for Schools for Advanced Studies ... Highest Honor Roll Student ... Link Crew Leader .. Enjoys crocheting, finance, hiking, outdoors and reading ... Career intention is to become a physician ... Daughter of Jessica and Daniel Smith.