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California Institute of Technology

2016 Cross Country

Cherie Jia

  • Height 5-5
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Auckland, New Zealand
  • Highschool Auckland International Coll.

Biography

2016

  • 4th on team at Redlands Invite (19:14)
  • 3rd on team at Biola Invitational (19:36.40)
  • 4th on team at SCIAC Championships (27:20.32)
  • 4th on team at NCAA West Regionals (25:42.30)

Research and STEM activities
Worked with Professor Alvarez on the Caltech/MIT Voting Technology Project for SURF the summer of 2016...New Zealand's representative in the International Biology Olympiad...A New Zealand Mathematics Olympiad finalist. 

Prior to Caltech

Personal
Born in Taupo, New Zealand...Daughter of Wayne Jia and Wendy Yao...Plays piano.