Amanda Miller
Amanda Miller
Height: 5-8
Year: Sr.
Hometown: Simi Valley, CA
High School: Simi Valley HS

2015 (Track & Field)
Competed at the SCIAC Championships (May 2) and placed 22nd overall in the 1500m with a time of 5:28.17…placed second in the 3000m Steeplechase with a time of 13:09.84 at the SCIAC No. 1 meet (Mar. 7)…named to the SCIAC All-Academic team…four-year inductee into the CLU Scholar Athlete Society.

2014 (Cross Country)
Placed 32nd at the SCIAC Championships on Nov. 1 and was the second best finisher for CLU with a time of 25:36.61…her fastest 6K of the season came at the SCIAC Multi-Duals (Oct. 17) where she placed 28th with a time of 23:24.61…named to the SCIAC All-Academic team.

 

2014 (Track & Field)
Competed in the 3000m Steeplechase at the SCIAC Championships (May 3) and placed 11th overall with a time of 12:07.56.

2013 (Cross Country)
Finished 35th at the SCIAC Championships with a time of 25:10.16 (Nov. 2)…had a time of 23:29.94 and finished 24th at the SCIAC Multi-Duals (Oct. 18)…competed at the NCAA West Regionals and finished the race in a time of 24:28.09 (Nov. 16)…inducted into CLU Scholar Athlete Society for third time…selected to the SCIAC All-Academic Team…earned USTFCCCA All-Academic recognition.

2013 (Track & Field)
Took 21st at the SCIAC Championships in the 5,000 meter race after running in a season best time of 18:59.85…her finish was good enough for the eighth fastest time in school history…finished seventh in the 5,000 meter race at the SCIAC No.3 with a time of 19:32.44…inducted into the CLU Scholar-Athlete Society for the second time.

2012 (Cross Country)
Placed 44th at the SCIAC Championships in a time of 25:47.17 to finish fourth for CLU…ran a 23:22.55 6K at the West Regionals to place 69th…ran her fastest 5K time of the season, 20:14.6, at the UCI Invitational…inducted into the CLU Scholar-Athlete Society for the second time.

2012 (Track & Field)
Placed 20th overall in the 5000m (19:30.17) at the SCIAC Championships on May 3…ran the 1500m in a time of 5:12.91 at the Pomona-Pitzer Invitational (Apr. 14)…inducted into the CLU Scholar Athlete Society for the first time.

 

2011 (Cross Country)
Finished 43rd overall at the SCIAC Cross Country Championships (Oct. 29) with a time of 26:52.27…recorded a time of 25:00.7 for a 107thplace finish at the NCAA Division III West Regional Cross Country Championships (Nov. 12).

 

Simi Valley High School
Graduated from Simi Valley High School in 2011…earned four cross country and three track varsity letters…competed in the CIF Finals all four years…earned All-Marmonte League and Ventura County honors in 2010…named Simi Valley High School Female Athlete of the Year…competed on a team that was ranked as high as 27th in the nation, 14th in the state, and third in the CIF Southern Section…was member of two Marmonte League and three Ventura County championship teams.

Personal
Full name: Amanda Marie Miller…born on June 15, 1993 in West Hills, Calif.…daughter of Muriel and Brian Miller…has two siblings…older sister Alexis ran cross country for Simi Valley High School and CLU…younger brother Kyle competes for his high school cross country, basketball, and track teams…has a dog Nike and a cat Shaq…helps build and send care packages to soldiers abroad through her work with the organization "For the Troops"…helps fundraise for Simi Valley's "Care and Share" non-profit organization…volunteers at Peer Ministry Youth...majoring in biology…career goals are to become a physician assistant.

 

Favorites
Movie: Pocahontas
Music: Beyonce
Food: Mashed Potatoes
Sport: Basketball
Pro Team: Los Angeles Lakers
Pro Athletes: Kobe Bryant, Mel B
Book: Ultramarathon Man
Colors: Green and Blue
Number: 12
TV Show: Once Upon a Time
Video Game: SSX
Quote: "There is magic in misery." 
Hobbies/Special Talents: Photography, hiking and line dancing, singing loudly, laughing, surfing
If you could travel anywhere, where would it be? Italy
Most vast memory as a part of CLU athletics? Winning the SCIAC Championships with my track team for the first time in CLU history