
Competing Alumni
Yucaipa XC Thunderbird Alumni
Cali Good
Trinity University
High School Honors:
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Cross country team MVP
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2-time Track and Field Team MVP
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All CBL in Cross country
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CBL 800m Champion
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CIFSS D1 Finals individual qualifier in Cross Country
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Fastback Invitational Senior Girls large school champion
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CBL cross country champions 2019, 2020, 2021
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CBL Track and field champions 2021, 2022, 2023
Academic Honors:
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California Scholarship Federation Highest Honors
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8-time Scholar Athlete
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AP Scholar
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Top 40 GPA Junior usher, and top 40 GPA graduating class
Taylor Becker
Concordia University (Irvine)
High School Achievements:
Most Valuable Runner for both Cross Country and Track and Field. Varsity Runner all four years of high school for both Cross Country and Track and Field. All League Award. Scholar Athlete award for keeping a 3.5 or above GPA every semester for four years
Marisa Cole
Vanguard University
High School Highlights:
• Competed as a Varsity Runner all 4 years
• Was given the Coaches award 2 years in a row
• Was all CBL all 4 years
• Helped team qualify for State sophomore year
• Captain for Junior and Senior years
• Was a Yucaipa rep for the Women In Sports Conference
• Cross Country/Track rep for Block Y
• Competed as a Varsity soccer player for 3 years
• Was given the T-bird award for character and team commitment
• CBL Soccer Champions 2020
• Captain Senior year for Soccer
• 2 Year Varsity athlete for Track
• All league for Track in 2019
• Scholar Athlete for XC, Track, and Soccer all 4 years​
Tiffany Terry
EMBRY-RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY
​High School Achievements:
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Scholar Athlete
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Earned Citrus Belt All-League Honors
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Earned Cross Country Coach's Award
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Earned Cross Country Most Improved
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Team was a Citrus Belt League Champion
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Team qualified for Division I CIF-SS
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Was recognized as a Top 40 Junior and Top 40 Senior
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Earned Seal of Biliteracy in Spanish
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Earned California Scholarship Federation Honors
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Participated in Best Buddies
Cassidy Jarish
Suffolk University
Letterwinner at Yucaipa served as the team’s captain … Helped Yucaipa to four straight first place team titles at Citrus Belt League (2017, 2018, 2019, 2021) … Led Yucaipa to a 10th place performance at the CIF State Championship in 2019 … Aided to Yucaipa’s 16th place finish at the CIF Southern Section Finals in 2019 … Also lettered in track & field and captained the team as a senior … Contributed to Yucaipa’s three Citrus Belt League track & field championships (2018, 2019, 2021) … Four-year academic letter honoree … Hozoni Atet (junior in top 40 of class) in 2020 … Graduated in the top 40 of her class in 2021 … Highest Honors from California Scholarship Federation in 2021 … Served as the Commissioner of Publications on Student Council from 2018-21.
Danielle Gee
Sacramento State University
Collegiate Highlights:
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Ranked third on the team in both meets during her first collegiate season.
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Fastest 5K time was 19:32.9 to place 10th overall at the William Jessup Invitational.
High School Highlights:
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Graduated from Yucaipa HS in 2020.
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Was the Citrus Belt League champion in the 1600 and 3200 as a sophomore and junior.
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Placed second in the 1600 and third in the 3200 as a freshman.
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Ran 5:17.81 in the 1600 in limited action as a senior to set her personal best.
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Fastest 3200 was 10:57.65 as a junior.
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Won three league cross country titles during her career.
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Placed 18th at the Southern Section finals and was 30th at the California State Championships as a senior.
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Best 3-mile time was 17:00.1.
Justin Briscoe
UC Riverside
High School Highlights:
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Graduated from Yucaipa HS in 2020.
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Was the Citrus Belt League champion in Cross Country in 2018.
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Won 3 team league championships during his career.
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Was All-Citrus Belt League from 2016-2019.
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Yucaipa XC 3 mile school record holder having ran 14:32 at the 2018 Woodbridge Invitational.
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Finished 27th at the 2018 CIF Finals race.
Blake Rodriguez
Vanguard University
Collegiate Highlights:
3.95 GPA
2 x All-GSAC Scholar Athlete
All-American Scholar Athlete
2 x Coach Award
10th All-Time in Javelin
10th All-Time in 600m
6th All-Time in Decathlon
5th All-Time in Heptathlon
High School Highlights:
Graduated from Yucaipa HS in 2019.
3 x All CBL (Track)
2019 CBL Track League Champion (800m, 4x400)
5th All-Time in 800m
3x CIF Qualifier in XC
2x Coach's Award
Team Captain
All-CBL in Basketball
2019 Team MVP in Basketball
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Madison Parr
Vangaurd University
Collegiate Highlights:
All American Scholar Athlete
All Conference Scholar Athlete
3x All Conference XC
All Conference in Track (5k)
3x National Qualifier in XC
2x National Qualifier in Indoor & Outdoor Track
2010-2020 Vangaurd All-Decade XC (5th)
8th All Time in 10k
9th All Time in 3k
High School Highlights:
Graduated from Yucaipa HS in 2018.
2x All CBL XC
2x All CBL Track
8x Varsity Letter (XC & Track)
Top 10 All Time List XC
Senior Captain
Sarah Gee
Vangaurd University
Collegiate Highlights:
All American Scholar Athlete
All Conference Scholar Athlete
2x GSAC Team Champion XC
2x National Qualifier XC
XC Team Time Record Holder
2019 Women's Most Improved XC
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High School Highlights
4 Year Varsity Athlete XC/Track
3x All CBL XC
2x All CBL Track
4x CBL Team Champion
2014 CIF Team Runner Up XC
3x State Meet Qualifier XC
XC Team Time School Record
4 Year XC/Track Scholar Athlete
Makenna Mason
Biola University
High School Highlights:
• Prepped four varsity seasons at Yucaipa HS in Yucaipa, Calif., graduating in 2017
• All time record holder in the 3-mile (17:01)
• No. 6 all-time in the 1,600 (5:07)
• Was CIF runner-up in 2014
• Two-time All-CIF
• Three-time all-league
• Earned Scholar-Athlete President's award
• Selected as Ken Hubbs Award recipient for her school
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2019 Collegiate Highlights:
• Named First Team All-PacWest with a third-place finish in the conference championships (21:47 - 6k)
• Helped the Eagles to a PacWest podium finish as a team
• Finished 3rd at the Biola Invitational with an 18:30 (best 5k)
• Finished 25th in the NCAA Reigonals with her best 6k of the season (21:24)
• Helped Biola to NCAA Division II/USTFCCCA All-Academic honors
• Earned individual NCAA Division II/USTFCCCA All-Academic honors