TFRRS Performance Profile
* Three-Time All-American *
Personal bests (thru 2017):
- 1,500: 4:11.97
- 800: 2:05.81i
- Mile: 4:40.46
- 5,000: 16:23.91
- 3,000: 9:25.48i
- 1,000: 2:43.69i
As a graduate student (2016-17):
Outdoors
- All-America first team (1,500).
- Sixth in 1,500 at NCAA Championships.
- Moved to No. 4 on Stanford's all-time list in 1,500 (4:11.97).
- USTFCCCA All-Academic selection.
- U.S. Championships competitor.
- Set two lifetime bests in the 1,500 within six days of each other.
Indoors
- Anchored Stanford to distance medley relay victory at Penn State National Open.
- Ran 800 personal best of 2:05.81 to finish third at Penn State.
- Set 1,000 best by two seconds while finishing second at the UW Indoor Preview.
Cross country
- Did not compete.
As a senior (2015-16):
Outdoors
- Placed second in the 1,500 at the Pac-12 Championships, running 4:18.38.
- Led coming off final turn before being overtaken by teammate Elise Cranny.
- Set PB of 4:17.04 in finishing second in the second section of the Stumptown Twilight meet on June 23.
- Finished one spot from advancing to the NCAA Championships, by placing third in her section of the NCAA West Prelims.
- Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention.
- USTFCCCA All-Academic team.
Indoors
- Anchored Stanford to third in the DMR at the NCAA Championships.
- Ran a personal-best 1,600 split of 4:35.88.
- Anchored Stanford to the nation's No. 1 time in the DMR, to win the Penn State National.
- Her split of 4:36.0 finished off Stanford's 10:54.58, the eighth-fastest time in collegiate history.
- Held off Georgetown's Katrina Coogan to earn the victory in her first anchor leg of any relay at Stanford.
- It was her first anchor leg of any relay at Stanford.
- Won the 1,000 (2:45.28) to open the season at the UW Indoor Preview.
Cross country
- Ran one race, placing 56th at the Pac-12 Championships as the team's No. 9 runner.
As a junior (2014-15):
Outdoors
Outdoors
- Ran to a personal best in the 1,500 (4:17.67) at the Payton Jordan Invitational.
- Ran the first leg of the 4x1500 relay that earned Stanford its' first victory at the Penn Relays since 2006.
- Put Stanford in front with a 4:23.0 split.
- Placed eighth at Pac-12's in 4:22.43.
- Third at the Big Meet in 4:18.45.
- Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention.
Indoors
- Ran one race, placing 12th in her heat of the mile (4:55.19) at the Husky Classic.
Cross country
- Placed 26th at the Pac-12 Championships, as the team's No. 5.
- Was 70th at the NCAA West Regionals, as Stanford's No. 7.
- Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention.
As a sophomore (2013-14):
Outdoors
- Had a breakthrough season, dropping nearly 14 seconds off her 1,500 personal best and earning second-team All-America honors.
- Missed qualifying for the NCAA final by 0.16, placing sixth in her 1,500 semifinal and missing a qualifying spot by two places, finishing 14th overall in 4:21.63.
- Passed five runners on the final lap to nearly qualify.
- Finished third at the Pac-12 Championships, running 4:21.62.
- Set her personal 1,500 best of 4:17.82 while placing 11th in the 'B' race at the Payton Jordan Invitational.
- Was eighth in the NCAA West Prelims (4:19.20).
- Set a four-second PB in the mile by running 4:40.46 to place 10th in the Olympic Development race at the Penn Relays.
- 17th in the Pac-12 5,000 (17:05.60).
- Ran 5,000 PB of 16:23.91 while winning the third section at the Stanford Invitational.
- Third in the Big Meet 1,500.
- Named Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention.
Indoors
- Set a personal best in the mile by running 4:44.04 to place seventh at the MPSF Championships on March 1.
- Earlier set a PB with a winning 4:48.84 in the 'B' race of the Husky Classic on Feb. 15.
- Made collegiate indoor debut with a third-place in the 1,000 (2:46.67) and a leg on the runner-up 4x400 at the season-opening UW Indoor Preview on Jan. 18.Cross country
Cross country
- Member of Stanford's 11th-place NCAA team, placing 160th at nationals.
- Placed 33rd at the Pac-12 Championships, as Stanford's No. 3 runner.
As a freshman (2012-13):
Outdoors
- Ran in only one meet, making her debut by doubling at the Outdoor Opener (March 2).
- Ran 4:31.48 (third) in the 1,500 and 2:16.87 (second) in the 800.
Indoors
- Did not compete.
Cross Country:
- Placed 50th at the Pac-12 meet.
High School:
- One of the few in California history to compete in eight state meets -- four in track and four in cross country.
- California state Division III champion in cross country.
- Was second in the state in the 1,600 in 2012 (4:47.33).
- A three time participant in the Nike Cross Nationals with a best finish of 13th in 2009.
- Holds the California state record in the 2,000-meter steeplechase (7:02).
- Set seven school records at Palos Verdes, including the 800 (2:09), 1,600 (4:47.33) and 3,200 (10:25.01), along with the DMR, SMR, 4x400 and 4x1,600.
- Helped Palos Verdes to the Division III state cross-country title in 2011, a second-place finish in 2010 and third place in 2009.
- Coached in high school by Jeff Atkinson, an Olympian and Stanford's mile record holder.
- Also played soccer at Palos Verdes and was the school's Offensive Player of the Year.
Personal:
- Graduated with a bachelor's in international relations.
- Earned her master's in communication with a focus on political communication.
- Received a grant to write her senior paper: "Connecting the Drops: The Negotiation of the Indus Water Treaty,” about a water-distribution treaty signed in 1960 between enemies India and Pakistan that is said to be one of the most successful of its kind, which earned a department award.
- Won a Class of 2016 Award of Excellence.
- Finalist for the James W. Lyons award for service to the University.
- Daughter of Ajay and Jane Mehra.
- Has a younger sister, Monica.
Career results:
Year | Season (Meets) | Event | Season Best | Conf. | Region | NCAA |
2016-17 | Outdoors (7) | 1,500 | 4:11.97 | 9 (4:27.79) | 16 (4:29.32) | 6 (4:14.52) |
4x800 | 8:26.89 | -- | -- | -- | ||
4x1,500 | 17:27.47 | -- | -- | -- | ||
Indoors (2) | 800 | 2:05.81 | -- | -- | -- | |
1,000 | 2:43.69 | -- | -- | -- | ||
DMR | 11:01.39 | -- | -- | -- | ||
4x400 | 3:58.24 | -- | -- | -- | ||
Cross country (0) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
2015-16 | Outdoors (5) | 1,500 | 4:17.04 | 2 (4:18.38) | 15 (4:22.33) | -- |
Indoors (3) | 3,000 | 9:25.48 | 10 (9:25.48) | -- | -- | |
1,000 | 2:45.28 | -- | -- | -- | ||
DMR | 10:54.58 | -- | -- | 3 (10:58.94) | ||
Cross country (1) | 6K | 21:16.7 | 56 (21:16.7) | -- | -- | |
2014-15 | Outdoors (5) | 1,500 | 4:17.67 | 8 (4:22.43) | -- | -- |
4x1500 | 17:24.54 | -- | -- | -- | ||
Indoors (1) | Mile | 4:55.19 | -- | -- | -- | |
Cross country (6) | 6K | 20:47 | 25 (20:52) | 70 (21:41.5) | -- | |
2013-14 | Outdoors (7) | 1,500 | 4:17.82 | 3 (4:21.62) | 8 (4:19.90) | 14 (4:21.63) |
Mile | 4:40.46 | -- | -- | -- | ||
5,000 | 16:23.91 | 17 (17:05.60) | -- | -- | ||
Indoors (4) | Mile | 4:44.04 | 7 (4:44.04) | -- | -- | |
1,000 | 2:46.67 | -- | -- | -- | ||
DMR | 11:23.74 | 5 (11:23.74) | -- | -- | ||
4x800 | 9:00.20 | -- | -- | -- | ||
Cross country (5) | 6K | 21:42.2 | 33 (22:48) | DNF | 160 (21:42.2) | |
2012-13 | Outdoors (1) | 1,500 | 4:31.48 | -- | -- | -- |
800 | 2:16.87 | -- | -- | -- | ||
Indoors (0) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
Cross country (4) | 6K | 21:04 | 50 (21:51) | 127 (22:00) | -- |