Press-Telegram Girls Athlete of the Week:
Name: Nadia Mejia
School: Long Beach Wilson
Sport: Cross country
Year: Senior
Noteworthy: The senior won the Moore League’s second cluster meet at Discovery Well Park on Oct. 15. Mejia finished the 3-mile, hilly course in 19 minutes and 11 seconds and earned her second league victory of the year. The Bruins also won the girls team race with five of the first seven finishers. The final Moore League meet will be held at Heartwell Park on Nov. 5.
Wilson’s Nadia Mejia holds a nice lead halfway through the Moore League cross country cluster meet 1 in Long Beach, CA, on Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025. (Photo by Tracey Roman, Contributing Photographer)
Wilson’s Nadia Mejia races with a nice lead at the Moore League cross country meet at El Dorado Park in Long Beach, CA, on Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025. (Photo by Tracey Roman, Contributing Photographer)
Wilson’s Nadia Mejia races in first with a nice lead at the Moore League cross country meet at El Dorado Park in Long Beach, CA, on Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025. (Photo by Tracey Roman, Contributing Photographer)
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Wilson’s Nadia Mejia holds a nice lead halfway through the Moore League cross country cluster meet 1 in Long Beach, CA, on Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025. (Photo by Tracey Roman, Contributing Photographer)
Originally Published: October 21, 2025 at 11:30 AM PDT