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1999-2000 — In cross country, Nuanes (pronounced New-hones, like in honest, without the t) ran in every major meet and was UCLA’s third-best finisher (15th) at the Pac-10 and had the second-best placement (25th) at the NCAA Western Region Qualifying meet … At the 2000 Pac-10 track meet, Nuanes was seventh (4:32.87) in the 1500m and 16th (17:44.88) in the 5000m … Ran personal bests of 4:29.75 (1500m) and 17:44.88 (5000m).
1998-1999 — As a sophomore contributor in cross country, Nuanes ran in the Pac-10 meet.
1997-1998 — As a true freshman in cross country, she placed 32nd at the Pac-10 and 50th at the Western Regional.
High School — As a prepster, she competed in the Footlocker National Championships during her senior and junior cross country seasons … Placed third at the CA State meet in 1996, was first-team All-Western Region for two years and All-CIF for four seasons … Santa Margarita HS was the CA State cross country team champions in 1993 and CIF winners in ‘95 … In track, Nuanes was the CIF champion in the 1600m as a senior and junior, ‘94 State qualifier and three-time Master’s qualifier.