TFRRS Profile
2026 (Track & Field)
Raced at seven meets during outdoor season, including the Big Ten Championships and NCAA West First Rounds ... Had her best outing of the year at the Stanford Invite on Apr. 3, setting a PB in the 3000m steeplechase at 10:22.93 ... That time was also good for No. 7 on UCLA's all-time top-10 list ... Finished 15th in the steeplechase (10:47.59) at Outdoor B1Gs ... Placed 33rd in the steeple (10:44.91) at NCAA Regionals ... Won the 3000m steeplechase (10:07.63) and finished third with a PB in the 3000m (10:07.63) to score in two events during the USC Dual Meet on May 3 ... Notched a season-best time in the 1500m (4:29.70) during the Bob Larsen Distance Carnival on Mar. 27 ... Made her UCLA track debut on Mar. 13 during the Aztec Coastal Classic, finishing fourth in the 5k (16:56.87) ... Did not compete during indoor season ... Named to the UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll for winter quarter.
2025 (Cross Country)
Appeared in all four of UCLA's races during her first fall in Westwood (each race was a 6k course) ... Improved her times as the year went on, culminating in her pacing the Bruins at the season-ending NCAA West Regionals (Nov. 14) in Sacramento with a time of 20:46.0, good for 45th overall ... Placed 59th overall, second-best among UCLA racers, at the Big Ten Championships with a time of 21:17.2 ... Made her NCAA debut at the season-opening Gans Creek Classic (Sept. 26), clocking in at 21:32.4 ... Finished 28th at the Bill Dellinger Invite (Oct. 10) in Springfield, Ore. with a time of 21:15.1.
High School
Attended Archbishop Mitty High School in San Jose, Calif. ... Lettered four years apiece in track & field and cross country ... Had best time in high school of: 1600m (4:52), 3200m (10:28) and cross country 5k (17:58) ... Qualified for the state cross country championships all four years ... Four-time first team all-league pick in cross country... Three-time league champion in cross country ... Won two league championships apiece in the 1600m and 3200m ... Qualified for track sectionals three times, also qualified for track state championships once.
Personal
Full name: Evangeline Lila Marheineke ... Born in 2007 in Santa Cruz, Calif. to parents Marie and John Marheineke ... Has four sisters: Mika, Abby, Luci, and Lola ... Plans on majoring in biology ... Aspires to become a nurse ... Decided to attend UCLA because "I fell in love with the campus on my visit - it felt as though there were so many resources that would allow me to succeed academically, athletically, and socially" ... Admires Emma Coburn ... Hobbies and interests include going to the beach, spending time with family and friends, hiking, and exploring outdoors.
2026 (Track & Field)
Raced at seven meets during outdoor season, including the Big Ten Championships and NCAA West First Rounds ... Had her best outing of the year at the Stanford Invite on Apr. 3, setting a PB in the 3000m steeplechase at 10:22.93 ... That time was also good for No. 7 on UCLA's all-time top-10 list ... Finished 15th in the steeplechase (10:47.59) at Outdoor B1Gs ... Placed 33rd in the steeple (10:44.91) at NCAA Regionals ... Won the 3000m steeplechase (10:07.63) and finished third with a PB in the 3000m (10:07.63) to score in two events during the USC Dual Meet on May 3 ... Notched a season-best time in the 1500m (4:29.70) during the Bob Larsen Distance Carnival on Mar. 27 ... Made her UCLA track debut on Mar. 13 during the Aztec Coastal Classic, finishing fourth in the 5k (16:56.87) ... Did not compete during indoor season ... Named to the UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll for winter quarter.
2025 (Cross Country)
Appeared in all four of UCLA's races during her first fall in Westwood (each race was a 6k course) ... Improved her times as the year went on, culminating in her pacing the Bruins at the season-ending NCAA West Regionals (Nov. 14) in Sacramento with a time of 20:46.0, good for 45th overall ... Placed 59th overall, second-best among UCLA racers, at the Big Ten Championships with a time of 21:17.2 ... Made her NCAA debut at the season-opening Gans Creek Classic (Sept. 26), clocking in at 21:32.4 ... Finished 28th at the Bill Dellinger Invite (Oct. 10) in Springfield, Ore. with a time of 21:15.1.
High School
Attended Archbishop Mitty High School in San Jose, Calif. ... Lettered four years apiece in track & field and cross country ... Had best time in high school of: 1600m (4:52), 3200m (10:28) and cross country 5k (17:58) ... Qualified for the state cross country championships all four years ... Four-time first team all-league pick in cross country... Three-time league champion in cross country ... Won two league championships apiece in the 1600m and 3200m ... Qualified for track sectionals three times, also qualified for track state championships once.
Personal
Full name: Evangeline Lila Marheineke ... Born in 2007 in Santa Cruz, Calif. to parents Marie and John Marheineke ... Has four sisters: Mika, Abby, Luci, and Lola ... Plans on majoring in biology ... Aspires to become a nurse ... Decided to attend UCLA because "I fell in love with the campus on my visit - it felt as though there were so many resources that would allow me to succeed academically, athletically, and socially" ... Admires Emma Coburn ... Hobbies and interests include going to the beach, spending time with family and friends, hiking, and exploring outdoors.