ALISO VIEJO, Calif. – The Hope International women's track and field scored points in six events to conclude the 2026 GSAC Championship on Sunday at Soka University.

The Royals accumulated 21 points to finish sixth out of eight teams.

Junior Maya Estrada-Garcia had a role in 14 of those points, scoring eight individually and six more as a member of the 4x400 meter relay team.

Estrada-Garcia collected five points for her fourth place finish in the 1500 meters. She ran the distance in 4:54.01, nearly beating her personal best of 4:53.26.

In the 5000 meter run, Estrada-Garcia placed sixth with a time of 18:30.51 for three points. 

She joined forces with Ariyana Alcantar, Lupe Mata and Amber Minjarez in the 4x400 relay. Running the anchor lap, Estrada-Garcia helped the Royals finish third with a season-best 4:27.28 time.

The Royals earned points in two additional track events. Amber Minjarez placed seventh in the 100 meter hurdles with a personal-best time of 17.22 seconds, improving upon her previous top mark of 17.80.

Lupe Mata had a faster preliminary time in the 800 meters, posting a 2:31.11 for fourth place and qualifying for the finals. She turned in a 2:32.60 in the finals for eighth place and one point.

Minjarez also competed in the triple jump and scored four points in the event. She finished fifth with a top mark of 28 feet, 5.5 inches (8.67m).

In the javelin, Jazmin Zambrano posted an 11th place finish with a throw of 64-04.00 (19.61m).

Arizona Christian won the team title with 331 points, with The Master's finishing runner-up at 164.