Daily Pilot Athlete of the Month

Name: Zoila Gomez

Born: June 7, 1979

Hometown: Chircas, Mexico

Height: 5-foot-2

Weight: 110 pounds

Sport: Women’s track and field

Events: 3,000, 5,000, 10,000 meters

Coaches: Fred Hokanson and John Goldman

Favorite food: “Anything my mom cooks.”

Favorite movie: “Without Limits”

Best athletic moment: “Breaking the school record in the 10,000-meter run at SoCal Championships with a 36:27.”

Athlete of the Month: Gomez captured community college state titles in

the 3,000-, 5,000- and 10,000-meter runs for the Pirates. In her two

years, Gomez won six Orange Empire Conference titles, five Southern

California titles and four state titles in track and field as well as

numerous cross country championships. She was named OCC’s Female Athlete

of the Year for the second year in a row.