Cal's first national champion in women's track and field, Romo won the 800 meters in 2:04.29 at the 1982 AIAW championships … she also ran the second leg on the 1600 meter relay, helping Cal to second place in the race and a second-place finish in the meet … Romo also took seventh in the 1500 (4:18.62) at the 1983 NCAA championships, fifth in the 800 (2:04.07) at the 1984 NCAA meet and fifth in the 800 (2:03.08) at the 1986 NCAAs … on the conference level, Romo won Northern Pacific Conference titles in the 1500 (4:18.2 in 1983) and 800 (2:04.65 in 1986) … she held the school record of 4:09.23 in the 1500 and ranked second in the 800 (2:01.59) at the time of her graduation.
