trevino grew up the third child in a family of four. as children for entertainment they would always come up with outdoor activities that were often sport challenges and physical obstacles courses that kept them actively competitive with each other around the home. trevino athletic potential was noticed early by her fourth grade school teacher ms. gehring (phoenix suns photographer), who encouraged trevino to ask her parents permission to stay after school and participate in sports. trevino said being involved in sports was a good turning point in her life it kept her focused, disciplined and out of trouble. growing up trevino had known about her uncle frank rojo and her cousin alex rojo amateur boxing careers as well as her cousin larry vasquez a kenpo karate martial artist, family members became an personal influence throughout her career.