Tarleton State University Athletics

Career Accolades 
Ranks ninth in school history in the indoor 3,000m (11:03.40). 

Junior (2022) 
Outdoor: Raced at three meets … Was Tarleton’s top performer in the 5,000m … Clocked a season personal record of 18:49.85 at the SFA Invite … Ranked second on the squad in the 3,000m … Finished 10th at the Baylor Invitational in 11:17.71 … Capped her junior year with an eighth-place finish and season personal record of 5:12.66 in the 1,500m at the UTA Invitational. 
Indoor: Saw action at all four meets … Finished 10th at the WAC Indoor Championships in the 5,000m … Also placed 33rd in the 3,000m with a season personal record of 11:03.40 at the meet … Won the 3,000m at the FasTrack Collegiate Challenge … Finished fifth in the event at the Texas Tech Open and Multis … Notched a season personal record in the mile (5:58.81) in her Texan debut at the Corky Classic. 

University of Arkansas at Little Rock  
Ran cross country and competed track and field for four seasons for the Trojans … Owns a cross country 5k personal record of 18:29 … On the track, boasts career-best outdoor times of 4:55 in the 1,500, 10:36 in the 3k and 18:06 in the 5k … Her indoor 5k personal record is 17:54 … As a senior, raced in Sun Belt Conference Championships in both sports … Posted top-25 finishes in the 3k (10:59.21) and 5k (19:09.83) at the Sun Belt Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships … Finished 41st at the 2020 Sun Belt Conference Cross Country Championships in 19:37 on the 5k course … Set a collegiate 2-mile personal record of 12:26.1 and placed 11th at the UTA XC Invite … Began her junior track and field season by finishing second in the 3k at the Saluki Fast Start … Helped Little Rock place seventh in the distance medley relay at the 2020 Sun Belt Conference Indoor Championships in 12:32.10 … Capped her junior cross country season by qualifying for her second NCAA South Central Region Cross Country Championships … Claimed 36th place at the Sun Belt Conference Cross Country Championships to help the Trojans qualify for regionals as a team … Notched a 4k personal record of 15:42.60 at the Central Arkansas Cross Country Challenge to start the year … Enjoyed her best season in Little Rock as a sophomore … Set personal records in five events (1,500, mile, 3k, 5k, 6k) over the course of the cross country and track and field seasons … Tallied a combined 11 top-10 finishes during the indoor and outdoor track and field seasons … Took 14th place in the 5k at the Sun Belt Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships and finished 18th in the event at the Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships … Was 31st at the Sun Belt Conference Cross Country Championships … Made her first appearance at the NCAA South Central Region Championships … As a freshman, set her 5k personal record and also recorded her top time to date in the 3-mile (18:30.80) … Academically, was a Dean’s List and Chancelor’s List scholar  

Edinburg High School  
Lettered all four years in cross country and track and field for the Bobcats … Served as a team captain for two seasons … Was a four-time Area qualifier in track and field … Advanced to Regionals in both cross country and track and field her sophomore, junior and senior seasons … Qualified for the TX UIL 6A State Cross Country Championships twice … Selected as Team MVP on two occasions … Received regional Runner of the Year and district Coaches Choice awards … Chosen as her high school’s “Bobcat Queen” … Was also presented with an ECISD Leadership award.  

Personal  
Nickname is “V” … 2017 graduate of Edinburg HS in Edinburg, Texas … Daughter of Andres Sanchez Jr. and GriceldaCruz-Sanchez … Has two brothers, Andres III and Edwin … Majoring in animal science … Born May 24.