2019-20 Women's Cross Country & Track & Field Roster

Benjamin Krain
Sun Belt Conference
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Nelson Chenault

Vianney Sanchez

  • Position:
    Distance
  • Height:
    5-0
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Experience:
    2
  • Hometown:
    McAllen, Texas
  • High School:
    Edinburg HS

Summary

Biography

CAREER BESTS
EVENT XC INDOOR OUTDOOR
Mile - 5:25.64 (1/25/2019, Jonesboro, Ark.) -
2-mile 12:26.1 (Sept. 25, 2020, Arlington, Texas) - -
3-mile 18:30.8 (Sept. 9, 2017, Conway, Ark.) - -
3,000m - 10:32.76 (12/1/2018, Nashville, Tenn.) -
4,000m 15:42.6 (Sept. 7, 2019, Conway, Ark.) - -
5,000m 18:29.2 (Sept. 30, 2017, Fayetteville, Ark.) 17:54.32 (2/1-2/2019, South Bend, Ind.) -
6,000m 23.07.0 (Nov. 9, 2018, College Station, Texas [NCAA Reg]) - -
 

2021 Outdoor (Senior): Did not compete, entered transfer portal.

2020-21 Indoor (Senior): Competed in three events across four meets ... Posted season-best times of 5:34.60 in the mile, 10:57.32 in the 3K and 18:51.80 in the 5K ... Opened the indoor season at the Arkansas Invitational (1/16) where she finished 13th in the 3K with a time of 10:58.86 while running the mile in 5:34.60 to place 14th ... Finished sixth in the 3K at the Scarlet & Black Invitational (1/31) with a time of 10:57.32 ...  Ran 18:51.80 to place fourth in the 5K at the Jaguar Invitational (2/7) ... Ran 19:09.83 in the 5K to finish 17th at the Sun Belt Championships (2/22-23) while also placing 25th in the 3K with a time of 10:59.21.

2020 Cross Country (Senior): Competed in four meets, running a season-best 5K time of 18:48.3 ... Opened the year at the UCA Open (9/12) where she finished 18th with a 5K time of 20:18.6 ... Placed 11th in the UTA Invitational (9/25) with a two mile time of 12:26.1 ... Finished 13th at the Little Rock Open (10/17) with a 5K time of 19:23.9 ... Ran a season-best 5K time of 18:48.3 to finish 41st at the Sun Belt Championship (10/31).

2020 Outdoor (Junior): Did not compete due to COVID-19 pandemic.

2019-20 Indoor (Junior): Competed in two events across five meets ... Finished 30th in the 3K at the Sun Belt Championships (2/25) with a season-best time of 10:36.37 ... Placed second in the 3K at the Saluki Fast Start (12/7) with a time of 10:50.38 ... Ran the mile in 5:39.70 at the Arkansas Invitational (1/17) to finish 34th.

2019 Cross Country (Junior): Ran in all six races for Little Rock … Posted a season-best 5K time of 19:04.5 at the Sun Belt Championships (Nov. 2) as she finished 36th … Her best finish came at the UCA Cross Country Challenge (Sept. 7) as she placed ninth with a career-best 4K time of 15:42.6 … Had another top-15 finish when she crossed the finish line 13th at the Little Rock Open (Oct. 19), running the 5K race in 19:42.2 … Posted a 6K time of 23:13.9 at the NCAA South Central Regionals (Nov. 15) to finish 83rd.

2019 Outdoor (Sophomore): Ran in all six meets for the Trojans, primarily in the 5,000 meters ... Ran an 18:06.08 at the UCA Open (Apr. 12), finishing second overall ... Placed 18th at the Sun Belt Outdoor Championships (May 11) with an 18:13.16 ... Finished fourth at the Little Rock Open (Apr. 5) with an 18:22.43 ... Placed third at the Memphis Tiger Invitational (Apr. 26) with a 19:02.17 ... Set a personal-best in the 1,500 meters at the Ole Miss Classic (Mar. 30) with a 4:55.99 while also running a 10:36.62 in the 3,000 meters.

2019 Indoor (Sophomore): Competed in five events for Little Rock ... Ran the 3,000 meters twice with a personal-best time of 10:32.76 at the Vanderbilt Indoor Opener (Dec. 1), finishing sixth ... Placed fifth at the Samford Open (Jan. 19) with a mark of 10:51.49 ... Ran the 5,000 meters three times with a personal-best time of 17:54.32 at the Meyo Invitational (Feb. 2) ... Placed 14th in the Sun Belt Championships (Feb. 19), running a 18:29.33 ... Finished fifth at the Samford Open with an 18:28.82 ... Ran the mile at the ASU Invitational (Jan. 25) with a personal-best mark of 5:25.64.

2018 Cross Country (Sophomore): Competed in all six events for Little Rock with a season-best 5K time of 18:54.10 at the Little Rock Invitational (Oct. 13), finishing 19th ... Placed 31st at the Sun Belt Conference Championship (Oct. 27) with a time of 18:55.40 ... Ran a 19:05.30 at the Chile Pepper Cross Country Festival (Sept. 22), finishing 90th ... Placed 13th at the UCA Cross Country Classic (Sept. 8), running a 20:14.58 ... Opened the year with a time of 19:41.34 at the Brooks Memphis Twilight Classic (Sept. 1) ... Finished 91st at the NCAA South Central Regional (Nov. 9) with a 6K time of 23:07.00. 

2018 Outdoor (Freshman): Won the 5,000 at the Little Rock Open (April 7) with a time of 19:03.39... Ran a season-best time of 18:38.71 in the 5,000 at the UCA Open (April 13-14) and finished eighth... Ran a season-best time of 5:07.56 in the 1500 at the Ole Miss Classic (March 31) and placed 30th.

2017-18 Indoor (Freshman): Won the 5,000 at the A-State Invitational (Jan. 26-27) with a season-best time of 18:43.99... Ran a season-best time of 10:49.25 in the 3,000 at the Sun Belt Championships (Feb. 19-20) and placed 19th... Ran 5:31.88 in her lone mile race of the season at the Jaguar Invitational (Feb. 4) and placed 27th.

2017 Cross Country (Freshman): Posted a season-best time of 18:29.2 in the 5K at the Chile Pepper XC Festival (Sept. 30) and finished 29th... Placed seventh in the 5K at the Little Rock Invitational (Oct. 14) with a time of 18:58.2... Ran 18:30.8 in the three-mile run at the UCA XC Open (Sept. 9) and finished 11th... Took 38th in the 5K at the Brooks Memphis Twilight XC Classic (Sept. 2) with a time of 19:45.2... Placed 43rd in the 5K at the Sun Belt Championships (Oct. 28) with a time of 19:03.5.

Before Little Rock: Ran track for for Coach Erin Sutton for the Edinburg Bobcats.

Personal: Daughter of Andres and Gricelda Sanchez...Has two brothers, Andres III and Edwin...Intends to major in biology and minor in anthropology.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

    Distance
    5'0"
  • 2018-19Sophomore

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    5'0"
  • 2019-20Junior

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    5'0"