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2017-18 Track and Field Roster

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Tim Castaneda
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Linsey McClain

Alena Gillespie

Alena Gillespie

  • Position:
    Sprints
  • Height:
    5-2
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Highland, Utah
  • Highschool:
    Lone Peak HS

Summary

Biography

 At Utah Valley...

Senior (2018): Indoor: Earned All-WAC second team recognition in the 200-meter dash… received All-WAC first team honors with UVU’s women’s 4x400 relay squad… helped Wolverines claim their second straight indoor women’s 4x400 relay title (3:49.19) at the WAC Indoor Track and Field Championships… moved into third all-time at UVU in the 200 (24.75) during the WAC Championship prelims… took fourth at the WAC Championships in the 200 (24.86) finals… won the 200-meter dash (25.27) at the Nike Jacksons Open Invite… finished first with women’s 4x400 relay squad  (3:56.67) at the Weber State Winter Open... Academic All-WAC. Outdoor: Garnered All-WAC first team accolades in the 200-meter dash and women’s 4x400 relay…  named All-WAC second team in the 100-meter dash… qualified for the NCAA West Preliminary regional meet for the second straight year in the 200… moved into 10th in program history in the 400 with a time of 57.23 seconds in event debut at the Utah & Weber State Spring Classic… aided the Wolverines’ women’s 4x400 relay squad to a school record of 3:43.96 in second-place finish at the conference championships… helped 4x400 relay squad surpass UVU’s prior program record at the BYU Robison Invitational (3:44.71)… placed second in the 200-meter race (23.79) with the conference’s second fastest time on the year at the WAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships… also took second in the 200 (23.91) and picked up a 4x100 relay victory (46.44) at BYU’s Robison meet… placed sixth (11.73) in the WAC Championship 100-meter dash finals… posted season-best times in the 100 and 200 at the league championship meet… tallied a career-best finish at the NCAA West Prelims with 39th-place mark (24.28) in the 200-meter dash… Academic All-WAC.


Junior (2017): Indoor: Helped 4x400 relay squad to WAC title with a school record of 3;48.09 at the WAC Indoor Championships in Boise, Idaho…  placed third at WAC Championships in the 200-meter final… ran the fourth fastest indoor 200-meter (24.90) in program history in the preliminaries at the WAC Championships… set new personal record in the 60-meter (7.83) at the WAC Championships… finished second in the 300-meter (41.42) at the BYU Cougar Indoor Invitational… also helped 4x400 relay squad to first place at Weber State Winter Open, and second-place finishes at Boise Jacksons Indoor Invite and BYU… third in WAC in the 200… ranked 17th in WAC in 60-meter… Academic All-WAC. Outdoor: Repeated as WAC individual champion in the 200-meter at the WAC Outdoor Championships in Edinburg, Texas… helped guide the 4x100 squad to WAC title at WAC Championships… also set the program record in 200 with at time of 23.60 in victory at WAC Championships… aided 4x100 relay squad to school record of 45.89 in victory at the BYU Robison Invitational… qualified for first career trip to NCAA Division I Championship West Region Preliminary Round in the 200… placed 40th in 200-meter at the NCAA prelims in Austin, Texas… finished as runner-up with 4x400 relay squad (3:44.85) at the WAC Championships… tied career personal record in the 100-meter (11.70) in first-place finish at Utah/Weber State Spring Classic… also earned victories in 200 at BYU Robison Invitational and at home in UVU Collegiate Invite… earned back-to-back WAC Athlete of the Week awards for her performances at Utah Classic and UVU Invite... led the WAC in the 200-meter… finished year second in WAC in 100-meter...
 
Sophomore (2016): Indoor: Recorded fifth-place finish with a career best time of 7.37 seconds in 55-meter at Weber State Indoor Invitational… moved into fourth all-time on program record list in 300-meter (41.17) with victory at BYU Indoor Invitational… posted a season-best time of 25.09 in the 200-meter at WAC Indoor Championships in Boise, Idaho… placed third in 60 and 200 at the Mountain States Games... Academic All-WAC. Outdoor: Claimed program’s first WAC title in the 200-meter (24.01) at the WAC Outdoor Championships in Kansas City, Mo. … placed third in 100-meter final at WAC Championships… recorded the fourth fastest 100-meter time in program history (11.70) in WAC Championship prelims… won the 100 at the Weber State Twilight meet… recorded second-place finishes in the 200-meter at the Border Clash and the UNLV Invitational… took third in the 200 at UVU Collegiate Invite and Utah Spring Classic… picked up second-place finish in 100-meter at UVU Collegiate Invite… notched third-place finishes in 100 at Border Clash and Utah Classic… posted the WAC’s top time in the 100 and 200 on the year… Academic All-WAC.

Freshman (2015): Indoor: Finished second at the Jacksons Open 2014 in the 200m with a time of 26.00 seconds... placed fourth at the Snake River Open 2015 in the 60m dash with a time of 8.30... took fourth at the Air Force Indoor Team Challenge with a time of 25.65 in the 200m ... ran season best in both the 60m and 200m at the WAC Indoor Championships with times of 8.09 and 25.35, respectively. Outdoor: Named First Team All-WAC after taking second in the 200m at the WAC Outdoor Championships with a time of 24.93... also named Second Team All-WAC after taking second in the 4x400m relay with a time of 3:49.40... ran a personal best in the 200m in the prelims at the WAC Outdoor Championships with a time of 24.62... placed second at the 2015 UVU Collegiate Invitational in the 200m with a time of 24.67... finished second at the 2015 Robison Invitational in the 200m with a time of 24.62... recorded a personal best time in the 100 with a time of 12.27.

Before Utah Valley...
Prepped at Lone Peak High School in Highland, Utah ... named Lone Peak High Track & Field's MVP as well as the Knights[apos] top sprinter ... placed fourth at State in the 200 and sixth in the 100 ... won Region in the 200 ... a team captain.

Personal...
Graduated from LPHS in 2014 with a 3.76 GPA ... an Honor Roll student ... participated in a cappella choir (competed in State and performed at Carnegie Hall in New York City) ... volunteered at Courage Reins and the Burrito Project ... loves writing, photography and spending time at her family farm ... daughter of Kyle and Tawnie Goldstein.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15Freshman

    Sprints
    5'2"
  • 2015-16Sophomore

    Sprints
    5'2"
  • 2016-17Junior

    Sprints
    5'2"
  • 2017-18Senior

    Sprints
    5'2"

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