| Jena Cuellar |
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Senior
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| Hometown:
Progreso Lakes, Texas
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| High School:
Weslaco
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| Event:
Middle Distances/XC
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Career Performance as of 6/17/11 
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CAREER BESTS
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Outdoor 800m
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2:15.30
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Outdoor 1,500m
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4:42.54
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Indoor 800m
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2:12.85f
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Indoor 1,000m
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3:05.58
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Indoor 600y
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1:27.41
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Updated: 4/28/11
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2010-11
Outdoor (Senior):
•Clocked a 2:20.64 in the 800 for a 7th place finish at the M.J. Classic
•Recorded a personal best in the 800 at Texas Relays with a time of 2:19.83
•Ran a personal best in the 1500 with a time at the Victor Lopez Classic `B' and claimed a 3rd place finish
Indoor (Senior):
• Posted a time of 2:15.96 in the 800m dash at the Houston Invite
• Ran to an 800m time of 2:16.29 (third) at the Leonard Hilton Invitational
2009-10
Indoor (Junior):
·Ran an 800m PR of 2:12.8 for 10th in the prelims at the Big 12 Indoor Championship.
·Secured a ninth-place finish at the Big 12/SEC/C-USA meet with a time of 2:15.12 in the 800m.
2008-09
Outdoor (Sophomore):
· Finished the 800m in a career-best time of 2:15.30 for eighth place at the Texas Relays.
· Posted a fourth-place finish in the 800m at the Texas Twilight in 2:15.41.
· Recorded a career-best 4:50.15 in the 1,500m at the Rice Bayou Classic for 12th place.
Indoor (Sophomore):
· Notched a fourth-place finish during the Texas A&M Invitational 1,000 meter run with a time of 3:05.58.
· Won the Houston All-Comer's 800-meter dash with a time of 2:17.13.
· Recorded an 800m personal best of 2:16.71 for a top-10 finish at the Big 12 vs. SEC competition.
2007-08
Outdoor (Freshman):
· Posted four top 10 finishes in the 800-meter event during the 2008 outdoor season.
· Ran her fastest 800m of at the Texas Relays, finishing in 2:15.39 for 12th place.
· Placed third in the 800 at the Texas Invitational and Texas Twilight meets, finishing in 2:16.11 and 2:18.17, respectively.
· Finished seventh in the 800 at the Rice Twilight and Texas AM Kingsville meets, clocking in at 2:20.99 and 2:22.61, respectively.
Indoor (Freshman):
· In the 600 yard prelims at the Big 12 Indoor Championship, placed 16th in a career-best time of 1:27.41.
· Clocked a person best of 2:18.65 in the 800m for a fifth-place finish at the Houston Invite.
· Placed sixth in the 800m at the Leonard Hilton memorial, finishing in 2:23.52.
PRIOR TO TEXAS
· Four-time district champion and four-year letterwinner (2003-07) from Weslaco High School ... took the 400 and 800 titles in her final two seasons for the Panthers.
· Voted team MVP all four seasons at WHS.
· Boasts lifetime bests of 57.4 in the 400 and 2:16 in the 800.
· Four-year honor roll member ... National English Merit Award scholar and "Who's Who Among High School Students" selection.
PERSONAL
Full name is Jena Lynette Cuellar ... born on Dec. 19, 1988 ... daughter of A.C. and Yolanda Cuellar ... has three siblings - Justin, A.C., III and Julissa ... majoring in communications.
