| Allison Mendez |
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Senior
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| Hometown:
Rockwall, Texas
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| High School:
Rockwall
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| Experience:
Sr.-3L
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JUNIOR (2008)
Competed in all six events for the Longhorns while collecting three top 30 finishes, including one top 10 effort...placed 57th at the NCAA South Central Regionals finishing the 6K course in 22:48...finished sixth for Texas and 53rd overall at the Big 12 Championship after clocking a 22:48...recorded a personal-best 6K mark of 22:14 at the Chile Pepper Festival for 60th...posted a personal-best 5K mark (18:09) at the Greater Louisville Classic en route to her second top 25 finish of the season as she placed 25th overall and fourth for UT...took 30th at the Texas A&M Invitational (18:30)...in the season-opening Texas State Invitational, finished sixth for UT and eighth overall (18:23).
SOPHOMORE (2007)
Gained valuable experience running in four of Texas' top-10 team finishes...placed 52nd at the NCAA South Central Regional Championships, clocking a personal-best time of 22:44.9...ran season-best 23:30.15 at the Big 12 Championship for 85th...placed 27th overall at the Texas A&M Invitational crossing the line in 19:11...clocked a 23:43.2 at the Chile Pepper Festival to finish 131st.
PRIOR TO TEXAS
Ran two seasons of varsity cross country and track and field at Rockwell High School...served as team captain during senior campaign...placed 10th in the two-mile (12:11) at the Region II Championships as a senior...earned a spot at regionals after a fifth-place showing at the district championship...helped RHS to back-to-back district championships in 2005 and 2006...selected as RHS's Most Improved Runner as a junior and senior...attended Austin Community College for one year before transferring to UT.
PERSONAL
Full name is Allison Michelle Mendez...born on Aug. 18, 1988 in Dallas, Texas...daughter of Mike and Cyndi Mendez...has an older sister, Leanne...majoring in nursing/pre-med.
