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2017 Women's Track and Field Roster

Alanna Varnas

  • Event Distance
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Elmhurst, Ill.
  • High School York

Biography

142182017 (Cross Country): Registered a career-best in all five meets she participated in... Women's CrossCountry Most Valuable Performer... Paced all Lady Reds runners in all five of her meets... Capped off her senior campaign with a career-best 22:26.2 at the NCAA Division III Midwest Regional... Registered a 15th-place time of 23:06.8 at the CCIW Championship, which secured her a spot on the All-CCIW Second Team.

2017 (Track and Field):  Finished 8th in the 1500 meter with a time of 4:55.82 at the CCIW Conference Championships...Took 7th place in the Mile with a time of 5:22.99 at the CCIW Indoor Championships... CCIW Spring Academic All-Conference.

2016 (Cross Country): Named to the Fall CCIW All-Academic. Named Women's Cross Country Scholar Athlete... Participated in seven events... Tallied a season-best 24:20.7 at the UW-Parkside Lucian Rosa Invitational on October 8... Registered a mark of 24:42.8 at the CCIW Championship on October 29, good enough for 16th place and a spot on the 2016 All-CCIW Second Team... Participated in the NCAA Midwest Regional on November 12, where she tallied a 24:32. 

2016 (Track & Field):  Finished 15th in the one mile run at the CCIW Indoor Track & Field Championships with a time of 5:36.04.....Took 12th in the 1500 meter run at the CCIW Outdoor Track & Field Championships with a time of 5:01.95... CCIW Spring Academic All-Conference... CCIW Winter Academic All-Conference.

2015 (Cross Country): Named to the Fall CCIW All-Academic. Notched a 26.31.5 at the Private School Championships....Clocked in with a 25:58.8 at the Brissman Lundeen Invitational.  

2015 (Track & Field):  Finished 18th in the 1,500-meter run (5:17.67) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship…finished 21st in the one-mile run (5:57.63) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Championship.

2014 (Cross Country): Named to the Fall CCIW All-Academic. Ran a season-best time of 25:28.54 to finish 18th in the open-race portion of the CCIW Women’s Cross Country Championship.

2014 (Track & Field):  Finished 22nd in the 5,000-meter run (23:07.75) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship…finished 24th in the 5,000-meter run (22:26.80) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship.

2013 (Cross Country):  Attended Carthage but did not participate in cross country.

High School:  Three-year member of the track and field team and coached by Annette Schulte…two-year member of the cross country team…West Suburban League all-academic and honor student.

Personal:  Exercise and sport science major…member of the 2014 Carthage cross country team…named to the spring 2014 Carthage dean’s list.


Cross Country Career Highlights (Bold Indicates Personal Best 6K):
2017 Date Time
NCAA DIII Midwest Regional 11/11/17 22:26.2
CCIW Cross Country Championship 10/28/17 23:06.8
Kollege Town Sports Invitational 10/14/17 23:59.7
Benedictine Eagle Invitational 10/6/17 24:01.5
Gil Dodds Invitational 9/16/17 24:29.0
2016 Date Time
NCAA DIII Cross Country Midwest Regional 11/12/16 24:31.1
CCIW Cross Country Championship 10/29/16 24:42.8
Private College Championship 10/15/16 24:44.9
Lucian Rosa Invitational 10/8/16 24:20.7
Brissman-Lundeen Invite 9/23/16 24:55.6
Gil Dodds Invitational 9/17/16 24:56.1
Ken Weidt Classic 9/10/16 24:53.1
2015  Date Time
Private College Championship 10/17/15 26:31.5
Brissman-Lundeen Invitational 9/25/15 25:58.8
2014 Date Time
Eagle Invitational 10/10/14 25:43.1
Brissman-Lundeen Invitational 9/26/14 26:16.8
Spartan Classic 9/3/14 26:45.5

Indoor Track and Field Career Highlights:
2017 Date Event Time/Mark
Carthage Final Qualifier 3/03/17 5000 19:32.26
CCIW Indoor Championships 2/24-2/25/17 Mile 5:22.99
ChicagoLand Championships 2/10/17 Mile 5:27.90
ChicagoLand Championships 2/10/17 4x4 4:28.61
Keck DIII Select 2/04/17 Mile 5:27.06
Tadd Metzger Invitational 1/27/17 Mile 5:37.85
NCC Cardinal Opener 1/20/17 3000 11:25.16
2016 Date Event Time/Mark
Gill Athletics Final Qualifier 3/4/16 Mile 05:35.2
CCIW Indoor Championships 2/26-2/27/16 Mile 05:36.0
CCIW Indoor Championships 2/26-2/27/16 DMR 13:02.5
Olivet Nazarene Qualifier 2/20/16 1000 03:19.1
Chicagoland Indoor Championships 2/12-2/13/16 Mile 05:41.9
DIII Keck Select 2/6/16 Mile 05:37.1
Tadd Metzger Invitational 1/29/16 3000 11:40.0
Cardinal Opener 1/22/16 Mile 05:47.1
2015 Date Event Time/Mark
Carthage "Gill Athletics Final Qualifier" 3/6/15 Mile 05:55.2
CCIW Indoor Championships 2/27-2/28/15 Mile 05:57.6
CCIW Indoor Championships 2/27-2/28/15 DMR 13:18.9
Olivet Nazarene University Qualifier 2/21/15 3000 12:05.7
Chicagoland Indoor Championships 2/13-2/14/15 Mile 05:49.1
Illinois Wesleyan "Bob Keck Invitational" 2/06-2/07/15 Mile 05:59.5
Carthage  "Tadd Metzger Invitational" 1/30/15 DMR 14:14.3

Outdoor Track and Field Career Highlights:
2017 Date Event Time/Mark
NCC Gregory Final Qualifier 5/17-5/18/17 1500 4:56.32
NCC Dr. Keeler Track Field Invitational 5/11-5/12/17 1500 5:53.58
CCIW Conference Championships 5/05-5/06/17 1500 4:55.82
St. Norbert Quadrangular 4/29/17 800 2:26.19
Wheaton Don Church Twilight 4/22/17 1500 4:59.53
Benedictine Eagle Relays 4/14-4/15/17 1500 4:51.70
Carroll Pioneer Invitational 4/01/17 1500 4:54.11
2016 Date Event Time/Mark
CCIW Outdoor Championships 5/06-5/07/16 1500 05:01.9
St. Norbert College 4/30/16 800 02:37.6
Meet of Champions 4/22-4/23/16 1500 05:06.5
Wheaton College (Ill.) 4/16/16 1500 05:16.1
2015 Date Event Time/Mark
CCIW Outdoor Championships 5/01-5/02/15 1500 05:17.7
WI - Private College Championships 4/25/15 1500 05:35.7
Benedictine (Ill.) "Eagle Invitational" 4/11/15 1500 05:25.0
Wheaton (Ill.) "First Change Invitational" 4/01-4/02/15 1500 05:29.8

Historical Player Information

  • 2014Freshman

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  • 2015Sophomore

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  • 2016Junior

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  • 2017Senior

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