Tess Gallegos
Tess Gallegos
Year: Jr.
Hometown: Kennesaw, GA
High School: The Galloway School
Major: Anthropology
Parents: Karl & Chris

Junior (2010):
Ran in six meets and was the team's top performer on four occasions ... Named by the USTFCCCA as the South/Southeast Region Women's Athlete of the Year after capturing first place out of 191 runners at the NCAA Regionals with a school-record 6K time of 21:51 ... Her effort at the NCAA Regionals represented the first time since 2006 (Amy DiBianca) that an Emory runner took home the top spot ... Named UAA Co-Runner of the Week (Nov. 15) ... Second Team All-UAA honoree after crossing the finish line in eighth place with a 6K time of 22:33 ... Tops on the squad and first out of 104 contestants at the season-opening 6K Sewanee Invitational (22:15) ... Clocked a team-best time of 22:27 at the UW-Oshkosh Brooks Invitational, good for 19th place out of 499 entries ... Member of the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team.

Sophomore (2009):
Was among Emory's top five performers in six of the seven events she ran in ... Paced the Emory contingent and recorded a ninth-place showing out of 189 runners en route to earning all-region kudos at the NCAA South/Southeast Championships ... Top 6K outing came at the Griak Invitational (Sept. 26) when her team-best time of 23:38 ranked 26th out of 500 entries ... No. 2 on both the squad and in the overall standings at the Quaker Invitational (Oct. 17) with a 6K performance of 23:72 ... Member of the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team.

Freshman (2008):

Enjoyed a banner freshman season, finishing among the team's top three finishers in all seven races she took part in ... Earned First Team All-UAA honors after leading the Emory pack and placing fifth overall with a season-best 6K time of 22:06 ... Earned All-Region recognition after crossing the finish line in 10th place out of 169 hopefuls at the NCAA South/Southeast Championships ... Emory's No. 2 finisher at the NCAA Championships (22:35) ... Name the team's Rookie of the Year.

Prior to Emory:
Four-year competitor in cross country and track at The Galloway School ... Was coached by Clark Rivers ... Posted a fifth-place finish at the 1A high school state championship her senior year with a 5K time of 20:44.1 ... Posted a personal-best 5k time 20:23 at the 1A 5A Region competition ... During her junior campaign, she captured third place in the 3200 meters at the state championships ... Served as team captain her senior year.

Personal: Born May 4, 1989.

Career Stats

Year W L Pct. Avg. Best
2008 1136 310 .786 19:04 18:14
2009 969 319 .752 20:13 18:55
Career 2105  619  .772   18:14