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

Senior (2011):
Named the team's Most Valuable Runner after ranking among the squad's top three performers in all six of her competitions ... Paced the Emory pack on four occasions including at the NCAA D-III Championships with her time of 22:02, placing 42nd out of 277 runners and fourth on the school's all-time list ... Brought home all-region kudos after topping the team and crossing the finish line second overall out of 197 runners at the NCAA South/Southeast Championships with her time of 22:15 the sixth-fastest mark in school history ... Second Team All-UAA performer ... First on the team and 18th overall out of 395 entries at the 6K UW-Oshkosh/Brooks Invitational (22:33) ... Member of the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team ... Earned a berth on the Capital One Track and Field/Cross Country Academic All-District Team.

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.