The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2009 Women's Cross Country Roster
Roster
Jena Cuellar
- Position:
- Middle Distances/XC
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Weslaco
- Hometown:
- Progreso Lakes, Texas
Career Performance as of 6/17/11 
f-flat track
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[apos] 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[apos]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[apos]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.
