The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2016-17 Track & Field / Cross Country Roster
Roster
Raquel Tjernagel
- Position:
- Sprints
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
- High School:
- New Westminster Secondary School
• 2017 Academic All-Big 12 First Team
• 2016 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
TEXAS CAREER RESULTS & BESTS VIA TFRRS
2016-17
Outdoor:
• Finished 9th in 200m at Longhorn Invitational in wind-aided 24.39
• Ran as a member of 4x400 relay that finished 3rd at the Texas Invitational with a time of 3:40.64
• Was a member of the Distance Medley Relay team that finished 3rd at the 90th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays with a time of 11:35.23
Indoor:
• Ran a leg of the DMR at the Big 12 Championships, placing 3rd with a team time of 11:34.14
• Finished 19th in 400m at Big 12 Championship
• Ran on DMR that finished 4th at Rod McCravy Memorial in 11:28.07
• Finished 7th in 400m to open season at Texas A&M Team Invitational
2015-16
Outdoor:
• Finished 13th at Canadian Junior Championships in 400m
• Clocked season best 55.51 at Cardinal & Gold Challenge to finish 7th
• Finished 2nd on 4x100m relay at TCU Invitational
Indoor:
• Finished 10th in 400m at Big 12 Championship and 19th in 200m
• Ran on 7th-place 4x400m at Big 12 Championship
• Member of winning 4x400m relay that set a meet record time of 3:33.80 at the Texas A&M 11-Team Invitational
• Set a personal record in the 400m with a time of 56.26 at the Texas A&M 11-Team Invitational
• Ran a leg of the 4x400 relay that finished 2nd at the Husker Invitational with a time of 3:40.59
PRIOR TO TEXAS
• Won 100m and 200m at British Columbia HS Championships junior and senior years
• Finished 1st in 200m as a sophomore and 2nd in 400m
• Named school’s track female athlete of the year 3 times
• Provincal Track & Field Athlete of the Year in 2014
• Canadian high school record holder in 100m (11.58 seconds, 200m (23.34) and 400m (52.52) – all set the same weekend in California
PERSONAL
• Daughter of Pamela and Peter Tjernagel
• Has 3 siblings, Anja, Ben and Lexie
• Cousin Aaron Brown ran track at Southern Cal
• Interested in health promotion
